The Museum at FIT
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1944 |
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Parent institution
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State University of New York |
| President | Joyce F. Brown |
| Students | 9,755 |
| Undergraduates | 9,567 |
| Postgraduates | 197 |
| Location |
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | Stitch the Tiger |
| Website | www.fitnyc.edu |
| Established | 1969 |
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| Location | Seventh Avenue at 27th Street New York, NY 10001 (United States) |
| Type | Design/Textile Museum |
| Director | Valerie Steele |
| Website | Museum at FIT |
Coordinates: 40°44′48″N 73°59′39″W / 40.74667°N 73.99417°W
The Fashion Institute of Technology, generally known as FIT, is a State University of New York (SUNY) college of art, business, design, mass communication and technology connected to the fashion industry, with an urban campus located on West 27th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
It was founded in 1944, accredited in 1957, and is ranked among the top five fashion schools in the world. It has an enrollment of more than 9,567 students. In 1967 FIT faculty and staff won the first higher education union contract in New York State. Since that time the UCE-FIT has continued to define and protect the working conditions of its members and the practice of shared governance of the college that the contract stipulates.
Seventeen majors are offered through the School of Art and Design, and ten through the Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology leading to the A.A.S., B.F.A., or B.S. degrees. The School of Liberal Arts offers a BS degree in art history and museum professions and a BS degree in film and media. The School of Graduate Studies offers seven programs leading to the Master of Arts, Master of Fine Arts or Master of Professional Studies degree.
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