LIM College is a

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focused on the business of

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. LIM College offers master's, bachelor's, and associate degree programs in fashion-focused majors with an emphasis on the connection between real-world experience and academic study.

History

LIM College was founded in 1939 by retail and education expert Maxwell F. Marcuse as the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising, at the request of retailers who wanted a school that would teach women about the fashion business and merchandising. LIM became co-ed in 1971 and Maxwell's son, Adrian G. Marcuse, became president in 1972. During his tenure, LIM College became accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and earned authority from New York State to grant bachelor's degrees. Former fashion executive Elizabeth S. Marcuse assumed the presidency in 2002. In 2009, the school changed its name to LIM College.

Academics

LIM College offers undergraduate majors leading to a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

International Business International business refers to the trade of goods, services, technology, capital and/or knowledge across national borders and at a global or transnational scale. It involves cross-border transactions of goods and services between two or more ...

, Fashion Media,

Fashion Merchandising Fashion merchandising can be defined as the planning and promotion of sales by presenting a product to the right market at the proper time, by carrying out organized, skillful advertising, using attractive displays, etc. Merchandising, within fashio ...

Visual Studies Visual culture is the aspect of culture expressed in visual images. Many academic fields study this subject, including cultural studies, art history, critical theory, philosophy, media studies, Deaf Studies, and anthropology. The field of ...

Marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to emph ...

Management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

and The Business of Cannabis. Minors are available in several fields, including, but not limited to,

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, Digital Design and Photography, Entrepreneurship, and Interior and Residential Concepts. Associate degree programs are also offered. At the graduate level, LIM offers

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(MPS) degree programs in Consumer Analytics, Fashion Merchandising & Retail Management, Fashion Marketing, the Business of Fashion, and Global Fashion Supply Chain Management. Several of LIM College's degree programs are also offered in a fully online format. Saturday and summer programs for high school students and a summer immersion program for international students are available as well. Experiential education, or "learn by doing", is the foundation of LIM's educational approach. Undergraduate students must complete three

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ships, including one in a retail environment, one at the retail managerial level or in a corporate setting, and during senior year, students must complete a nearly full-time internship related to their specific career goals. Many students volunteer at events such as

New York Fashion Week New York Fashion Week (NYFW), held in February and September of each year, is a semi-annual series of events in Manhattan typically spanning 7–9 days when international fashion collections are shown to buyers, the press, and the general publ ...

, and participate in industry-sponsored competitions, and fashion professionals regularly visit campus to share their insights with students.

Accreditation

LIM College is accredited by the

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and its BBA, BPS, and associate degree programs are accredited by the

Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), formerly the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, is a U.S. organization offering accreditation services to business programs focused on teaching and learni ...

. Also, LIM College is cited as one of ''The Best Fashion Schools in the World 2019'' in the BoF’s (The Business of Fashion) global assessment of fashion education. BoF is a leading digital authority on the global fashion industry.

Enrollment

In 2020, LIM College had a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,503, with a gender distribution of 11 percent male students and 89 percent female students. Approximately one quarter of the students live in college-owned, -operated or -affiliated housing. The on-campus undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio was 9 to 1 and the average undergraduate class size was 17. There were also 278 students enrolled in the LIM College's graduate programs (170 on-campus/108 online).

Campus

The campus consists of two buildings in

, located in walking distance of each other. Student housing is offered through Educational Housing Services at the New Yorker residence in Midtown West. In the 2021-2022 academic year, student housing was also offered at SVA's Ludlow residence on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. For the 2022-23 school year, housing is offered at FOUND Study's Midtown East location on Lexington Avenue. * Fifth Avenue building, at 545 Fifth Avenue – * Maxwell Hall, at 216 East 45th Street – * FOUND Study Midtown East, at 569 Lexington Avenue

External recognition

In 2019, ''The Business of Fashion'' named LIM College as one of "The Best Fashion Schools in the World". LIM was named to

Phi Theta Kappa Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society ( or PTK) is the international honor society of students attending open-access institutions and seeking associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, or other college credentials. Its headquarters is in Jackson, Mississippi ...

's Transfer Honor Roll in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.

The Princeton Review The Princeton Review is an education services company providing tutoring, test preparation and admission resources for students. It was founded in 1981. and since that time has worked with over 400 million students. Services are delivered by 4,0 ...

included LIM College on its list of "Best Northeastern Colleges" for 2022.

Alumni

Notable LIM College alumni include: * Zerina Akers, stylist for Beyonce * Daniella Vitale, Chief Executive Officer, Salvatore Ferragamo NA * Leanne Gomez, Group Vice President, Ross Stores * Florina Adili, Regional Vice President, Ulta Beauty * Ana Berroa, Vice President of Strategic Sourcing, Hasbro

References

External links

Official website
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