Registration is now open for courses and workshops happening July 10 to August 3
NEW YORK, March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Midtown Manhattan's LIM College, which focuses on the business of fashion and lifestyle, is once again offering its popular Summer Fashion Academy pre-college program for high school students.
Beginning July 10 and running through August 3, Summer Fashion Academy will offer both in-person and virtual options. Courses and workshops will be taught by LIM's industry-expert faculty and participants will get a taste of what it's like to study and work in the fashion industry by completing real-world projects and assignments.
Included in this year's offerings is The Business of Fashion, a 16-day course exclusively for rising high school juniors and seniors in which participants can earn three LIM College credit hours. This introduction to the broad scope of the fashion business and the career paths within it provides information about merchandising, marketing, media, visual studies, styling, event management, sustainability, and entrepreneurship, with each topic taught by an expert in that discipline.
Additionally, non-credit, four-day workshops include:
In addition to their work in class, participants will have access to weekly live virtual sessions with LIM alumni who have successful fashion careers. Current LIM College students will serve as mentors for Summer Academy participants.
"The LIM Summer Fashion Academy is ideal for high school students from anywhere in the world who want to explore careers in fashion, meet faculty, alumni and LIM students, and get a feel for LIM College before making a decision about enrolling here," said Nancy Miller, LIM College's Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Chair of the Fashion Merchandising and Marketing department.
Non-credit workshops range from $195 to $275 each. Tuition for the 16-day Business of Fashion course is $1,295. Past Fashion Academy students have come from more than 20 U.S. states as well as countries such as Brazil, Japan, China, and India.
For more information and registration details, contact fashionacademy@limollege.edu.
About LIM College
Founded in 1939 and located in midtown Manhattan, LIM College is a female-led and owned institution focused on the global business of fashion and lifestyle. Offering master's, bachelor's and associate degree programs, LIM prepares students for career success via an immersive approach grounded in real-world experience and learning by doing through required internships. LIM College's commitment to excellence in business education ensures graduates are sought after by a wide range of employers, as evidenced by a Career Outcomes Rate of 96% for the Class of 2022. Alumni excel throughout all areas of fashion and lifestyle and have gone on to work for companies such as Chanel, Gucci, Alexander McQueen, Ross Stores, The Financial Times, Ulta Beauty, Google, Saks Fifth Avenue, and The National Football League.
Contact LIM College:
Anne Roman
aroman@anneroman.com
419.708.5171
Meredith Finnin
meredith.finnin@limcollege.edu
646.218.2156