Fashion Design

The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) is a for-profit, private and non-publicly traded college in California. The college was founded in 1969. FIDM offers a 4-year Bachelor of Science degree programmes in Business Management, 2-year Associate of Arts degrees, and Advanced Study (A. ). Degree programmes. The institute offers twenty-two majors, leading to B. S. , A. , A. Professional Designation, and A. Advanced Study degrees. The school has a hearty Fashion Design programme that offers basic classes in Fashion Design as well as niche majors such as Textile Design, Jewellery Design, Menswear Design, Advanced fashion Design and Costume Design for the theatre and television. Admission Criteria & Eligibility
Proof of English Proficiency:
1- Students whose first language is not English and who have not taken AND passed a regular (not ESL) English class at a U. S. accredited college or a US high school must submit a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score - or a TOEFL equivalent - prior to acceptance. Students who have TOEFL scores of 207 computer-based / or 76 Internet-based and above are exempt from FIDM's Development Writing (ESL) classes.
2- The minimum TOEFL score or a TOEFL equivalent for acceptance to FIDM is a computer-based score of 183 or an Internet-based score of 65.
3- FIDM offers Developmental Writing (ESL), an advanced English as a Second Language (ESL) course, for students whose scores range from 183-203 computer-based, 65-75 internet-based. FIDM students take the Developmental Writing (ESL) classes in conjunction with courses in their major. The cost for the Developmental Writing (ESL) class is $850 (tuition, books, and supplies). .