Center for Continuing and Professional Studies
Weekdays: 236 West 27th Street, Store Front, (212) 217-3334
Evenings & Saturdays: Conference Center at FIT, Lower Level, (212) 217-3334
fitnyc.edu/ccps
The Center for Continuing and Professional Studies offers in-person, remote, and online courses. Our flexible course delivery options offer students the learning method best suited to them. Remote and online courses are ideal for students in various time zones or with unconventional work schedules. Courses are open to the public and span a range of topics, including art, business, design, digital technology, entrepreneurship, fashion, marketing, and retailing. Learn from leading industry and academic experts.
Credit
Credit courses at FIT are the perfect way to enhance your resume, upgrade and update your job skills, progress toward completing a degree, or get the credentials you need to give your career a boost. Our classes combine the academic rigor of credit-based study with hands-on practical skills and creative discovery.
For those seeking to develop or enhance specialized skills by learning the latest technical or professional techniques, FIT offers a number of competency-based credit certificate programs.
Noncredit
Our noncredit programs are unique offerings that focus on a specific area or skill set not traditionally offered in a formal degree program. Short intensive noncredit courses, typically between 1-8 sessions per course, are graded on a pass/fail basis.
Noncredit certificates are designed for students seeking to elevate their career and pursue new opportunities. These certificates provide comprehensive coverage of a particular topic and grant a digital certificate badge at the end of the course of study.
English as a Second Language / Fashion Business Certificate
A three-week intensive noncredit English as a Second Language (ESL) Certificate with English courses in the morning and specialized industry topics in the afternoon. This program is offered in association with Educational Skills and designed for those employed or seeking work in the global fashion industry.
Industry and International Contract Programs
The Center for Continuing and Professional Studies also offers tailored training and short-term academic programs for companies and international institutions. These programs are provided by working with FIT faculty across the school as subject matter experts in areas such as jewelry design, textile development, fashion merchandising, and technology-based courses.
Professional Studies
Professional Studies focuses on the corporate global training needs of fashion-related industries, as well as the enrichment needs of industrial artists and designers. Noncredit certificates of professional development are offered on topics such as Brand Management Experience, Certified Technical Designer, Color Specialist, Digital Analytics: Fashion Marketing and Retailing, Fashion Styling, Image Consulting, and Omni-Channel Retail.
Enterprise Studies and Digital Design
Enterprise Studies and Digital Design provides information and resources for small businesses and freelancers. Hands-on computer workshops keep designers and businesspeople up to date on software tools. It offers six noncredit certificates of professional development: Creative Enterprise Ownership, Sustainable Design Entrepreneurs, and Computer Essentials (Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Web Design, and Video). The center also secures grant funding to develop free or low-cost programs that help meet the needs of entrepreneurs and New York City’s fashion industry.
Precollege Programs