Following are some of the top fashion schools around the world:

Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
- Founded in 1826, it is the oldest continuously degree-granting college of art in the nation.
- MICA was named a Top Fashion-Related School by CollegeFashion.net, a site written by and for college students in the fashion world. It was one of the top 16 international schools listed.
- Listed among the 25 best U.S. design schools by ID magazine.
- Enrolled 100% of Presidential Scholars in visual art and photography who selected an art college in 2008.
- Named 1st nationally as a producer of Fulbright Scholars by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

London College of Fashion (University of the Arts London)
- It is the only college in the UK to specialise in fashion education, research and consultancy.
- The College offers a Foundation Degree in Fashion Marketing and Promotion by Online Delivery. Graduates from this course are well placed to find employment in all areas of fashion marketing and promotion including marketing, advertising, brand management, public relations, retail and merchandising.

Academy of Art University (USA)
- Academy of Art University has one of the top fashion schools in the nation with the most famous show in the industry.
- It offers fashion classes in: Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, Fashion Marketing Merchandising, Fashion Journalism, Menswear Design, Knitwear Design, Textile Design, Active Sportswear Design, Visual Merchandising, and more.
- Fashion graduates have gone on to work for Louis Vuitton, Giorgio Armani, St. John, Escada, Jessica McClintock, Inc., Saks Fifth Avenue, etc.

LIM College (USA)
- At the undergraduate level, the College offers majors in Fashion Merchandising, Management, Marketing and Visual Merchandising. For graduate students, it offers the MBA program with a strong fashion management focus.
- LIM College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

National Institute of Design (NID) (India)
- NID is among the best Fashion Technology Institutes in India. The Business Week, USA has listed NID as one of the top 25 European & Asian programmes in the world.
- NID is recognised by the Dept. of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR) under Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, as a scientific and industrial design research organisation.

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