Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City is an internationally recognized college for design, fashion, art, communications, and business. Located in the heart of Manhattan's Chelsea district, our undergraduate and graduate academic programs prepare you for a career in more than 30 fields leading to Associate’s, Bachelor's and Master’s degrees in areas including fashion design, jewelery design, fabric styling, fashion merchandising management, illustration, photography, advertising and marketing among many others.

Academic life at FIT also includes the liberal arts, study abroad opportunities, evening and weekend degree programs, and online courses. So no matter what your aspirations, dreams and lifestyle, you’ll be able to tailor FIT to meet your needs.

Each of our programs combine the practical and the theoretical, giving you the kind of hands-on learning that will create a seamless transfer to the professional world. Our faculty members are not only nationally and internationally recognized for their contribution in their field, they’re engaging teachers dedicated to their students.

Bachelor Degree Programs:
- Advertising and Marketing
- Communications
- Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing
- Fabric Styling
- Fashion Design
- Fashion Merchandising Management
- Illustration
- Jewelry Design
- Photography
- Textile/Surface Design
- Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design...

Masters Degree Programs:
- Art Market: Principles and Practices
- Exhibition Design
- Global Fashion Management...

We also offer Executive Education programs & online courses.

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Photography Courses

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2. Design Institute Of San Diego

Courses / Programs

Founded in 1977, the Design Institute of San Diego is a private independent four-year college, and devoted to a single purpose: professional education in interior design. We provide an accredited 4-year Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design Degree program.

This is a professional level program accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) - formerly FIDER. The course works off a 132 semester-credit-unit curriculum, providing students with the skills and knowledge necessary to enter the interior design profession.

The faculty, resources, administration, physical facilities, and educational activities of Design Institute are entirely committed to our interior design ethos. Located near the Pacific beaches of La Jolla, the facilities are of high-tech contemporary design and include spacious classrooms, drafting studios, exhibition spaces, computer labs, lighting lab, sample room, media center, student lounge, faculty lounge, administrative offices and convenient parking.

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design Degree program (4 Years):

Modules / Courses include:
- Introduction to Interior Design
- Elements of Design
- History of Interiors
- Drawing & Composition
- Architectural Drafting
- Quick Sketching
- Color Theory & Application
- Oral Communication
- Textiles
- Perspective/Rendering
- Critical Thinking
- Ideas in Art & Architecture

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3. Look Image Academy, Newport

Courses / Programs

Situated in the heart of Newport, Rhode Island (just 40 minutes south of Providence), Look Image Academy provides a range of permanent makeup classes to students who are interested in a career in this growing industry. Courses include Basic and Advanced Permanent Makeup, Tattoo Removal, Permanent Makeup Removal, Color Consultant, and more. Programs last from 2-5 days, and can be designed to meet your required needs.

Today more than ever, more people are enjoying the benefits of permanent makeup. The successful woman of today needs to look her best at all times, while more mature woman want to wake up looking great. Even today, woman in sports (tennis, golf, swimming or jogging) want to stay younger looking. That's where permanent makeup artists come in.

Professional Permanent Makeup Application & Removal Classes:

- Basic Permanent Makeup
- Advanced Paramedical Permanent Makeup
- Tattoo Removal
- Permanent Makeup Removal & Correction
- Professional Color Consultant
- Airbrush Makeup

Programs can be designed to meet your required needs with professional certification in 2-5 days.

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4. Online Candle Making Classes for New York City & NY residents

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• Learn how to make unique candles from the comfort of your own home or work studio in New York with The Candle Academy, a leading international candle design school owned by a UK candle designer based in Jamaica.

• Home Study / Online Candle Making Classes in New York, nationwide or around the world include the choice of Live Seminars via Skype with Gary Simmons - one of the top candle designers in the world from the UK, or lessons via HD Video & PDF information files.

• These distance learning candle making courses for complete Beginners to Advanced artists will start you on the path to an exciting new career in candle design or a very rewarding hobby!

• These intensive candle making training courses are Hands-on and Very Visual, and follow the same techniques as our onsite programs, making it an ideal solution for people that live too far to be able to attend in Jamaica in person.

• Perhaps you would prefer to learn in person through an incredible educational program and vacation in beautiful Jamaica in the Caribbean!

• Business start-up and Hobby courses offered year-round, both onsite or online. Welcome to this very special profession!

Candle Academy Student Reviews:

"Very detailed and intensive. I was looking for the wow factor and that's exactly what I got."
G. Woodard, USA

"You have proven to us that you are only limited by your imagination."
Steve and Christian, Florida, USA

"I realized after the first hour my investment was justified."
Alex English, NBA Allstar, USA

Online Candle Making Courses:

Live Seminars via Skype
• 6 Day Complete Business Set Up Course
• 4 Day Condensed Business Set Up
• 2 Day Introductory Course

HD Video Courses
• Business Set Up Course
• Platinum Course
• Interactive Course
• Hobby Course

Year-Round Candle Making Courses in Jamaica:
One-to-one & small group classes for beginners to advanced designers.

• Candle Making Business Set Up (6 days)
• Condensed Business Setup course (4 days)
• Advanced Candle Making course (2 days)
• Candle Making Weekend Retreat Workshop (2 days, minimum 2 persons)
• Encaustic Art / Wax Painting Workshop (2-3 days)

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5. Positively Tan: Spray Tan Class

Courses / Programs

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Positively Tan: Spray Tan Class provides comprehensive online, in-class and private airbrush spray tan training in a range of locations in the U.S. including Corona, Riverside County & San Diego in California; Dallas & Austin in Texas; and Honolulu in Hawaii.

Teaching both beginners and professionals, we offer private / 1-on-1 training and in-class spray tan training sessions. Our online / Skype-based spray tan classes are available to students from throughout the U.S. and around the world.

We take pride in caring for our student’s needs with each step of their journey: from the beginning until they feel they are ready to step off onto their own.

There is not one student our trainers have not reached out to after the training to ensure they were getting their questions answered.

We guarantee that you will feel much more confident, informed, and excited about spray tanning once you finish any of our courses. Sign up today!

Professional Spray Tan Training Courses:

- In class training

- Private lessons (in your own home or office space)

- Online Training (available worldwide)

- Skype-based Training

We make sure that each individual student gets the most supportive, up-to-date, comprehensive training and mentoring in the industry.

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6. The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, Philadelphia

Courses / Programs

The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design (AWCoMAD), located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is one of the colleges of Drexel University. We offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide range of programs, from Architecture to Digital Media, from Fashion Design to Music Industry, and from Graphic Design to Dance.

The college, like others at Drexel, offers students the ability to go out on co-op though some programs are specifically designed for that particular area of study. Additionally AWCoMAD offers some high school students the opportunity to participate in summer programs involving one of five areas of study: Architecture, Design, Music Industry, Photography, and Screen writing.

Today's design, media and performing arts are enormously competitive and rapidly changing industries. Drexel's Westphal College offers a unique approach that prepares students to succeed in these creative and challenging fields.

Undergraduate & Graduate Degree Programs in Media Arts & Design fields:

Course categories include:
- Architecture
- Arts Administration
- Design & Merchandising
- Digital Media
- Entertainment and Arts Management
- Fashion Design
- Film & Video
- Graphic Design
- Interior Design
- Music Industry
- Photography
- Screen writing & Playwriting
- Television Management
- Visual Studies...

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7. Artistic Academy

Courses / Programs

Artistic Academy in Morris Plains, New Jersey (1 hour from NYC by train), is a modern, state of the art, beauty academy providing the most advanced training in salon management, marketing, and state licensing skills. Students will perfect their technique in our Student Salon and Spa by providing beauty services on clients in all aspects of hair, skin and nails. The educational objective of all our courses is to provide the student with sufficient training to pass the State Board Exam.

On passing the State Board Exam and becoming properly licensed, students can perform all duties required under such license to secure employment at an entry level.

Cosmetology Certificate / State Licensing Programs:

- Cosmetology and Hairstyling Course
(hair, skin and nails)

- Aesthetics Course
(facials, body procedures, and make-up artistry)

- Student Teaching Course
(lesson planning and teaching strategies)

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8. Online Candle Making Classes for Virginia & U.S. residents

Courses / Programs

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• Learn how to make unique candles from the comfort of your own home or work studio in Virginia with The Candle Academy, a leading international candle design school owned by a UK candle designer based in Jamaica.

• Home Study / Online Candle Making Classes in Virginia, nationwide or around the world include the choice of Live Seminars via Skype with Gary Simmons - one of the top candle designers in the world from the UK, or lessons via HD Video & PDF information files.

• These distance learning candle making courses for complete Beginners to Advanced artists will start you on the path to an exciting new career in candle design or a very rewarding hobby!

• These intensive candle making training courses are Hands-on and Very Visual, and follow the same techniques as our onsite programs, making it an ideal solution for people that live too far to be able to attend in Jamaica in person.

• Perhaps you would prefer to learn in person through an incredible educational program and vacation in beautiful Jamaica in the Caribbean!

• Business start-up and Hobby courses offered year-round, both onsite or online. Welcome to this very special profession!

Candle Academy Student Reviews:

"Very detailed and intensive. I was looking for the wow factor and that's exactly what I got."
G. Woodard, USA

"You have proven to us that you are only limited by your imagination."
Steve and Christian, Florida, USA

"I realized after the first hour my investment was justified."
Alex English, NBA Allstar, USA

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9. CHICSTUDIOS LA - School of Professional Makeup

Courses / Programs

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Situated in Santa Monica CA, CHICSTUDIOS LA is a school of professional makeup that provides quality courses for local and international students who wish to pursue a career in the makeup industry.

Our main course offered is the 4-Week Professional Makeup Artistry course, designed to teach the fundamentals and techniques of makeup artistry, taught by the industry's leading makeup artists, who inspire each class they teach.

CHICSTUDIOS graduates will find jobs in several different areas of artistry, depending on their interest.

Professional Makeup Artist Training:

- 4-Week Pro Makeup Artistry (100 total hours)
- TV & Music Video Makeup (14 hours)
- Fashion & Runway Makeup (14 hours)
- Period Makeup (7 hours)

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10. Davide Bigazzi Studio, San Francisco Bay Area

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Davide Bigazzi is an award winning designer and metalsmith from Florence, Italy who is renowned for his mastery of chasing and repousse. Davide offers workshops in chasing and repoussé as well as weekly classes in chasing, repoussé, and jewelry fabrication at his studio in the San Francisco Bay Area (Menlo Park, CA).

Workshops and classes are intensive, hands-on, individualized, and limited to four students. The studio setting and small classes guarantee a unique and effective environment for learning, as well as tailored instruction. Both beginners and experienced students are welcome.

Learn all about Davide Bigazzi’s handcrafted jewelry and hollowware - a blend of contemporary artistry and old world craftsmanship that echoes back to his native Florence. Capturing the intrinsic beauty and sculptural qualities of precious metals has been his lifelong passion.

1-5 Day Intensive Chasing, Repoussé & Jewelry Fabrication
Classes:

- The Art of Chasing & Repoussé
- The Chasing & Repoussé Jewelry Project
- The Cuff Bracelet Workshop
- Day Studio Classes
- Tool Workshop

Weekly Classes in Chasing, Repoussé, and Jewelry Fabrication