Fashion Institute of Technology, public, coeducational institution in New York City, and part of the State University of New York System. The school was founded in 1944. The Fashion Institute of Technology confers associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees in a variety of art-related fields. Courses of study include the fine arts, applied arts, communications, fashion design and technology, industrial design, interior design, jewelry and metalsmithing, management engineering, photography, retail management, industrial administration, and textile arts.