College Partners
Learn more about NRF Foundation's College and University Partners' retail degree programs by visiting the colleges' websites linked below. You can also follow our College Partners' List on Twitter.
Interested in becoming a college partner? Send back the enrollment form.
Colleges and universities that partner with NRF Foundation can use our Retail Careers Blog to post articles, clips and videos of your students speaking about why they love retail. You can also share success stories, announce special honors and awards, and spotlight outstanding alumni.
Recent Features Include:
- University of Wisconsin-Madison: Student Group Travels to China to Study International Retail (two part series), May 4, 2010
- University of Arizona: Director of the Terry J. Lundgren Center for Retailing Shares the Reasons Students Keep Coming Back, 03/16/2010
- Drexel University: Passion for Fashion -- Two BFF's Made a Retail Dream Come True, 02/23/2010
- Longwood University: College of Business & Economics Dean Shares Perspectives Retail Industry Challenges and Importance of Continuing Education, 12/18/2009
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You will find the Retailing and Consumer Sciences (RCSC) major at the University of Arizona is one of the most unique retailing programs in the nation... more |
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The Fashion School at Kent State University links academic and workplace environments for the professional advancement of individuals who impact the fashion industry... more |
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FIDM/The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising is a private, co-educational, specialized college with four California campuses in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, and San Diego... more |
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Individuals who want a career in retail management will find a student-centered program encouraging both academic and professional excellence at the Georgia Southern University Center for Retail Studies... more |
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The University of Florida, David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research is the premier center linking the retail industry to college students and to world-class university-based researchers... more |
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The Fashion Institute of Technology is a selective college of art and design, business and technology. FIT’s Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology offers 9 diverse majors... more |
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LIM College – Where Business Meets Fashion is the only college in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to the study of business and fashion. For nearly 70 years LIM College has provided its students with a high-quality education and a pathway into the fashion and retail worlds... more |  |
University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of the top ranked public universities in the nation. The Retailing major prepares students for managerial and merchandising careers in a dynamic, technologically advanced, and globally focused industry... more |
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Tomorrow’s retail leaders are attending Florida State University today! The Retail Center, strong industry ties, and an industry-savvy curriculum develop graduates destined for retail career success... more |  |
The Retail and Consumer Sciences major at the University of Tennessee is one of the largest programs of this type in the southeast. Students gain knowledge of the retailing industry and the principles and theories involved in managing personnel and merchandising goods for the consumer... more |
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Ohio University’s Retail Merchandising Program prepares students for a variety of careers in retail. The program ensures students are prepared for retail challenges in the global marketplace, and keeps pace with new technological developments and changing market conditions in the fashion and retailing industries... more |
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Longwood University’s AACSB International-accredited retail management BSBA and MBA programs prepare students to excel in new fields or advance their current retail careers. Emphasizing leadership values and ethics as well as academic knowledge integrated with practical experiences, our retail management programs provide the foundation for success. Longwood’s retail management MBA is also available for online enrollment... more |
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Design & Merchandising at Drexel University’s College of Media Arts & Design combines aesthetic excellence with a strong business foundation. Students gain experience through a six-month industry co-op and opportunities including fashion show production, magazine production and retail enterprise management... more |  |
University of Arkansas' Center for Retailing Excellence, through a strong partnership with retailer and supplier industries, is one of the foremost internationally acclaimed centers for retail studies focused on research and the development of students as future leaders in the retailing and related industries. The Center provides a bridge between academics and industry for developing future leaders... more |
