FIT is very highly respected and in addition to the ‘arts’ part of their curriculum offers a lot of classes in the business side of things. We toured it along with several other NYC based art programs (Pratt, SVA, Parsons) & I was impressed with the studios (it’s a state school but they don’t really look any different from every other art school), campus (all on one city block right in the heart of NYC), work we saw displayed and the info presentation.