Scuola Lorenzo de' Medici

Infobox University
name = Scuola Lorenzo de' Medici
established = 1973
type = Private
president =
city = Florence, Rome, Tuscania Venice
country = Italy
undergrad =
website = [http://www.lorenzodemedici.org] |

Scuola Lorenzo de' Medici (LdM) is a private institution of higher education in located in Florence, Italy with smaller campuses in Tuscania, Rome, and Venice. LdM has been a study abroad provider to students from all over the world since 1973, and began primarily as an Italian language institute. More than 2500 students attend LdM campuses every year. LdM specializes in the arts, including but not limited to, studio arts, fine arts, liberal arts, and language studies. All courses are conducted in English with courses available in Italian for students who are proficient. LdM believes in offering students hands-on experiences and opportunities that allows them to “Be a Part of Italy” in addition to the excellent coursework and guidance that they receive the classroom. All coursework taken at LdM allows students to earn credit towards their US and non-US degrees.

Lorenzo de' Medici also offers a wide variety of US-accredited 4-year Bachelor's Degree at its campus in Florence, which are granted by Marist College. As of 2007, LdM became a branch campus of Marist College, located in Poughkeepsie, NY, which is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Marist College is a top liberal arts institution in the American Northeast and considered one of America's Best Colleges in 2008 and 2009 according to US News & World Report. The smaller LdM campuses in Tuscania, Rome, and Venice do not offer 4-year bachelor's degrees but do offer semester, summer, and academic year study abroad sessions. The main campus in Florence offers both bachelor's degrees and study abroad sessions.

Degrees

Marist College, in partnership with Lorenzo de' Medici, confers the Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in Art History, Studio Arts, and English with a concentration in Theatre. There is a Bachelor of Science degree with majors in Digital Media, Conservation Studies/Restoration, and Studio Art. There is also a Bachelor of Professional Studies degree with majors in Fashion Design and Interior Design.

Faculty

The faculty includes 180 full and part-time professors from several different countries. Most classes are relatively small and interactive. The language of instruction that is used in the majority of classes is English, while there are some course offerings in Italian.

Incorporation and accreditation

LdM is registered and authorized in Italy by the Ministry of Education, University and Research (Ministero Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca (MIUR). LdM and Marist College have partnered to create a branch campus of Marist in Florence, which is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

tudy abroad

Aside from its full time degree-seeking students at the Florence campus, all 3 LdM campuses host a variety of study-abroad students from colleges across North America including, but not limited to: Bentley College, Berry College, Bryn Mawr College, Clemson University, Illinois State University, Iowa State University, Keene State College, Lesley University, Marymount University, Marist College, Marymount University, Molloy College, Monmouth University, Monterrey Institute of Technology, New England School of Art and Design, North Carolina State University, Suffolk University, Tarleton State University, Texas Christian University, The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of the Pacific, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, and Wells College. LdM also hosts a variety of other students from colleges and universities across the world including, but not limited to: Catholic University of Daegu, Sookmyung University, Toyo Eiwa University, and Universidad Mayor.