Scuola Lorenzo de' Medici
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The Lorenzo de' Medici School , also known as LdM is a private institution of higher education in located in Florence
Florence
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, Italy
Italy
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, with smaller campuses in Tuscania
Tuscania
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, Rome
Rome
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, and Venice
Venice
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. LdM has been a study abroad provider to students from all over the world since 1973, and began primarily as an Italian language
Italian language
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 institute. More than 2500 students attend LdM campuses every year. LdM specializes in the arts, such as studio arts, fine arts, liberal arts
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...

, and language studies. All courses are conducted in English with courses available in Italian for students who are proficient. 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
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...

 at its campus in Florence, which are granted by Marist College
Marist College
Marist College is a private liberal arts college on the east bank of the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie, New York. The site was established in 1905 by Marist Brothers, and the college was chartered in 1929...

. As of 2007, LdM became a branch campus of Marist College, located in Poughkeepsie, New York
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, which is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. 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
Marist College
Marist College is a private liberal arts college on the east bank of the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie, New York. The site was established in 1905 by Marist Brothers, and the college was chartered in 1929...

, in partnership with Lorenzo de' Medici, confers the Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

 degree with majors in Art History, Studio Arts, and English with a concentration in Theatre. There is a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
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 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
Marist College
Marist College is a private liberal arts college on the east bank of the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie, New York. The site was established in 1905 by Marist Brothers, and the college was chartered in 1929...

 have partnered to have LdM function as a branch campus of Marist, which is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Students needing American transcripts (whose home colleges aren't already affiliated directly with LdM) can get transcripts through Marist.

Study 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 University, Berry College
Berry College
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, Bryn Mawr College
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, Canisius College
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, Clemson University
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, College for Creative Studies
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, Illinois State University
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, Iowa State University
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, Keene State College
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, Lesley University
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, Marymount University
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, Marist College
Marist College
Marist College is a private liberal arts college on the east bank of the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie, New York. The site was established in 1905 by Marist Brothers, and the college was chartered in 1929...

, Marymount University
Marymount University
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, Molloy College
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, Monmouth University
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, Monterrey Institute of Technology, New England School of Art and Design
New England School of Art and Design
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, North Carolina State University
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, Suffolk University
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, Skidmore College
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, Tarleton State University
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, Texas Christian University
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, The Art Institute of Boston
The Art Institute of Boston
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 at Lesley University, University of Hawaii at Manoa
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, University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
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, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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, University of the Pacific, University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, and Wells College
Wells College
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. LdM also hosts a variety of other students from colleges and universities across the world including, but not limited to: Catholic University of Daegu
Catholic University of Daegu
The Catholic University of Daegu is the largest Catholic-affiliated university in South Korea. The main campus is located some distance outside Daegu in neighboring Gyeongsan City, with two smaller campuses within Daegu. The university enrolls about 17,000 students.-History:The St...

, Sookmyung University, Toyo Eiwa University, and Universidad Mayor
Universidad Mayor
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