NEW YORK, N.Y.  — Sara Barlow of Malvern graduated with an AAS degree in fashion merchansiding from LIM — The College for the Business of Fashion at the College’s 69th Annual Commencement on May 30, 2008.

LIM specializes in educating and preparing students for careers on the business side of the fashion industry and is the only college in the United States to focus solely on doing so. The College offers a Bachelor’s of Business Administration (BBA) degrees in Fashion Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Marketing and Management, as well as Bachelor of Professional Studies (BPS) and Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees in Fashion Merchandising.

Housed in four buildings in midtown Manhattan, LIM provides a well-rounded education through the combination of in-class instruction and required fashion industry internships. LIM was founded in 1939 and has been witness to every significant change in the retail and fashion industry for seven decades. LIM alumni have gone on to excel at top companies, including Coach, Jones Apparel, Kenneth Cole Productions, Liz Claiborne, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom.