College of Imaging Arts and Sciences

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The College of Imaging Arts and Sciences is one of Rochester Institute of Technology's eight colleges. As of winter quarter 2007, CIAS encompasses 15% of RIT's enrollment, or around 2,398 students.[1]

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In 1885, RIT's art department was created. Classes only offered in industrial design, drawing, and architecture. In 1992, College of Graphic Arts and Photography and the College of Fine and Applied Arts combined to become the College of Imaging Arts and Science. In 1998, the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences was divided into the School of Art, and the School of Design.

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  1. ^ The Year in Review: RIT by the numbers. Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
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