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Updated November 7, 2026. First published November 19, 2024. Now includes the FIDM Career Day story.
Colleges and universities that teach AIMS360
These programs have built AIMS360 into their coursework on apparel production, inventory control and supply chain operations.
| School | Program |
|---|---|
| Cal Poly Pomona | Apparel Merchandising and Management (AMM) |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC) | Fashion Merchandising |
| FIDM, now ASU FIDM (Los Angeles) | Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising |
| UCLA Extension | UCLA Extension |
| Saddleback College (Mission Viejo, CA) | Fashion Technology |
| San Diego Mesa College | Fashion Technology |
Teaching at a school not on this list? Get in touch and we will set your program up.
What students learn on AIMS360
The aim is simple. Most graduates have never touched an ERP and spend their first months learning one on the job. Students who arrive fluent are useful from day one, whether they go into wholesale, retail, e-commerce or production.
How the AIMS360 education program works
| Who | What they get |
|---|---|
| The school | Donated AIMS360 software for the program, with no license cost to the institution |
| Instructors | Faculty onboarding from the team that implements AIMS360 for brands, the AIMS360 documentation with AI search, and a direct support channel |
| Students | The live AIMS360 system and a self-paced online training course. Questions go to the instructor, who raises them with AIMS360 |
From the classroom to the job: AIMS360 at FIDM Career Day
AIMS360's ties to fashion schools go back years. ERP specialist Cheryl Lipton, an FIDM graduate who joined AIMS in 2013, represented AIMS360 at FIDM Career Day, where hundreds of students met employers including Bloomingdale's and Hot Topic. She talked about her own path from FIDM into the industry, answered questions about how ERP skills help in a job search, and explained the AIMS certification program and how AIMS is taught in fashion schools.
Through its "AIMS on the Internet (Cloud) for Fashion Schools" donation program, AIMS has reported donating more than $1 million worth of software to fashion schools such as FIDM and LATTC. The idea has not changed: give students hands-on experience with the tools brands use, so they can apply what they learn on their first day.
AIMS360 education program: FAQ
Schools that have taught AIMS360 include Cal Poly Pomona, Los Angeles Trade Technical College, FIDM (now ASU FIDM), UCLA Extension, Saddleback College and San Diego Mesa College.
No. AIMS360 donates the software to accredited fashion, design and merchandising programs at no license cost to the institution.
Production and purchasing, inventory by style, color and size, wholesale, e-commerce and retailer orders, and costing and margin, in the same system brands use.
No. In the education program, students bring questions to their instructor, and the instructor raises them with AIMS360. That keeps one clear channel.
Yes. Students get a self-paced online course they can work through on their own schedule, and instructors can assign it as coursework.
Contact AIMS360 through the education program page or the contact form, and the team will set your program up.
School programs and links are as listed by each institution. FIDM is now part of Arizona State University as ASU FIDM.
