At ASU, we’re always thinking about what’s next. ASU's commitment to lifelong learners and their futures means expanding opportunities and access to higher education while facilitating the development of innovative careers in a rapidly changing workplace environment. 

In California, where ASU has been deeply connected for many years, working with educational, non-profit and business partners, the university now has a new home, the ASU California Center in downtown Los Angeles, located at the historic Herald Examiner building. Here, ASU will feature some of its top-ranked and accredited undergraduate and graduate degree programs and innovative transdisciplinary opportunities will give California students - and those from all of ASU's campuses — new opportunities to connect with LA and global industries through high-demand jobs and internships. The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in downtown Los Angeles is also part of the expansion of fashion education at the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at ASU. ASU's fashion program will now be named ASU FIDM, incorporating both the FIDM community and campus, and it will operate in both Los Angeles and Phoenix. ASU FIDM and the Herberger Institute will offer students pursuing degrees in creative industries enhanced educational opportunities by embedding world-class fashion education within a public research university with global reach. All of this reflects a growing commitment to California in ASU's mission of providing access to higher education and fulfilling entrepreneurial aspirations.