FIT sues Nassau, Suffolk for tuition aid
Photo credit: Nancy Borowick | The Fashion Institute of Technology, located on 7th avenue between 27th and 28th streets in Manhattan, has filed a lawsuit against both Nassau and Suffolk Counties, hoping to win back more than 10 million dollars in tuition payments withheld for Long Island students attending the school. (June. 18, 2012)
Fashion Institute of Technology has taken the first step toward filing a lawsuit to get back more than $10 million in payments for Nassau and Suffolk students who attend the Manhattan college.
FIT officials filed separate notices of claim earlier this month against both Long Island counties, as well as upstate Monroe County which school officials say owes $600,000 in tuition payments.
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