Kanye West signs up for fashion design classes in London

The man loves learning. Three of his albums were called "College Dropout," "Late Registration" and "Graduation."

Kanye West — an out-of-the-closet fashion fan — has applied to the Master's program at the prestigious Central Saint Martins College in London.

Now that doesn't mean that the rapper is in. His portfolio has to be judged by the instructors first. The school has a well-earned reputation for being tough.

But it pays off; alumni include the late Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, John Galliano, Zac Posen, Bruce Oldfield, Paul Smith and Hussein Chalayan.

And it's not like Kanye will be the first entertainer to enroll. Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan, Paul Bettany, Sade, The Clash, M.I.A., Jarvis Cocker and members of the Sex Pistols are all former students.

Talk has it that Kanye hangs out with art students when in London and already has worked with Louis Vuitton and Fendi. In 2009 he was hanging out at the design offices at The Gap with his BFF designer Patrick Robinson so much there were stories that he had an internship there.