Overview

Do you have an eye for the latest styles in clothes? Does the whole high-fashion scene excite you? If so, a career in fashion and retail might be a “perfect fit!” This industry has room for plenty of professionals, from fashion designers to merchandisers, and from managers to buyers. Whatever your area of interest, you’re sure to find your niche in this marketplace.

In studying fashion and retail, you’ll learn the various aspects of the industry, from the fabrics and colors in designing to manufacturing and distribution. You’ll learn the process of a fashion design from the sketchpad to the runway, and on to the retail stores. You’ll learn how to track the latest trends, and how to identify what sells. Whatever part of the process you settle upon, you’ll be prepared to be successful in the industry. Who knows? Perhaps as you look in the mirror today, you’re looking at the next Christian Dior or Liz Claiborne.

Find Fashion Design Schools Near You!

School Website Length to Graduate: 2 Years Location: MA-Boston Students per Class: 30+ Subject: Fashion Design

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For as long as you can remember, you have always enjoyed using your creativity to put together eye-catching outfits that make you stand out from the crowd. If this accurately describes you, the Fashion Design Associate Degree program from Bay State College could be the right choice for your career training.

The comprehensive curriculum is available through a day schedule and can prepare you to take on everything from flat pattern design and clothing construction to tailoring and specialty sewing. Bay State College can also allow you to gain a strong background in fashion art and history, couture details, principles of draping, basic drawing and design, and much more. Plus, you can have the opportunity to receive valuable, real-life experience during an internship. Read More...

School Website Location: GA-Atlanta Subject: Fashion Design

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If you have a love of fashion, and want to turn your interest into a rewarding career the Fashion Design Associate of Arts program from Bauder College can help you achieve your career goals in this exciting industry. You will gain a strong foundation in design, using both storyboard illustration and computer graphics, including textile design, flats, and spreadsheets.

Bauder College will also teach you the ins and outs of pattern making, clothing construction, and specialty design. Request more information today to find out how you can prepare for fantastic entry-level positions, such as Assistant Designer, Illustrator, Stylist, and Technical Designer. Read More...

School Website Length to Graduate: 3 Years Location: AZ-Tucson, CA-North Hollywood, CA-San Bernardino, CA-Santa Monica, CA-Santa Ana, CA-San Diego, CA-San Francisco, CO-Denver, FL-Miami, FL-Ft Lauderdale, IL-Chicago, IL-Schaumberg, IN-Indianapolis, NY-New York, OR-Portland, PA-Philadelphia, PA-Pittsburgh, TX-Dallas, WA-Seattle Students per Class: 11-20 Tuition to Graduate: $89,664 Subject: Fashion Design

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The fashion industry is a global marketplace and you need to speak the international language of style. Start with a fashion design school that can help you break into the business. With an education in fashion design through one of our schools, you can work with technical designers on the production of clothing lines, or with a company’s sourcing department to get items to production. At The Art Institutes schools, you can also learn how clothing and accessories are produced and sold — skills that employers want and need. Read More...

School Website Length to Graduate: 4 Years Location: WI-Milwaukee Students per Class: 11-20 Tuition to Graduate: $86,672 Subject: Fashion Design

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Rated as one of the top programs in the country, Mount Mary’s fashion program melds the excitement of change, the challenges of new technology, and a sensitivity to design, manufacturing, and merchandising which enhances student ability to create innovative and functional solutions.

Through the program, fashion students are introduced to real-world experiences and use state-of-the-art computers to gain a working knowledge of industry technology.

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The Fashion Department received gifts from Donna Ricco, 1981 graduate, and Harley- Davidson Foundation to renovate the design and patternmaking classrooms and purchase new computer software and hardware. The Donna Ricco Design Resource Center and the Harley-Davidson Patternmaking Laboratory are accessible to students in the evenings and on weekends for class projects. Read More...

School Website Length to Graduate: 4 Years Location: TN-Franklin Students per Class: 1-10 Tuition to Graduate: $81,880 Subject: Fashion Design

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Prepare for a career in the business! How will you get there? We employ a faculty of working professionals who teach the latest trends with the latest technology; provide a commercial sewing studio, state-of-the-art fashion CAD lab, and an 8:1 student/instructor ratio; sharpen your competitive edge for coveted internships with the best fashion designers in the world; and hold an annual New York-style fashion show of student-produced garments. Read More...

School Website Length to Graduate: 4 Years Location: RI-Providence Students per Class: 11-20 Tuition to Graduate: $145,456 Subject: Fashion Design

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Placing high value on the importance of individuality in creative endeavors, Apparel professors assign a broad range of studio projects aimed at helping to develop your distinctive abilities as a designer.

You will also visit New York’s fashion district and, as a senior, will be given the opportunity to intern for six weeks at a major fashion house.

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Apparel Design students enjoy access to state-of-the-art technology for design and production. Specialized

sewing equipment includes industrial sewing machines, sergers, cover stitch machines and knitting machines; the computer lab features both 2-D and 3-D design software, including U4ia, a leading program used in the apparel industry. Read More...

School Website Length to Graduate: 4 Years Location: PA-Philadelphia Students per Class: 21-30 Subject: Fashion Design

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Drexel’s Fashion Design program is nationally recognized as a top-flight program. The rigorous curriculum consists of a unique six-month Co-op experience that complements coursework in conceptual design, presentation skills, CAD, and manufacturing procedures.

The curriculum covers all facets of fashion design, from men’s, women’s, and children’s wear, to swimwear and couture and prepares students for careers in fashion design, styling, advertising, and computer-aided and technical design. Small studio classes simulating the professional world are the core of a student’s education with final critiques by practicing designers. Read More...

School Website Length to Graduate: 4 Years Location: OH-Columbus Students per Class: 11-20 Tuition to Graduate: $99,456 Subject: Fashion Design

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From that first spark of an idea born as an illustration, to fabric choice and the drape on a dress form, fashion design is an imaginative problem solving activity that brings a vision to an artistic creation. When you major in Fashion Design at CCAD you work to achieve a balance of trend-setting innovation and an intelligent sense of style.

We offer both design and technical skills, with a curriculum that leads you through all aspects of garment design and construction, whether your vision is more traditional and functional or untried and edgy. Courses in the program include pattern making, surface design, and tailoring. And because highly successful designers must also meet the wants and desires of the retail culture, CCAD provides students with experience in merchandising methods and sales psychology. Read More...

School Website Length to Graduate: 3 Years Location: FL-Tampa, IL-Chicago, MI-Detroit, NV-Las Vegas, TN-Nashville, FL-Orlando, CA-Sacramento, TX-San Antonio, IL-Schaumberg, WA-Seattle Students per Class: 11-20 Tuition to Graduate: $69,300 Subject: Fashion Design

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The Academy’s degree programs in Fashion Design are designed to help you button up your credentials for an exciting future in the world of fashion.

The Fashion Design degree programs help give students a solid foundation through classes in design, fashion marketing, illustration, pattern drafting, clothing construction, textiles, fashion history and production techniques. With a Fashion Design degree, you could pursue an entry-level job in the fashion industry as a stylist, apparel designer, visual merchandiser, merchandise buyer or entrepreneur.

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The Academy’s Career Services staff serves as a liaison between graduates and a network of employers to utilize as a resource when you’re ready to take your industry-current knowledge, skills and creative talents into the workplace. Read More...

School Website Length to Graduate: 4 Years Location: PA-Philadelphia Students per Class: 1-10 Tuition to Graduate: $112,560 Subject: Fashion Design

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From sketching to sewing, pattern-making to fashion show production, our comprehensive curriculum has established Moore’s Fashion Design Department as one of the most distinguished and acclaimed fashion design programs in the nation.

Our faculty of accomplished designers, practicing professionals, successful alumnae and guest critics and speakers mentor our students throughout their studies. Teaching from experience and by example, our faculty participates in critiques and portfolio reviews, while helping to connect students to valuable internship and employment opportunities. Read More...

School Website Length to Graduate: 2 Years Location: OH-Lakewood Students per Class: 11-20 Tuition to Graduate: $39,600 Subject: Fashion Design

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VMCAD’s Fashion Design program is for serious-minded students interested in creating original styles from concept to completion.

You will learn Haute Couture sewing methods, along with fitting skills, pattern making and fashion illustration.

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Our instructors are practicing industry professionals, who combine knowledge and experience with individual attention to help students achieve their career goals. Our graduates stand out, entering their careers with strong creative vision, technical skills, and work experience through the college’s internship programs. Read More...

School Website Length to Graduate: 4 Years Location: NY-Cazenovia Students per Class: 11-20 Tuition to Graduate: $100,240 Subject: Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising

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The Fashion Studies program at Cazenovia College offers two options for students interested in a future career in fashion: Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising. Read More...

School Website Length to Graduate: 2 Years Location: HI-Kahului Students per Class: 11-20 Tuition to Graduate: $5,368 Subject: Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising

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Do you dream about being on Project Runway? Maui CC’s hands-on Fashion Technology program provides comprehensive training in apparel production and fashion design so you’ll have what it takes to stand out as a designer. Many graduates go on to make their own products and start there own companies.

Many local boutiques go out of their way to carry designs from local artists. If you are creative, enjoy working with your hands, and have a love for fashion, then Maui CC’s Fashion Technology program may be just for you. Read More...

School Website Length to Graduate: 4 Years Location: GA-Savannah, GA-Atlanta, GA-Lacoste Students per Class: 21-30 Tuition to Graduate: $112,000 Subject: Fashion Design

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Fashion designers combine conceptual, creative and technical skills to create original collections of garments and accessories consistent with established fashion trends. Fashion marketers and managers use global marketing, promotion and distribution strategies and apply creative thinking in the business world to help their products reach consumers.

SCAD offers one of the largest and most comprehensive fashion programs in the United States with a balanced curriculum of design and construction. Fashion students are encouraged to develop creative and intellectual thinking, inventive design skills, and practical expertise necessary to succeed in careers in the global fashion industry. Read More...

School Website Length to Graduate: 4 Years Location: GA-Atlanta Students per Class: 11-20 Tuition to Graduate: $71,816 Subject: Fashion Design

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While contributing to the cultural enrichment of the University community, the Art Department promotes the creative development of students whose interests and talents lead them toward careers in the visual arts, fashion design and fashion merchandising. The art and fashion curricula are designed to encourage intellectual and perceptual growth as well as to develop marketable skills.

Students may select from programs in general studio art or advertising design in the visual arts. Fashion students follow courses of study that concentrate in either fashion design or fashion merchandising. In addition to offering degree programs, The Art Department also sponsors visiting artists, designers, art directors and fashion industry professionals. Read More...