Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Fashion Designers
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Burlington County College, Kean, and Montclair State.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Kean and Montclair State.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Saint Peter's College and Centenary.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Kean, Burlington County College, and Saint Peter's College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Centenary, Saint Peter's College, and Kean.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Saint Peter's College, Centenary, Montclair State, and Kean.
Excellence
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Montclair State and Saint Peter's College.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Saint Peter's College.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
Burlington County College • Pemberton, NJ
Studying Fashion Design (completion in 2009)
• 10/26/2011
"BCC is a good prep school and community college. They do care very much about their staff as well as their students."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | With this career choice, BCC prepares you to further your education at another school. I would not enter this program without already having an idea about the basics of fashion design. |
| Program Reputation | 4 | The fashion program is not well known around BCC. It also does not receive much support from the school as other programs do. |
| Program Quality | 5 | This is a very small program and not many people are aware of it. It is still very new and is working out the kinks. |
| Instruction | 4 | Often times it felt as if the teachers were still learning with you. Sometimes it was easier to just read and learn from the assigned books. |
| How Difficult | 4 | On average there was very little work load, other than projects here and there and occasional homework. The only time it became overwhelming was at the end of a semester when all the large projects were due at once. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Teachers used a variety of tools to teach, such and videos and books. Most of the learning, though, was done through hands on activities. Doing rather than seeing. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 2 | Often times there would be certain subjects with only one class a semester. So you could either take it, or not. There was really no way to work in a personal schedule - everything needed to be arranged to put the program first. |
| Academic Facilities | 6 | The classrooms and labs were always open and teachers were always accessible. Equipment, however, was outdated, and often times lacking. |
| Social Life | 5 | I never had time to socialize within the school. The school does always have things going on at each campus and everyone always seemed excited to participate. |
| Placement Services | 3 | This school prepares you to continue your education at another school. There is really no form of career service within this program. |
| Alumni Network | 6 | BCC does a decent job at promoting togetherness among alumni. After graduation everyone receives a nice package of benefits due to being a BCC alumni and graduate. |
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