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 San Antonio College, HCC, Brookhaven, and North Lake College.
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 University of North Texas, University of the Incarnate Word, Texas Woman's University, and Texas Tech.
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Texas Woman's University and Wade College.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider El Paso Community College, HCC, University of the Incarnate Word, and Cedar Valley.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Texas Woman's University, Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, and El Centro.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Baylor, HCC, Lubbock Christian, and The University of Texas.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Lubbock Christian, Baylor, Texas State, and Texas Tech.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at The University of Texas and Baylor.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at The University of Texas and Baylor.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at TSTC West Texas, TSTC Waco, Baylor, and The University of Texas.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
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University Of The Incarnate Word • San Antonio, TX
Studying Fashion Merchandising (completion in 2009)
• 9/15/2011
"Overall I feel like I got a great education. I'm happy I got a degree from this school. I had a very valuable learning experience at the University of the Incarnate Word."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | I feel like my school is good for fashion, but I believe there are other schools out there that provide a better education. I would recommend my school as a good one to go to though. |
| Program Reputation | 10 | The University of the Incarnate Word has an extremely good reputation for its fashion school and programs. |
| Program Quality | 8 | The fashion school at the UotIW is excellent. It is probably the best school for fashion in Texas. |
| Instruction | 8 | I was provided with a great education through a well-designed curriculum. My school even had a CAD program and a physical drafting board. |
| How Difficult | 8 | The curriculum at my school was hard but taught us well. The school held us to a high level of expectations. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | My school was a good mix of hands on and book learning. There are some concepts I had to learn about in a book. There were other things that I learned hands-on like how to tailor a jacket as well as sewing couture garments. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | My school is extremely flexible and offers many different options. They even have and ADCAP program where one can complete a whole semester's worth of work in just a few weeks. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | The resources available for fashion students were pretty good. We had a CAD room, a pattern room, and two sewing labs. |
| Social Life | 10 | The social experience was wonderful. Everyone shares a sense of pride in having attended the school. |
| Placement Services | 5 | The job placement isn't really that helpful. I would say it is average. |
| Alumni Network | 7 | The alumni network at the school is alright. It could be better, but the Alumni Development Office knows this and is working hard to make it better. |
Miss Wade's Fashion Merchandising College • Dallas, TX
Studying Fashion Design (completion in 1977)
• 12/13/2011
"I worked with a fashion designer in Dallas and then as an interior decorator in NY."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I received a lifetime of field experience in the time I went there. The school had the hands on experience of the fashion world, allowed us to meet fashion designers, provided great teachers. It was a great way to learn fashion, whereas other schools only teach theory. |
| Program Reputation | 10 | The school has expanded into computerization. There are new classes added to the curriculum. |
| Program Quality | 10 | I had on-the-job training for the industry which helped to learn all aspects of fashion. Traveling and meeting designers in the industry was key. |
| Instruction | 8 | All the teachers were from the industry with hands on experience from fashion houses. They gave you a chance to fail in a project and a chance to make it better. |
| How Difficult | 7 | The program was five hours a day, five days a week with fixed deadlines. I learned that working under pressure was something I could do well. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | We learned a lot about art and artists. We were given hands-on equipment, including books, tools and fabric. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | The school hours were pretty standard. Summers were off and now there are evening classes. |
| Academic Facilities | 7 | There were no libraries. All work had to be done on your own. |
| Social Life | 9 | We were always invited to the larger schools events like SMU. We were always invited to any fashion shows at the mall from local retailers. |
| Placement Services | 10 | The school always helped after graduation to find a job. And they always supported you if you wanted to do something on your own with the network of people that you know. |
| Alumni Network | 10 | We always had someone who succeeded and were told about it. You could go back and get support from the school after you graduate for your own fashion business. |
Central Texas College • Killeen, TX
Studying Textile, Fashion Vocabulary (completion in 2012)
• 1/18/2012
"I will not complain. This school gave me a good jump off and an early start. I'm glad I went."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | It depends. If you have to live in Killeen then I'd certainly recommend it! If you have easy access to Austin or San Antonio then I say no. Proximity is key. |
| Program Reputation | 4 | There isn't a real call for fashion in Killeen. There isn't much of a reputation, besides that it's either CTC or driving to Austin every day. |
| Program Quality | 6 | CTC is not ideal for this path. They only offered a handful of classes, some of which I had to go to off campus. The only good thing was how awesome my textile professor was. |
| Instruction | 8 | The school is set in a small town so there wasn't a lot to offer. The only bright side was that the professors cared. |
| How Difficult | 4 | The program was neither too easy nor hard. The only reason I think it was so easy is because I loved learning! |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | The textile course was more hands-on. The vocabulary course was a little more book. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | Schedules are very flexible. School is year round and the short terms and mini-mesters are great. |
| Academic Facilities | 9 | The school offers everything for free, including tutors. The tutors are mainly for main courses though. |
| Social Life | 9 | They have friendly people. Since the school is next to the military base it also has a diverse culture. |
| Placement Services | I was never involved and can't form an opinion. | |
| Alumni Network | Everyone leaves the town after. There is no real alumni network. |
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