Founded in 1978, the Savannah College of Art and Design is an independent non-profit college dedicated to providing excellent arts education and effective career preparation. SCAD has small class sizes and a very diverse community with students and faculty coming from all 50 states and 100 countries. SCAD campuses in Savannah and Atlanta offer a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program in fashion, as well as two graduate master's programs in fashion. Fashion students are able to work with designers and other industry professionals in mentoring programs and workshops. SCAD also has an annual fashion show that is covered by national and international media.
Savannah College of Art and Design
PO Box 3146
Savannah, GA 31402-3146
(912) 525-5000
www.scad.edu
Clark Atlanta University is a private university related to the United Methodist Church. It was formed in 1988 when two historically black institutions (Atlanta University and Clark College, both originally founded in the 1860s) were consolidated. CAU's campus covers more than 126 acres less than two miles outside of downtown Atlanta. CAU offers a bachelor's degree in fashion design/marketing with a concentration in design. The program focuses on training students to develop apparel for a variety of markets. Students are required to complete one internship and can complete two more as electives.
Clark Atlanta University
223 James P. Brawley Drive, SW
Atlanta, GA 30314-4391
(404) 880-8000
www.cau.edu
Founded in 1878, Brenau University is a private women-only liberal arts college. Brenau's Art and Design Department offers a BFA fashion design program. The program's curriculum is based in liberal arts and allows students to focus on the area of fashion that interests them most. Students are prepared for careers in product development, manufacturing, sourcing or fashion styling.
Brenau University
500 Washington Street SE
Gainesville, GA 30501
(770) 534-6299
www.brenau.edu
American Intercontinental University: Atlanta is a private university located 15 minutes from downtown Atlanta in the Perimeter business community. AIU Atlanta offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts in fashion design degree with concentrations in costume design and fashion design, as well as a BFA degree in fashion marketing and design. The fashion design program aims to develop creative and innovative designers who are technically skilled and knowledgeable about consumer needs. Training covers sketching, garment construction, patternmaking, draping, computer-aided design, illustration, and portfolio development.
American Intercontinental University: Atlanta
6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, 500 Embassy Row
Atlanta, GA 33032
(404) 965-5700
www.buckhead.aiuniv.edu/