The Pratt Institute in Brooklyn is a private college founded in 1887. Students can earn an undergraduate degree in fashion design and learn from faculty members with valuable experiences in the fashion industry. Students get school-issued laptops while enrolled and can join the Fashion Society student organization. The school holds an annual fashion show and provides other opportunities for fashion students to express themselves. The career services office publishes a guide for fashion majors about life after graduation and even posts digital portfolios of students' work online.
Pratt Institute
200 Willoughby Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11205
718-636-360
pratt.edu
The Fashion Institute of Technology, also known as FIT, offers undergraduate degrees in fabric styling and fashion merchandising management. The first major is for those who want to learn more about fabric and textiles, while the second major teaches students about the retail business and marketing. There is also a master degree in fashion studies that covers the history and theories of fashion. The libraries and fashion museum are good resources for students who want to supplement their classes. The school's ultimate purpose is to prepare people to work as costume buyers, designers, clothing buyers and teachers.
Fashion Institute of Technology
Seventh Avenue at 27 Street
New York, NY 10001
212-217-7999
fitnyc.edu
Parsons The New School for Design is part of the New School private college. Fashion students can learn from the many exhibits and lectures at the New York City campus. Famous alumni include designers Marc Jacobs and Donna Karan. You can earn a bachelor degree in fashion design or a master degree in fashion design and society. The fashion design major is for people who want to understand every aspect of designing clothes. If you want a certificate rather than a degree, you can earn one in fashion design or fashion business. The school holds information sessions to help applicants prepare a portfolio of their previous work.
Parsons The New School for Design
66 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10011
212-229-8989
newschool.edu