Colleges for Fashion in California

California College of the Arts

• Founded in 1907, California College of the Arts is most known for its wide variety of undergraduate and graduate programs in the areas of architecture, design, fine arts and writing. One of its programs is fashion design, a four-year program cultivating skills of creativity, curiosity and innovation while emphasizing fashion practice and imaginative thinking. The curriculum focuses not only on applications such as draping, pattern cutting, sewing, knitting and illustration, but also the humanities and sciences. Lectures, guest speakers, field trips and juried reviews improve students' knowledge in the field. There are merit scholarships available for those who qualify.

  California College of the Arts
  1111 Eighth St.,
  San Francisco, CA 94107-2247
  415-703-9500
  cca.edu

Otis College of Art and Design

• Creativity, imagination and skills are key concepts the Otis College of Art and Design teaches. Fashion design is one of the four-year courses this college offers, and the program involves enhancing artistic and technical skills related to clothing construction. It provides information about fashion design and helps students express their ideas verbally, visually and digitally. Other than subjects related to fashion design, students must also take subjects in the area of humanities and the sciences.

  Otis College of Art and Design
  9045 Lincoln Boulevard,
  Los Angeles, CA 90045
  310-665-6800
  otis.edu

Academy of Couture Art

• Academy of Couture Art offers programs filled with hands-on and student-centered activities. Academy of Couture Art offers four degree programs designed to educate students in the fashion industry. These courses include associate of arts degree in fashion design, associate of arts degree in pattern design, bachelor of arts degree in fashion design and bachelor's of arts degree in fashion design. Associate's degrees last for two to three years, while bachelor's degrees last for at least four years. Bachelor's degrees require more units and are more extensive; associate's degrees are short-course programs students can complete and then continue to bachelor's degrees. Other than subjects related to fashion design, students must take units in the area of liberal arts. The academy provides financial assistance as well.

  Academy of Couture Art
  PDC, 8687 Melrose Ave., Suite G520
  West Hollywood, CA 90069
  310-360-8888
  academyofcoutureart.com