College of Fashion & Textiles
From the Studio to the C-suite, Jefferson Graduates are Redefining the Future of the Fashion & Textile Industries
Jefferson’s College of Fashion & Textiles is a creative, collaborative community for students who aspire to shape a sustainable, equitable and inspired world.
Rooted in our distinction as the first textile school in the nation and strengthened by our globally recognized fashion programs, the college celebrates who we are: innovators grounded in heritage, makers guided by purpose and leaders prepared for impact.
By uniting these textile and fashion strengths within one college, we amplify our academic identity and elevate our presence on the international stage.
Create the future, find your joy, change the world
As a student in the College of Fashion & Textiles, you will engage in an immersive and globally connected learning environment that bridges artisanal traditions with emerging technologies.
Aligned with professional practice, our educators help cultivate empathetic, ethical problem-solvers who weave together design and technology to build dynamic careers and meaningful lives.
At Jefferson’s College of Fashion & Textiles, we improve lives by fashioning the future of our disciplines through bold, collaborative innovation. Here, students do more than enter an industry—they redefine it.
Undergraduate Academic Programs
Graduate Academic Programs
Non-Degree Programs
Programs for High School Students Fashion & Textile Summer Academy 2026
Jefferson’s highly ranked Bachelor of Science Programs in Textile Design, Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising & Management are offering a week-long combined pre-college workshop from July 13-17 for high school students to explore a future in fashion. Guided by the theme “Designing Hope,” participants will learn how clothing and design can inspire change, tell stories and imagine better futures.
Design, Engineering & Commerce (DEC) Core Curriculum
This core curriculum focuses on building the durable skills necessary for today's professional world. Spanning multiple colleges, it fosters collaboration among designers, engineers and business majors to give students the breadth of expertise that goes beyond the boundaries of a traditional degree to aggressively address changes in the 21st-century work world, where a sophisticated interdisciplinary understanding makes young professionals more effective in their own field of expertise and enhances their ability to lead and succeed.
