by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Apparel and Textiles Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,102 people earned their degree in general apparel and textiles, making the major the 279th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 66 general apparel and textiles graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Apparel and Textiles Major” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general apparel and textiles. That schools that top this list have a program in general apparel and textiles in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Apparel and Textiles Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree apparel and textiles students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Alameda. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Apparel and Textiles Major. This small school is located in Alameda, California, and it awarded 8 associates’s apparel and textiles degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Apparel & Textiles at College of Alameda
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fashion Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Apparel and Textiles Major list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s apparel and textiles degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Apparel & Textiles at Fashion Institute of Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sierra College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Apparel and Textiles Major list. Rocklin, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s apparel and textiles degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Apparel & Textiles at Sierra College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Antelope Valley College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Apparel and Textiles Major list. Antelope Valley College is a fairly large school located in Lancaster, California that handed out 6 associates’s apparel and textiles degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Apparel & Textiles at Antelope Valley College
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Apparel and Textiles Major that were part of this year’s ranking, El Camino College landed the #5 spot on the list. El Camino College is a public institution located in Torrance, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Apparel & Textiles at El Camino College
Monterey Peninsula College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Apparel and Textiles Major ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Monterey, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s apparel and textiles degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Monterey Peninsula College General Apparel & Textiles Report
Pasadena City College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Apparel and Textiles Major ranking. Pasadena, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s apparel and textiles degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Apparel & Textiles at Pasadena City College
Allan Hancock College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Apparel and Textiles Major list. Located in Santa Maria, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s apparel and textiles students in 2020-2021.
Full Allan Hancock College General Apparel & Textiles Report
With a ranking of #9, Fullerton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Apparel and Textiles Major list. Fullerton College is a fairly large public school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 2 associates’s apparel and textiles degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Apparel & Textiles at Fullerton College
Irvine Valley College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Apparel and Textiles Major ranking. Located in Irvine, California, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s apparel and textiles students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Apparel & Textiles at Irvine Valley College
Santa Rosa Junior College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Apparel and Textiles Major ranking. Located in Santa Rosa, California, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s apparel and textiles students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Apparel & Textiles at Santa Rosa Junior College
Academy of Art University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Apparel and Textiles Major list. Located in San Francisco, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s apparel and textiles students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Apparel & Textiles at Academy of Art University
With a ranking of #10, Saddleback College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Apparel and Textiles Major list. Located in Mission Viejo, California, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s apparel and textiles students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Apparel & Textiles at Saddleback College
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