by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Fashion Design is the 223rd most popular major in the country with 3,103 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across California, there were 486 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 237 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California” ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fashion design. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in fashion design.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California”.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. FIDM Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 140 associates’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Los Angeles Trade Technical College Fashion Design Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego Mesa College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California. Located in San Diego, California, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s fashion studies students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Valley College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California list. West Valley College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saratoga, California. It awarded 6 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
American River College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California ranking. American River is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Monica College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California ranking. Santa Monica College is a public institution located in Santa Monica, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Palomar College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California list. San Marcos, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fashion studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Orange Coast College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California list. Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #10, Long Beach City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California list. Long Beach City College is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 4 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fashion Design at Long Beach City College
Fullerton College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California list. Fullerton College is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mt. San Antonio College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California ranking. Mt. SAC is a large public school situated in Walnut, California. It awarded 3 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Academy of Art University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California list. This medium-sized school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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City College of San Francisco ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fashion studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fashion Design at City College of San Francisco
Santa Ana College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California list. SAC is located in Santa Ana, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.
Chaffey College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California ranking. Rancho Cucamonga, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fashion studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Saddleback College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California ranking, coming in at #17. Mission Viejo, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fashion studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California ranking. Located in Santa Rosa, California, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s fashion studies students in 2020-2021.
College of the Sequoias did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California ranking, coming in at #19. This fairly large school is located in Visalia, California, and it awarded 14 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cuesta College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California ranking, coming in at #19. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fashion studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Beverly Hills Design Institute did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California ranking, coming in at #19. BHDI is a small private for-profit school situated in Beverly Hills, California. It awarded 0 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Fashion Design at Beverly Hills Design Institute
Ventura College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California ranking, coming in at #19. Ventura College is a fairly large public school situated in Ventura, California. It awarded 0 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Canada College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California ranking. Canada College is a public institution located in Redwood City, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
San Joaquin Delta College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fashion Design at San Joaquin Delta College
Irvine Valley College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California ranking. Located in Irvine, California, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s fashion studies students in 2020-2021.
Monterey Peninsula College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in California list. Monterey, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fashion studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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