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California Fashion Design Schools and Degree Programs

Career Information for Fashion Designers in California

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Fast Facts for Fashion Designers in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Francisco and Santa Ana
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Jose and Riverside
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Santa Ana and San Francisco

Salaries for Fashion Designers in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Francisco and Oakland. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Fashion Designers in California are listed below.

Selected Fashion Design Schools in California

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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The Art Institutes
Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Ana

The Art Institutes (AI) provides programs that stimulate the minds of its students with programs in design, the arts, game programming, culinary cuisine, and fashion.

  • Programs: Accessory Design, Apparel/Fashion Design, Visual Arts, Visual Communications
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor , Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Brooks Institute
Santa Barbara

Specializes in training related to filmmaking and photography, the schools training programs culiminate in a Bachelor's degree, or even a Master's degree in Photography.

  • Programs: Visual Journalism
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

International Academy of Design and Technology
Sacramento

Career-oriented design, visual arts and communications curricula in about ten major U.S. metro areas. Flexible class schedules and online study are available for working students.

  • Programs: Fashion Design, Fashion Design And Marketing, Fashion Design And Merchandising, Visual Communication
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

ITT Technical Institute
Anaheim, Lathrop, Oxnard, Rancho Cordova, San Bernardino, San Diego, Sylmar, Torrance, West Covina

With over 100 campuses in 34 states nationwide and online programs offered as well, the ITT Technical Institutes may have a program that is convenient for you. ITT Tech is dedicated to teaching technology.

  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Fashion Designers in California

AIU Online
Online

Students can complete their career-oriented degree entirely through web-based classes attended at the their convenience and from just about anywhere that has quality Internet access.

  • Programs: Visual Communication
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

More California Fashion Design Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Academy of Art UniversitySan FranciscoMasters11,334
American River CollegeSacramentoAssociate33,821
Art Center College of DesignPasadenaMasters1,832
Bethesda Christian UniversityAnaheimMasters & First Professional345
California College of the ArtsOaklandMasters1,613
California Institute of the ArtsValenciaMasters1,324
California State University-ChicoChicoMasters17,034
Canada CollegeRedwood CityAssociate5,764
Chaffey CollegeRancho CucamongaAssociate18,736
City College of San FranciscoSan FranciscoAssociate46,411
College of MarinKentfieldAssociate6,476
College of the SequoiasVisaliaAssociate11,697
Cuesta CollegeSan Luis ObispoAssociate10,920
El Camino CollegeTorranceAssociate24,895
Folsom Lake CollegeFolsomAssociate8,193
Fullerton CollegeFullertonAssociate20,719
Glendale Community College GlendaleGlendaleAssociate16,827
Long Beach City CollegeLong BeachAssociate25,536
Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos AngelesAssociate13,194
Mendocino CollegeUkiahAssociate4,347
Monterey Peninsula CollegeMontereyAssociate9,238
Mount Jacinto CollegeSan JacintoAssociate14,197
Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnutAssociate29,842
Mt Sierra CollegeMonroviaBachelor511
Ohlone CollegeFremontAssociate11,083
Orange Coast CollegeCosta MesaAssociate24,424
Otis College of Art and DesignLos AngelesMasters1,177
Palomar CollegeSan MarcosAssociate27,222
Porterville CollegePortervilleAssociate3,773
Saddleback CollegeMission ViejoAssociate18,371
San Diego Mesa CollegeSan DiegoAssociate21,437
San Diego Miramar CollegeSan DiegoAssociate10,650
San Francisco Art InstituteSan FranciscoMasters655
San Joaquin Delta CollegeStocktonAssociate18,668
Santa Ana CollegeSanta AnaAssociate33,514
Santa Monica CollegeSanta MonicaAssociate28,958
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta RosaAssociate25,626
Solano Community CollegeFairfieldAssociate11,163
The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los AngelesLos AngelesBachelor4,644
The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San FranciscoSan FranciscoAssociate1,031
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeleyDoctorate & First Professional34,940
University of California-DavisDavisDoctorate & First Professional29,796
Ventura CollegeVenturaAssociate12,603
West Valley CollegeSaratogaAssociate11,210
Woodbury UniversityBurbankMasters1,539

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Fashion Designers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Fashion Designers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Fashion Designers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
San Francisco310$80,1603.4
Santa Ana390$69,8402.8
Oakland110$75,7601.2
Riverside110$51,6300.9
San Jose70$61,8800.8
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