Runway models at the Los Angeles Trade Technical College fashion show, 2015. Los Angeles Almanac Photo.
Fashion schools, listed here alphabetically, are accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Location: 3801 W Temple Ave, Pomona, CA 91768
Type of School: Public university
Programs: Bachelors degree in Apparel Merchandising & Management
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024): $7,439/year (California resident); $19,319/year (non-California resident)
Location: 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840
Type of School: Public university
Programs: Minor in Fashion Design / Fashion Merchandising
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024): $7,008/year (California resident); $18,888/year (non-California resident)
Notable Graduates: Lewis Beale
Location: 16007 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA 90506
Type of School: Public community college
Programs: Associates degree in Fashion Design & Production / Fashion Merchandising
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024): $1,144/year (California resident); $7,144/year (non-California resident)
Location: 919 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Type of School: Private college, for-profit (associated with Arizona State University)
Programs: Associate and Bachelor degree in Fashion Design / Film & TV Costume Design / Apparel Industry Management / Apparel Technical Design / Menswear / International Manufacturing & Product Development / Merchandising & Marketing / Merchandise Product Development / Textile Design / Theatre Costume Design
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024): $34,325/year
Notable Graduates: Monique Lhuillier, Pamela Skaist-Levy, Randolph Duke, Lubov Azria, Gessica Brooke, Jill Dodd, Surily Goel, Sassa Jimenez, Karen Kane, Michael Kuluva, Santino Rice, Lil Debbie, Ashima Sharma, Yotam Solomon, Marlene Stewart
Location: 4901 East Carson St, Long Beach, CA 90808
Type of School: Public community college
Programs: Associate degree in Fashion Design / Fashion Merchandising
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024): $1,556/year (California resident); $11,440/year (non-California resident)
Location: 400 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Type of School: Public community college
Programs: Associate degree in Fashion Design / Fashion Merchandising / Fashion Technology / Certificate in Tailoring
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024): $1,238/year (California resident); $10,130/year (non-California resident)
Notable Graduates: Louella Ballerino, Rick Owens, Jeffrey Sebellia, Tadashi Shoji, Sue Wong
The Los Angeles Trade Technical College fashion program is the oldest of L.A.’s fashion schools. In 1925, the emerging L.A. apparel industry formed an innovative industry/education partnership with the new Frank Wiggins Trade School (present-day L.A. Trade Tech College) for training apparel workers. Today, the college's fashion department again offers innovative support to the industry with its Avanza Los Angeles Program (ALAS), which may well be the nation's first educational program focused on improving skill levels for a largely immigrant apparel industry work force.
Location: 1100 N Grand Ave, Walnut, CA 91789
Type of School: Public community college
Programs: Associate degree in Fashion Design / Apparel & Textile Marketing Management
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024): $1,364/year (California resident); $10,212/year (non-California resident)
Location: 9045 Lincoln Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Type of School: Independent private college, non-profit
Programs: Bachelor degree in Fashion Design
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024): $55,513/year
Notable Graduates: Cynthia Vincent, Angela Furlong, Rod Beattie, Chris Chang, Devon Burt, Robert Tuggle, Shawna Trpcic, Claire Pettibone, Educardo Lucero, Red Carter, Soo Koo, Marisol Gerona-Bradford, Amy Liu, Bao Tranchi, Yuree Jung, Heather Brown, Charmaine De Mello, Sandy Oh, Nurit Yeshuran, Debbie Sabet, Claire Chouinard, Marcus Le Blanc, Danh Tran, Sapna Parikh, Kirk Heiffer, Dana Engleman, Su Im Chung, Jennifer Neumeister, Westley Austin, Kristin Friedlander, Crystal Kim, Naomi Hwang, Sherise Shikai
Location: 1570 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106
Type of School: Public community college
Programs: Certificate, Associate degree in Apparel & Textiles
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024): $1,180/year (California resident); $10,756/year (non-California resident)
Notable Graduates: Bob Mackie
Location: 1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Type of School: Public community college
Programs: Certificate, Associate degree in Fashion Design / Merchandising
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024): $1,156/year (California resident); $9,316/year (non-California resident)
Location: 7500 N Glenoaks Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504
Type of School: Independent private university, non-profit
Programs: Bachelor degree in Fashion Design
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024): $44,886/year
Notable Graduates: William Travilla, Alexis Marcy, Natalie Yaru
Source of tuition data: National Center for Education Statistics-College Navigator
According to a number of fashion school ranking lists, Otis College of Art & Design has been ranked among the top ten fashion schools in the country.
