美国西部最好的20所艺术设计院校！

发布时间：2015-04-02     来源：美国留学

下面是美国西部最好的20所艺术设计院校，留学美国网稍作整理，供大家参考。

注意：这里的西部地区包括加州、俄勒冈州、华盛顿州、阿拉斯加州、夏威夷州及爱达荷州。

 Top 20 Fashion Design Schools in the West

 1. Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, California

The Fashion Design Department at Otis College of Design (OTIS) offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Fashion Design. Program highlights include an annual fashion show and access to famous guest design mentors such as Billabong, Venus Williams, and Urban Outfitters. All OTIS students have the opportunity to enroll in the school’s Study Abroad program during their final years of study. Past study destinations include the Island country of Palau, Venice, Belgium, France, China, and Italy. Travel Study Tours to New York City are also on the menu.

2. Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

The School of Design and Human Environment at Oregon State University (OSU) is home to the popular Fashion Program at OSU. The School offers a BS in Apparel Design and an MA, MAIS (Master of Arts in International Studies), and PhD in Design and Human Environment. All fashion students (graduate or undergraduate) may participate in the School of Design and Human Environment annual fashion show—designed, modeled, built, managed, and promoted by OSU students.

3. Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California

The Academy of Art University School of Fashion offers a large collection programs for aspiring fashion designers. Options include AA, BFA, and MFA degrees in Textiles, Knitwear, Merchandising, and Design, an AA or BFA in Visual Merchandising, and an AA in Menswear. AA, BFA, and MFA degrees in Illustration are also on the menu as well as several online options including AA, BFA, or MFA degrees in Fashion and an Online Award of Completion (OAC) in Fashion Design.

Established in 1969, the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) consists of four well-placed campuses in the state’s top fashion, entertainment, and manufacturing cities. FIDM campuses include Los Angeles (home of the famous LA Fashion District which features the largest selection of textiles and notions in the United States), San Francisco, Orange (Irvine, CA), and San Diego. The school is home to 8,000 students and 500 faculty members, and it offers 22 creative majors, 2-year Associate of Arts degrees and a BS degree.

Established in 1907, California College of Arts educates artists of all kinds in the areas of Fine Arts, Design, Writing, and Architecture. The school, which sits on a green 4-acre campus in one of the world’s top technology centers, is located right next to the city's famous design district. CCA offers a total of 33 BA, BArch, BFA, MArch, MA, MBA, and MFA degree programs.

6. California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, California

The College of Health and Human Services-Department of Family & Consumer Sciences at California State University Long Beach (CSULB) offers several programs for aspiring fashion designers. The Department offers a BA in Apparel Design (Textiles & Clothing), a Double Major in Fashion Merchandising and Textiles & Clothing, an MBA with a Specialization in Fashion Merchandising and Design, and Minors in Fashion Merchandising and Design and Textiles & Clothing.

Established in 1958, California State University-Northridge is home to 36,208 students. The campus sits on 353 park-like acres in the San Fernando Valley—just 16 miles from Los Angeles and the famous LA Fashion District. CSUN offers 64 baccalaureate degrees, 58 master's degrees, 2 professional doctorate degrees, and 55 teaching credential programs across eight academic colleges.

Established in 1997, the Art Institute of California-San Francisco is home to around 1,600 students and it offers 25 programs in the areas of Design, Media Arts, Culinary Art, and Fashion. Offerings for aspiring fashion designers include AS and BFA degrees in Fashion Design and a Fashion Retailing Diploma. Highlights include an exceptional career services center, the perfect location (the heart of San Francisco near Civic Center Plaza), and access to art museums, shopping, an arts and crafts market and more.

The Art Institute of California-Hollywood offers several top-tier programs for aspiring fashion designers. Offerings include AS and BFA degrees in Fashion Design and a Fashion Retailing Diploma. The Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges accredits the Art Institute of California-Hollywood and its programs.

Home to hundreds of art and design students from the U.S. and abroad, the Art Institute of California-Los Angeles offers Media Arts, Design, Culinary, and Fashion Design programs. Offerings for aspiring fashion designers include a BFA in Fashion Design. The BFA program offers immersive study and training in the areas of Patternmaking, Fashion Drawing, Digital Textile Design, Trends & Concepts in Apparel, Technical Drawing, Product Development, Business Ownership, Concept Development, Sewing Techniques, Event & Fashion Show Production, and more.

The School of Media, Culture & Design at Woodbury University offers a BFA in Fashion Design and a Design Foundation program (interdisciplinary). The School of Business offers another program that may interest fashion designers looking to start their own companies or work in a management position. The School offers a unique Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Fashion Management and Fashion Marketing.

The Art Institute of Portland (AI Portland) offers several top-rated program for aspiring fashion designers. The programs lead to an Associate of Arts (AA), a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) or a Diploma. Offerings include AA and BFA degrees in Apparel Design and Apparel Accessory Design. A Fashion Retailing Diploma is also on the menu. Students looking to enhance their education and career opportunities might consider the BFA in Photography & Design, where they will explore Fashion Photography and Studio Management, or the Design Management BFA, which explores Art and Design, Entrepreneurism, and Project Management.

Academy of Couture Art is one of the region’s top fashion schools. It offers an array of programs from Pattern Design to an Intensive English Language program. Program offerings include AA and BA degrees in Fashion Design, AA and BS degrees in Pattern Design, and Certificates in Creative Fashion Design Laboratory, Professional Fashion Design Laboratory, Creative Pattern Design Laboratory, and Professional Pattern Design Laboratory.

Washington State University (WSU) is home to the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, which houses the Department of Apparel, Merchandising, Design, and Textiles (AMDT)—home of WSU’s Apparel and Textiles program. The Program, which is the only state-supported 4-year Apparel and Textiles program, offers BA and MA degrees in Apparel and Textiles with Specialization Tracks in Apparel Design and Merchandising.

The University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH Manoa), College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources houses the Family and Consumer Sciences Department is home of the Fashion Design and Merchandising program (FDM). The FDM Program features study in the areas of Apparel Design and Construction, Textile Properties, Fashion Trend Analysis, Costume History, International Trade Issues, Fashion Sketching, Retail Buying and Merchandise Management, and Social and Cultural Aspects of Dress. The program leads to a BS in Fashion Design and Merchandising.

Established in 1899 as the San Francisco State Normal School, San Francisco State University (SFSU) is one of 23 campuses in the California State University (CSU) system. It is home to 30,500 students making it one of the largest schools in the U.S. The school, which consists of a 141-acre campus in a residential area of the city and a campus in Downtown San Francisco, offers nearly 200 Certificate, Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate degree programs.

Established in 1891, Seattle Pacific University (SPU) sits on a 40-acre campus just 10 minutes from Downtown Seattle. The school is home to 4,270 students enrolled in more than 230 academic programs, across six colleges and schools. The College of Arts and Sciences houses the Division of Sciences-Department of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS)—home of the Clothing & Textiles Program at SPU.

Established in 1889, the University of Idaho (U-Idaho) is the flagship university of the State of Idaho. The school opened with just 40 students and one professor. Today the school is home to 3,159 faculty and staff and nearly 12,493 students enrolled in 130 Bachelor's, 88 Master's, and 32 Doctorial programs. The school also has five locations including Moscow (main campus), Boise, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Falls, and Post Falls, ID. The main campus in Moscow sits on roughly 12,500 acres and it houses 10 colleges. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is home of the Fashion Program at U-Idaho. Options include a BS in Clothing, Textiles & Design and an MS in Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) with a Focus in Clothing.

Established in 1938, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) is part of the 23-campus California State University System. Home to more than 23,000 students, the school sits on a 1,438-acre campus just 30 miles east of Downtown Los Angeles. One of only two polytechnic universities in the State of California, Cal Poly Pomona houses eight academic colleges offering more than 130 degree programs.

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