You don’t need to look any further than El Centro College’s program in Fashion Design, a dynamic, hands-on program that will take you as far as you want to go with your career and design goals. We offer a top-notch education stressing the essential skills every fashion designer should have: sewing, pattern-making and designing — but at a fraction of the cost of high-priced design schools and art institutes.

With its growing apparel industry, Dallas is an ideal place for Fashion Design students to hone their skills and gain valuable work experience.

Our program graduates, who work all over the world, will tell you emphatically that the skills they learned at El Centro are head and shoulders above the competition’s.

See profiles of some of our Fashion Design alumni.

Whichever direction you choose — creative design, business and sales, or a combination of both — El Centro’s Fashion Design program can give you the marketable edge you’ll need to succeed in a fantastically rewarding and challenging career in the fashion industry.

Fashion Design Degree and Certificate Options

DCCCD’s Fashion Design program, located at El Centro College in downtown Dallas, offers three associate degrees and a certificate with the following specializations:

Other Degree and Certificate Options

The Dallas County Community College District offers nearly 350 career and technical degrees and certificates, plus 36 academic degrees. For more information, see a chart of our degree plans by location.