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The World of Textiles Awaits

It's a multibillion-dollar global industry that's integrated into everything we do — and you could drive the field's next big advancements.

Leading the Way in Textiles Education

Textiles are all around us: from the playing field to the runway, shielding first responders from danger or even shoring up a human heart. At the Wilson College of Textiles, we teach you to apply textiles thinking to the grand challenges facing our world.

By the time you leave here, you’ll know there are thousands of ways to use what you’ve learned in a career that you’ll love. And because ours is the only college on this continent solely focused on textiles, our graduates are among the most sought-out anywhere.

Academics

Discover our wealth of undergraduate, graduate and K-12 programs — and all the places they can take you.

Research

See how our faculty blaze trails in textiles research and innovation to create a better world for everyone.

Our Programs

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Undergraduate

From marketing and engineering to design and chemistry, our programs cover the full range of textile applications — and prepare you for any career.
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Graduate

Pursue your master’s degree or Ph.D. at a globally recognized destination for textiles innovation.
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K-12

Start exploring the possibilities of textiles through pre-college summer camps.

The Partner of Choice

NC State was built to create prosperity. Since 1899, the Wilson College of Textiles has shared that mission. As the only college in North America dedicated to textiles, we’re the destination of choice for anyone who needs textiles expertise — including some of the biggest brands on the planet.

Learn how we support industry
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May 22, 2026

Undergraduates Develop Solutions for Industry Leaders in Senior Design

Seniors majoring in textile engineering and textile technology took on year-long development projects for the Senior Design capstone course.
Sophia Thompson looks down at her forearm, which is being equipped with an armband with embedded technology. Her dark hair is in a slicked-back ponytail and she wears a navy and white striped sweater. To the right is another student fastening the armband, and a lab is laid out behind them with two other student in frame working on countertops.

May 20, 2026

Undergraduate Conducts Research in Emerging Wearable Electronics Lab

Sophia Thompson first heard of the SHIFT lab during a guest lecture from its principal investigator, Amanda Mills. At the time, Thompson was a fresh face in fashion and textile management, having just transferred into the program from human biology.   The Smart Holistically Integrated and Functional Textiles (SHIFT) Research Group is a laboratory of graduate…
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May 18, 2026

Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Student Thrives in the Spinning Lab

Kat Charrier has grown her confidence and technical skill set during her time working in the Zeis Textiles Extension, which has only aided her academic path in management.

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Don’t walk, RUN to our bio to learn more about the 2026 DONT WALK Charity Fashion Show, featuring fashion design student Sarah Grace Simas!
#DontWalk #NCStateWilson

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Don’t walk, RUN to our bio to learn more about the 2026 DONT WALK Charity Fashion Show, featuring fashion design student Sarah Grace Simas! #DontWalk #NCStateWilson ℹ️ Compilation of clips showing process work of Sarah Grace Simas’ fashion designs, then switches to show clips of the final designs on the DONT WALK Charity Fashion Show runway.

🎵✨ Do you want the first-year studio tour? We can take you to the first, second, third floor 🎵✨ … but it’s on the fourth floor, so that probably wouldn’t be helpful.

Every year, the newest class of students majoring in fashion and textile design spends two semesters in first-year studio, a course that teaches them the fundamentals of design.

First-year student Naomi Schwankl-Jobe (FTD-FD) was nice enough to show us around!

Head to the link in our bio to see all the things you’ll learn and create as a first-year FTD student!

ℹ️ Naomi Schwankl-Jobe giving a tour of the first-year studio. She shows the common space, the classroom and the computer lab.

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🎵✨ Do you want the first-year studio tour? We can take you to the first, second, third floor 🎵✨ … but it’s on the fourth floor, so that probably wouldn’t be helpful. Every year, the newest class of students majoring in fashion and textile design spends two semesters in first-year studio, a course that teaches them the fundamentals of design. First-year student Naomi Schwankl-Jobe (FTD-FD) was nice enough to show us around! Head to the link in our bio to see all the things you’ll learn and create as a first-year FTD student! ℹ️ Naomi Schwankl-Jobe giving a tour of the first-year studio. She shows the common space, the classroom and the computer lab.

At the Wilson College of Textiles, we learn from the best!

Meet one of Wilson’s many talented and experienced professors, Delisia Matthews, Ph.D. She has worked in the marketing industry and brings real-world knowledge to her classroom.

🎥 Learn how she transitioned from being a student to an accomplished professor.

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At the Wilson College of Textiles, we learn from the best! Meet one of Wilson’s many talented and experienced professors, Delisia Matthews, Ph.D. She has worked in the marketing industry and brings real-world knowledge to her classroom. 🎥 Learn how she transitioned from being a student to an accomplished professor.

We’re still processing this moment. 🤯

At today’s commencement ceremony, Anil Kochhar announced that he and his wife, Marilyn, are making a remarkable gift to cover all the final-year education loans for the Wilson College class of 2026.

“Marilyn and I hope that all of you leave Reynolds Coliseum today not only with a degree but with greater freedom to pursue your goals, take risks and build the lives you’ve worked so hard to achieve,” Kochhar said.

Kochhar made this gift in honor of his father, the late Wilson College of Textiles alumnus Prakash Chand Kochhar ’50, ’52.

Head to the link in our bio to read more about this incredible news and what it means for our grads.

ℹ️ Anil Kochhar speaking at a podium to the May 2026 Wilson College of Textiles graduates.

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We’re still processing this moment. 🤯 At today’s commencement ceremony, Anil Kochhar announced that he and his wife, Marilyn, are making a remarkable gift to cover all the final-year education loans for the Wilson College class of 2026. “Marilyn and I hope that all of you leave Reynolds Coliseum today not only with a degree but with greater freedom to pursue your goals, take risks and build the lives you’ve worked so hard to achieve,” Kochhar said. Kochhar made this gift in honor of his father, the late Wilson College of Textiles alumnus Prakash Chand Kochhar ’50, ’52. Head to the link in our bio to read more about this incredible news and what it means for our grads. ℹ️ Anil Kochhar speaking at a podium to the May 2026 Wilson College of Textiles graduates.

This is what innovation looks like 🤩

Huge congratulations to our senior textile technology and textile engineering students who presented their year-long capstone projects last week!

Click the link in our bio to learn more about Senior Design!

ℹ️ A compilation of clips from Design Day, hosted in the Wilson College of Textiles W. Duke Kimbrell Atrium. Each clips show senior design students, their poster boards and their projects.

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This is what innovation looks like 🤩 Huge congratulations to our senior textile technology and textile engineering students who presented their year-long capstone projects last week! Click the link in our bio to learn more about Senior Design! ℹ️ A compilation of clips from Design Day, hosted in the Wilson College of Textiles W. Duke Kimbrell Atrium. Each clips show senior design students, their poster boards and their projects.

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