Student Experience
Our college is home to opportunities — and a community — you won’t find anywhere else.
A Complete Education
Many institutions offer a textiles program or two. Only our college offers a comprehensive textiles education, backed by unmatched experiences you make your own.
Here, you can tap into the high-impact learning, extensive industry connections and worldwide engagement that are unique to us — not to mention all the resources of North Carolina’s largest university. From student-run fashion shows to senior design projects for brands like Under Armour or Red Bull, you can lead with like-minded peers.
Develop your passion for sustainability, pursue undergraduate research or study overseas in cities from Manchester to Melbourne. Tailor your experience to the things you care about. Then turn them into a fulfilling career.
Can we get a little commotion for our first group of Textile Pioneer Scholars?!
The Textile Pioneers Scholarship was founded to support students from rural areas of the state who have a strong interest in the textile industry. Our first group of graduates are ready to make their marks with their degrees in hand.
Read about their experiences at #NCStateWilson and what life after graduation will look like for them at the link in our bio.
Can we get a little commotion for our first group of Textile Pioneer Scholars?!
The Textile Pioneers Scholarship was founded to support students from rural areas of the state who have a strong interest in the textile industry. Our first group of graduates are ready to make their marks with their degrees in hand.
Read about their experiences at #NCStateWilson and what life after graduation will look like for them at the link in our bio.
Step into a rivet-ing day in the life of a leathersmithing intern!
From raw hides to handcrafted pieces, our FTD ‘26 student Amelia Boys is learning the ropes one stitch at a time!
Don’t forget to tag us @ncstatewilson in your internship pics. We’d love to see what you’re up to this summer!
Step into a rivet-ing day in the life of a leathersmithing intern!
From raw hides to handcrafted pieces, our FTD ‘26 student Amelia Boys is learning the ropes one stitch at a time!
Don’t forget to tag us @ncstatewilson in your internship pics. We’d love to see what you’re up to this summer!
FTD: 216 ➡️ mini collections inspired by designers throughout history 🧐
Sophomore fashion design students were randomly assigned a designer and decade from the last century. They created mini-collections influenced by these designers’ processes and preferences!
Swipe through to see Norah Philbin’s designs inspired by Stephen Burrows, Ethan Sadler’s pieces influenced by Yves Saint Laurent, Lucy DeWolf’s looks from the perspective of Madeline Vionnet, Hope Scarlet’s looks based off of Jean Paul Gaultier, Lainey Volz influenced by Madame Gres and Helen Remington’s based off of Schiaparelli.
FTD: 216 ➡️ mini collections inspired by designers throughout history 🧐
Sophomore fashion design students were randomly assigned a designer and decade from the last century. They created mini-collections influenced by these designers’ processes and preferences!
Swipe through to see Norah Philbin’s designs inspired by Stephen Burrows, Ethan Sadler’s pieces influenced by Yves Saint Laurent, Lucy DeWolf’s looks from the perspective of Madeline Vionnet, Hope Scarlet’s looks based off of Jean Paul Gaultier, Lainey Volz influenced by Madame Gres and Helen Remington’s based off of Schiaparelli.
Peek into a day in the life of an Abercrombie & Fitch CAD designer!✨💻
Brianne’s (B.S. FTD-TD ‘22) story is a great example of how an internship can land you that dream job!
Read more about Brianne’s experience interning and working at Abercrombie through the link in our bio.
Peek into a day in the life of an Abercrombie & Fitch CAD designer!✨💻
Brianne’s (B.S. FTD-TD ‘22) story is a great example of how an internship can land you that dream job!
Read more about Brianne’s experience interning and working at Abercrombie through the link in our bio.
Using the power of welding to improve natural fibers!
This year, these textile engineering and textile technology students at #NCStateWilson assessed the mechanical performance of 100% long staple cotton yarns that had been treated with the Clarus process, a process that claims to improve the strength and dye-ability of cotton yarns, for their @tettseniordesign capstone project.
If you want to learn about their project findings, click the link in the bio to read more!
Using the power of welding to improve natural fibers!
This year, these textile engineering and textile technology students at #NCStateWilson assessed the mechanical performance of 100% long staple cotton yarns that had been treated with the Clarus process, a process that claims to improve the strength and dye-ability of cotton yarns, for their @tettseniordesign capstone project.
If you want to learn about their project findings, click the link in the bio to read more!
We love seeing how brands like @telfarglobal are making the fashion industry more inclusive! Ph.D. candidate Keira Moore tells us about the brand’s impact on the industry.
We love seeing how brands like @telfarglobal are making the fashion industry more inclusive! Ph.D. candidate Keira Moore tells us about the brand’s impact on the industry.
Happy summer Wilson! Here are the top five fashion trends for summer 2024 ☀️
Which trends are you planning to participate in??
Happy summer Wilson! Here are the top five fashion trends for summer 2024 ☀️
Which trends are you planning to participate in??
The learning at #NCStateWilson just never stops!
Recent FTM-FDPM grads joined Professor Kate-Annett Hitchcock at a sun-filled conference in Daytona Beach hosted by the Network Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors.
Emerson Huffman and Phillip Fries chatted with industry leaders, networked with other peers in their field and even had a surprise beachfront yoga session.
Swipe through to see how much fun they had.
The learning at #NCStateWilson just never stops!
Recent FTM-FDPM grads joined Professor Kate-Annett Hitchcock at a sun-filled conference in Daytona Beach hosted by the Network Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors.
Emerson Huffman and Phillip Fries chatted with industry leaders, networked with other peers in their field and even had a surprise beachfront yoga session.
Swipe through to see how much fun they had.
Discovering her interest in fashion in high school and being from New Jersey, Lilly Barozzini (FD ‘24) could have chosen to attend FIT or Parsons, but she says #NCStateWilson was always her first choice.
“I toured a lot of schools in New York, and it just felt very much like New York would inspire you, but the space and the people wouldn’t. I’ve always been a person that needs a community,” she says. “And then coming here in high school for the Summer Textile Exploration Program, I fell in love with the studio space and the people that I met.”
Lilly is now excited to get started on her next chapter working at Abercrombie & Fitch! Read more about Lilly and the community she fostered at Wilson at the link in our bio.
Discovering her interest in fashion in high school and being from New Jersey, Lilly Barozzini (FD ‘24) could have chosen to attend FIT or Parsons, but she says #NCStateWilson was always her first choice.
“I toured a lot of schools in New York, and it just felt very much like New York would inspire you, but the space and the people wouldn’t. I’ve always been a person that needs a community,” she says. “And then coming here in high school for the Summer Textile Exploration Program, I fell in love with the studio space and the people that I met.”
Lilly is now excited to get started on her next chapter working at Abercrombie & Fitch! Read more about Lilly and the community she fostered at Wilson at the link in our bio.
A Whole World of Textiles
Our college is tight-knit, which means everyone knows your name and you can find your niche. But you can also access everything you’d expect at one of the nation’s leading public universities, from a wealth of student organizations to world-class wellness and recreation facilities to the best entrepreneurship programming in the Southeast.
And your opportunities don’t stop at our campus in Raleigh. We’ve developed ties with some of the nation’s best companies — over the course of more than 120 years — to ensure you can pursue exciting internships and gain invaluable real-world experience. Our global reputation will open doors for you around the world.
In fact, only one other college at NC State sees a higher proportion of its students pursue study abroad — and they make it a requirement. For us, it’s one experience among many designed to maximize your college journey and prepare you for life.
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A Community Behind You
Whatever you choose to do here, you’ll have the support of faculty, staff and other students who share your values and care deeply about your goals. From the moment you arrive, we’ll work with you to dig into your passions, map out a career path and help you access all the tools, support and guidance you need to thrive.
As a college with deep ties to the surging global textiles industry, we do everything we can to ensure our students hit the ground running after graduation. And we stay committed to your success with lifetime career services and an incomparable alumni network. Once you’re with us, we’re behind you all the way.
