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.
🌟The most magical internship at The Most Magical Place On Earth!🌟
Lifelong Disney fanatic Jamie Piraino (FTD-TD ‘27) has spent her semester on Disney Live Entertainment’s character costume buying team. She helps with purchase orders for fabric, checks color swatches and joins in on conversations about fabric redevelopment.
“A big part of why I got this position is that I understand textiles and how they’re made,” she says.
A perk of the job? Free admission to Disney World.
Head to the link in our bio to read about an internship that feels right out of a fairytale!
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.
Hey Wilson, finals are just around the corner 😬
But NC State has really cute places to study 😎
Keep watching to see our students’ favorite places to lock in.
ℹ️ Allie Albrecht asks students about their favorite study spots on campus, including 321 Coffee, the fountain at the Courtyard, The Shuttle Inn and the third floor of Wilson College by the windows.
✅ A capstone project that makes a difference
These Wilson students are developing more comfortable protective gear for wildland firefighters.
It’s just one of many real-world solutions that are in the works thanks to Senior Design. In this year-long capstone course, seniors majoring in textile engineering and textile technology partner up with industry sponsors to tackle big challenges.
Interested in seeing what our other Senior Design teams are up to? Head to Design Day today!
⏰ 1-3 p.m.
📍W. Duke Kimbrell Atrium @ The Wilson College
🎫 Free! No registration is required
You can find out more about Senior Design at the link in our bio.
ℹ️ Clips of three students in the Flex Factory cutting, measuring and sewing textiles while answering questions about their senior design capstone project.
Nothing else to say really except that the first NC State Fashion Week was so much fun eek!!
We are so proud of the amazing student, staff and faculty work that made its debut this week, and we’re so thankful to everyone who helped us pull this off, especially our partners @ncstatedesign .
Swipe through to relive this week’s events!
What do graduate students research here at Wilson? Keep watching to find out for yourself!
Earlier this month, dozens of students from all six of our graduate programs presented their research in the areas of focus ranging from protective textiles to apparel design.
Head to the link in our bio to see more of our latest innovations and discoveries.
ℹ️ Clips of Amerie Delfin interviewing students on camera in front of poster boards in the Wilson College of Textiles W. Duke Kimbrell Atrium.
Celebrate our four Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) Scholars with us!!!
These Wilson students were chosen from thousands of applicants based on the quality of their case studies. They envisioned innovative partnerships between apparel and non-apparel brands in the areas of product development and marketing.
Besides the nationwide recognition, perks of being an FSF Scholar include:
- Scholarships,
- Mentorship,
- The FSF Live Gala in NYC, and
- Exclusive networking opportunities with industry leaders.
Head to the link in our bio to see their case studies and learn about their trip to NYC.
Explore Europe with Natalie Arndt (FTM-BMM ‘27)!
Natalie’s studying abroad in Florence, Italy, this semester, but she’s made time to explore Ireland and Athens, too!
Don’t forget to head to the link in our bio to share your study abroad photos with us!
POV: You’re looking at Riley Hall’s camera roll.
Riley (FTM-FDPM ‘27) is studying in Florence, Italy, this semester. From learning jewelry-making to paragliding in Switzerland, her time abroad has been full of exploring and adventuring!
Head to the link in our bio to share your study abroad pics with us!
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.
Study Abroad
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.
