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.
No matter where you are headed, you are a part of Wilson for Life.
We are so proud of our graduates! We miss you already!
ℹ️ A film reel rolling upwards featuring videos of the Wilson College of Textiles graduating class of 2026 at their spring commencement.
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.
In the lab by day and having photoshoots at night? That’s the life of a Wilson student for you!
Sophia Thompson (FTM ‘26) takes us through a day in her life, balancing work in the SHIFT Lab, workouts with friends and fashion photoshoots.
Head to the link in our bio to learn more about the SHIFT Lab!
🎵✨ 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.
The May issue of Vogue or our Wilson students’ grad photos?
Congratulations to our 2026 graduates! #WilsonForLife
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 riding the energy of an unforgettable graduation! 🎓❤️
This weekend, we celebrate the incredible graduates of the Wilson College of Textiles and recognize the hard work, creativity and determination that brought them to this moment.
Congratulations, class of 2026. We are so proud of you and can’t wait to see everything you’ll accomplish!
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.
🌟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!
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.
