Fashion Schools in Tennessee
Tennessee contains
four
schools that offer fashion programs.
O'More College of Design,
the highest-ranking fashion school in TN, has a total student population of 182 and
is the
832nd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 4 fashion schools
in Tennessee,
none
have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
International Academy of Design and Technology comes out as the most expensive ($22,006/yr),
with Lambuth University as the lowest recorded at only $15,377/yr.
Fashion students from Tennessee schools who go on to become
fashion professionals,
fashion merchandisers,
marketers,
fashion models, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 15,780 people working as
fashion designers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$74,410.
Also, Merchandise displayers and window trimmers make on average $28,480 per year and there are about 61,280 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Tennessee alone, there are
1,050 employed merchandise displayers and window trimmers earning an average yearly salary of
$27,420. Fashion designers in this state earn
$79,700/yr and there are employed.
Also, within the fashion schools
in Tennessee, the average student population is 2,002 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
17 to 1. Aside from fashion,
there are 4116 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,154 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$4,032, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Fashion Programs in Tennessee
O'More College of Design
Fashion Merchandising
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Lipscomb University
Fashion Merchandising
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Lambuth University
Fashion Merchandising
Levels offered:
Bachelors
International Academy of Design and Technology
Fashion Merchandising
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Tennessee Interesting Facts
- The city of Kingston served as Tennessee's state capital for one day (September 21, 1807) as a result of treaties negotiated with the Cherokee Indians. The two-hour legislative session passed two resolutions and adjourned back to Knoxville.
- Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman, senator, and vice president, becoming President of the United States following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
- Iroquois, bred at Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation, was the first American winner of the English Derby in 1881. Such modern thoroughbreds as Secretariat trace their bloodlines to Iroquois.
- Actress-singer Polly Bergen, from Knoxville, is the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
- Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.
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