<p>SO I am a transfer student trying to finish up my bachelors. I am having soo many issues with public colleges because of the budget crisis. I was wondering if anyone has recommendations for private colleges in California , preferably LA/OC area or even SD. I am considering point loma however I dont know how i feel about attending such rigidly religious school</p>
<p>Otis College of Art & Design for fashion design
FIDM for fashion anything</p>
<p>Cal Poly Pomona has a merchandising and I think a production major</p>
<p>i went to fidm and didnt like it.
Ive looked at otis but its pretty expensive and they require their students to start fresh(im a transfer student with most my credits done)
im currently on a wait list for cal poly pomona. (ca public universities are a nightmare due to the budget crisis)
sorry to shoot down your suggestions.</p>
<p>all private schools are expensive. there’s also woodbury.</p>
<p>what are you interested in design or fashion that is not design. most jobst you can get in the fashion industry that are not design do not require specific education. your best bet is to just major in anything you want even if its at a cal state, and just taking up a lot of internships while in college. craigslist always has posts by fashion companies looking for interns in all types of jobs, from pr, visuals, sales, etc.</p>
<p>sigh thanks for the advice
ive interned in the industry and ive basicaly told until i finish school they will wait to hire me. I dont know what to do because cal states are a MESS and they are only going to get worse with the budget crisis. Im trying to find a quick solution to this also because I am getting so burnt out on school. From bad community college professor to overcrowded public colleges I feel so over it. I want to get a degree in fashion design because I have many of my classes for my major already finished but at this point i would be okay with anything.</p>
<p>is it a bachelor’s degree or a associates degree that these companies required if its okay to just have an associates, then just finish your associates. if it’s a bachelor’s degree then just major in something different since obviously you already have the fashion skills.</p>
<p>there’s also the art institute of los angeles.</p>
<p>associates is the bare min and to be competitive and be eligible for better jobs and pay, I want a bachelors.
the art institute has a questionable reputation</p>
<p>it sounds like you have options, and are not content with you have. either pay an arm and a leg, wait for csu, move out of so cal, get an aa, or simply get out of the industry. you can’t say that you don’t have options because you do. if you want a private school, surprise surprise there’s going to be a large price tag attached to it.</p>
<p>lastly NO ONE, NO ONE pays you better in the fashion industry (design) based on simply your education level. what will land you a higher paying job is work experience and a killer portfolio, but most importantly work experience. so enter the industry with the aa, as you probably will have enough units to finish it in one more semester, or simply re-evaluate your positions to your options.
if it’s not design, which is still unclear to me, then simply go to a cal state major in whatever you want(not fashion) and get your “bachelors”. anything that is not fashion desing in the fashion industry can be had without a “fashion” degree.</p>
<p>sorry i was looking for some suggestions other then the names that always get thrown around.(poly, long beach,fidm, art institute. ) I worked in the industry for two years while i was going to school. I met girls who had just associates and they would be placed in very low level jobs. Everyone I met in higher management had bachelors degrees. I wanted to get a bachelors so I wouldn’t be doing tech packs my whole life.I guess I was wrong.
I am trying to open my horizons past the usual suspects of schools because I have been unhappy with them.
thanks</p>
<p>what can you do when all the schools that EXIST are already mentioned and well known to you?
you either move or you just deal with it. </p>
<p>People in higher management have also had work experience, have you asked those with 2 year degrees what kind of work experience they’ve had, the same for those in higher management? Ask them. You’d find out that it’s not just about a degree. It’s one qualifier but not the only qualifier. And anything that has to do with management sounds like it would benefit from a degree in something business related like econ, business, or communications. Again don’t get caught up in the major if all you think you need is a BA. Finish your fashion aa, and transfer over and get a BA or BS in anything that is not fashion related. At the end of the day your resume will read 2 degrees. an aa in fashion, and a bachelors in english business communication or whatever non related fashion major. it’s really not that complicated.</p>