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ACSA. International Cotton Institute

USA. Joint venture between the American Cotton Shippers Association (ACSA) and the University of Memphis, providing basic education in all aspects of the cotton industry and the international business environment.

http://cotton.memphis.edu/

AHRC. Apparel Human Resources Council

Canada. Employer-union organization founded to assist management and labour in achieving objectives in education and training, science and technology, and the creation of a database.

http://www.apparel-hrc.org/

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Buffalo State University

USA. Design Department. Courses in ceramics, fiber arts, furniture, interior, jewelry, graphics, theater, computer and textile design.

http://www.buffalostate.edu/design/

California School of Professional Fabric Design

USA. Industry recognised courses in fabric and surface design.

http://www.fabricschool.com/

Clemson University

USA. The School of Textiles, Fiber and Polymer Science.

http://www.ces.clemson.edu/earnest/0699pages/05.htm

Colorado State University

USA. The College of Applied Human Sciences Design and Merchandising. Majors in textile and interior design, distribution and consumption.

http://dm.cahs.colostate.edu/

Cornell University

USA. The College of Human Ecology's Department of Textiles and Apparel.

http://www.human.cornell.edu/che/TXA/index.cfm

Eastern Michigan University

USA. Textile and nonwovens design, decoration and fabric manipulation programs.

http://www.emich.edu/sts/atm.htm

Florida State University

USA. Depsrtment of Textile and Consumer Sciences.

http://www.chs.fsu.edu/tcs/

George Brown Toronto City College

Canada. The Fashion Management Program.

http://www.gbrownc.on.ca/Marketing/FTCal/fashion/F102.aspx

Georgia Institute of Technology

USA. The Composites Education and Research Center.

http://www.cerc.gatech.edu/

Georgia Institute of Technology

USA. The School of Textile and Fiber Engineering.

http://www.tfe.gatech.edu/

Harvard University

USA. The Harvard Center for Textile and Apparel Research.

http://www.hctar.org/

Institute of Textile Technology

USA. Private, non-profit institute for textile research and education, providing training at graduate level. The institute maintains one of the largest textile research and development libraries in the world, keeping the textile industry apprised of global research findings.

http://www.itt.edu/

Iowa State University

USA. The Center for Visual Learning in Textiles and Clothing.

http://www.iastate.edu/morrill/tc/

LIM. Laboratory Institute of Merchandising

USA. College courses in merchandising, marketing, retailing, publishing and promotion for the textile, fashion and fashion accessories, toys, music and television industries.

http://www.limcollege.edu/

Louisiana State University

USA. The College of Textile Science, Apparel Design, and Merchandising.

http://www.tam.huec.lsu.edu/

NCCATT. Center for Applied Textile Technology

USA. Part of the Gaston Colleg, offering programs in textile technology, management, industrial safety and computers.

http://textilecenter.gaston.edu/

North Carolina State University

USA. The College of Textiles.

http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/

Northwestern University

USA. Research center, and graduate studies in composite material science, engineering and applications.

http://qefp486.cqe.northwestern.edu/

Ohio State University

USA. The Department of Consumer and Textile Sciences.

http://ehe.osu.edu/cs/

Oregon State University

USA. The Apparel Design Studio.

http://www.hhs.oregonstate.edu/dhe/apparel-design

Parsons School of Design

USA. AAS degree courses in fashion design, manufacturing and marketing.

http://www.parsons.edu/departments/department.aspx?dID=81&sdID=107&pType=3

Philadelphia University

USA. The School of Textiles and Materials Technology.

http://www.philau.edu/pc/tmt.html

Syracuse University

USA. Fashion and Textile design at the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

http://vpa.syr.edu/index.cfm/page/textile-design

Texas International Cotton School

USA. Two-week education programs in cotton production, processing and marketing. Detailed curriculum.

http://www.texasintlcottonschool.com/

Texas Woman's University

USA. Department of Fashion and Textiles.

http://www.twu.edu/AS/FT/

Textiles Research and Training Institute

USA. Eastern Michigan University. Non-profit organization, dedicated to education, research and training of professionals and consumers on uses of textiles in automotive, furniture and apparel applications.

http://www.emich.edu/trti/

THRC. Textile Human Resources Council

Canada. Non-profit, union-management partnership, created to help industry develop training and education solutions in textile management, essential skills and machine specialisms. English and French.

http://www.thrc-crhit.org/

University of Alabama

USA. The Department of Clothing, Textiles, and Interior Design.

http://www.ches.ua.edu/departments/ctd/index.htm

University of California Davis

USA. Division of Textiles and Clothing.

http://trc.ucdavis.edu/textiles/

University of Kentucky

USA. The Department of Interior Design, Merchandising and Textiles handbook. [PDF]

http://www.uky.edu/Design/pdf_files/IDMTGraduateProgramHandbook.pdf

University of Manitoba

Canada. Faculty of Human Ecology's Department of Textile Science.

http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/human_ecology/departments/ts/index.html

University of Massachusetts

USA. Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree programs in textile Technologies.

http://www.umassd.edu/engineering/mtx/welcome.cfm

University of Missouri

USA. The Department of Textile and Apparel Management.

http://www.missouri.edu/~tam/

University of Nebraska

USA. The Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design.

http://textiles.unl.edu/

University of North Carolina-Greensboro

USA. The Departments of Textile Products Design and Marketing.

http://www.uncg.edu/tdm/

University of North Texas

USA. Programs in textile, fashion and interior design in the School of Visual Arts.

http://www.art.unt.edu/

University of Rhode Island

USA. The Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design.

http://www.uri.edu/hss/tmd/HOMEP.html

University of Texas

USA. The Division of Textiles and Apparel.

http://www.he.utexas.edu/txa/index.php

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