Textile Technology | Undergraduate Degree Facts

Tailor a Program to Fit Your Educational Goals

• One General Curriculum Track

- Textile Technology - Allows students the flexibility of designing their own interests or transferring from other programs or community colleges.

• Three Specialized Curriculum Tracks

- Supply Chain Operations - Prepares students to manage the entire supply chain from raw materials to retail.

- Medical Textiles - Allows students to gain experience in the design and production methods for textile medical applications.

- Technical Textiles - Enables students to develop expertise and analytical skills needed to design and manufacture textiles for nonwovens and high-tech applications.

• Dual Degree Options

- French Language

• Minors in a Variety of Disciplines

- Environmental Sciences

- Business Administration

- Statistics

- Arts Entrepreneurship

- Sports Science

• Accelerated Bachelor’s Master’s (ABM) Program

- Five-year program that enables concurrent pursuit of a B.S. in TT and M.S. in TE for academically strong students academically strong students.

The Advantages are Impressive

• Average starting salary: $58,500 ($45k - $93k*) in 2017.

• 96% placement in 2015, 97% placement in 2014, 93% placement in 2013 graduating classes.

• Small class sizes with < 1:25 professor-to-student ratio.

• Access to largest college-based scholarship program.

• Lifelong access to Wilson College’s Career Center.

• Undergraduate research with renowned and diverse faculty.

• Classrooms and labs rival those in industry.

• Exciting summer internship opportunities: Ralph Lauren, HanesBrands Inc., Smithsonian Institute, Under Armour, Unifi, Glen Raven, American & Efird, Limited Brands, Spanx Inc., Kohls, Shaw Industries, Cotton Inc., Eastman Chemical, International Textile Group, Michael Kors, Milliken, PGI, Spanx and Precision Fabrics.

TT Students Succeed

• Courtney Bolin interned at The Smithsonian Institute.

• Centennial Scholarship Recipients.

Senior Design Project

• Rigorous open-ended problem solving.

• Industry and government sponsored projects: Nike, HanesBrands Inc., U.S. Army, Under Armour, Patagonia, Firestone, VF, Gildan, Willow Wood, Eastman, NASA, Saab Baracuda, Monterey Mills, Cotton Inc. and Gryppers.

• Industry and government sponsored projects: Nike, HanesBrands Inc., US Army, Under Armour, Patagonia, Firestone, VF, Gildan, Willow Wood, Eastman, NASA, Saab Baracuda, Monterey Mills, Cotton Inc. and Gryppers.

• Biometric feedback shirt, Energy harvesting textiles, Realistic bite sleeve for canine training, 3-D fabric for prosthetics, Advanced flame retardant apparel, Wading/ submersion fabric durability, Quick to market textiles, Advanced camouflage surface treatments, Cooling vest for firefighters and Textile composites for structural beams.