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The World of Textiles Awaits

It's a multibillion-dollar global industry that's integrated into everything we do — and you could drive the field's next big advancements.

Leading the Way in Textiles Education

Textiles are all around us: from the playing field to the runway, shielding first responders from danger or even shoring up a human heart. At the Wilson College of Textiles, we teach you toapply textiles thinking to the grand challenges facing our world.

By the time you leave here, you’ll know there are thousands of ways to use what you’ve learned in a career that you’ll love. And because ours is the only college on this continent solely focused on textiles, our graduates are among the most sought-out anywhere.

Academics

Discover our wealth of undergraduate, graduate and K-12 programs — and all the places they can take you.

Research

See how our faculty blaze trails in textiles research and innovation to create a better world for everyone.

Undergraduate

From marketing and engineering to design and chemistry, our programs cover the full range of textile applications — and prepare you for anycareer.

Graduate

Pursue your master’s degree or Ph.D. at a globally recognized destination for textilesinnovation.

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K-12

Start exploring the possibilities of textiles through pre-college summercamps.

The Partner of Choice

NC State was built to create prosperity. Since 1899, the Wilson College of Textiles has shared that mission. As the only college in North America dedicated to textiles, we’re the destination of choice for anyone who needs textiles expertise — including some of the biggest brands on the planet.

Learn how we support industry

Introducing the 2028 Class of Textile Pioneer Scholars

With support from generous donors, four exceptional students — who all hail from non-metropolitan areas of North Carolina — have been named recipients of the Textile PioneerScholarship.

The group of 2028 Centennial Scholarship recipients

Introducing the 2028 Class of Centennial Scholars

As the Centennial Scholarship Program celebrates its 25th anniversary this fall, the program welcomes 10 new scholars — thanks to the generosity of donors — to the Wilson College of Textiles, who will graduate in2028.

Bailey Knight (left) and Andrew West (right) stand in the Prototype Lab, discussing designs printed onto a tote bag. Bailey points at the fabric laid out on a large cutting table, which features several tote bags with colorful prints. Various sewing and cutting machines are in the background.

Innovative Flex Factory to Serve Students, Industry Partners Under One Roof

Slated for construction in early 2025, this state-of-the-art facility will combine the Wilson College of Textiles Prototype Lab and the Senior Design Lab in onespace.

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Creating change in the fashion industry while promoting sustainability and embracing your heritage — it’s the Jiwya way.

#NCStateWilson alum Adhiraj Shinde, who earned his M.S. in Textile Engineering, has teamed up with his wife, Aishwarya Lahariya, to create a sustainable brand after frustrations with fast fashion and modern textile production.

Learn more about Jiwya and how it’s turning the textile and fashion world upside down at the link in our bio.

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Follow along with polymer and color chemistry junior Humairaa for her first day of class!

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Some new students have entered the #NCStateWilson villa

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Nothing like an FDOC fit check at #NCStateWilson

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Everyone can find their place at #NCStateWilson! Check out our student orgs. We know you’ll find some you love.

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We can’t wait to meet our incoming class here at #NCStateWilson. Check us out by the numbers! ⬇️

17 Textile Technology
30 Fashion and Textile Design
26 Polymer and Color Chemistry
125 Fashion and Textile Management
22 Textile Engineering
18 Textiles Undeclared

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Hey Wilson! We missed you this summer and we’re so excited to not only welcome you back but also welcome #NCState28 to #NCStateWilson too!

Tell us what you’re excited to experience this year.

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Where Think and Doers get more done

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Dreaming of working for Nike? Just Do It. ✔️

Meet William Halligan (B.S. TT ‘13 M.S. TE ‘15), an #NCStateWilson alum and flyknit engineer at @nike ! William has gone from working on sustainable textiles at NC State to pushing boundaries at Nike without compromising any sustainability with his work on the Flyknit Pegasus.

Read how William’s time at Wilson prepared him to work for Nike at the link in our bio!

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The World of Textiles Awaits

Leading the Way in Textiles Education

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