Student Experiences

No matter where these current or former students are in the process of reaching their goals, we salute them. They have dared to turn dreams into reality through education. Could you be next?

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Jeremy Freeze

Freelance Fashion Designer, New York City

“What I appreciate most about my education from El Centro are the technical aspects of the trade that I learned there; they’ve helped me tremendously. I’ve met people who went to other fashion design schools and I’d put what I know against what they know any day.”

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Kathleen Fasanella

Business Owner,, Apparel Technical Services, Albuquerque, N.M.

“You know, I always got every job I applied for in patternmaking, even before they checked my references. The last salaried job I had, I once mentioned that to the designer and she volunteered, 'You went to El Centro. We’d hire anyone who went there.'”

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Levi Palmer

Co-founder and Designer, palmer//harding private label

“The best part of my experience there was the incredibly knowledgeable and encouraging faculty, as well as the amazing location that El Centro provided. My education here has provided me with the necessary foundation of skills and knowledge in the fashion industry, which I use on a daily basis today.”

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Lindsay Weatherread

Fashion Stylist and Designer, L. Weatherread Design

“The program has small classes and is very hands-on. When I left El Centro and talked to people in the industry who had gone to other schools, I found that I had learned way more than most of them. Pattern making and sewing are definitely a big strength at El Centro.”

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Suzanne Holmes-Myler

President and Co-Owner, Zanne Holmes Designs and Creator/Designer Reverence Performance Dance Apparel Line

“There are three key disciplines to fashion design: sewing, patternmaking and design, all of which El Centro efficiently planned and taught during my years there. I always knew I had the talent and desire, but El Centro gave me the tools and confidence to succeed.”

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