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Programs and prices, tuition fees in The Cut - Fashion Design Academy
Diploma programs
- Age of students — from 18 years old,
- The studying period is one to two years.
Professional diploma programs are aimed at students who want to acquire high-quality applied skills, and allow them to begin career activities immediately upon completing their studies.
The duration of the programs varies from one to two years, and most of the study time is focused on practical work in specialized workshops and studios of partner organizations. During their studies, students will acquire the necessary skills and build a competitive portfolio that will serve as proof of talent both for the employer and while continuing their academic career in their chosen field.
The following diploma program specialties are available at the Academy:
- Fashion design, creative arts,
- Basic principles of fashion design,
- Global Marketing in Fashion,
- Stylization, marketing for the fashion industry, lifestyle,
- Products, production,
- Graphic design, dynamic media.
Short-term University Programs
- Age of students — from 18 years old,
- The studying period is 14 weeks.
Short-term professional courses will allow you to expand your theoretical knowledge and gain additional professional skills: the curricula focus on practice, thanks to which students quickly master their chosen field, create a portfolio and expand their career prospects for the future. The duration of the courses is 14 weeks: during this time, students will study the specialty from the basics, which will give an understanding of the direction, to professional practice, which will allow them to create a personal competitive project.
Some of the sought-after specialties are:
- Fashion design, illustration,
- Creating patterns,
- Stylization, marketing for the fashion industry, lifestyle,
- Product development, production,
- Creating and gradating patterns using Gerber software,
- Basic costume for movies, TV,
- Technical modeling,
- Creating patterns for high fashion,
- 3D design, clothing integration,
- Interior design.
Part-time courses
- Age of students — from 18 years old,
- The duration of the studying is from two days to eight weeks.
Part-time courses offer students the flexibility of the curriculum while maintaining the quality of teaching, knowledge and skills acquired. Students attend classes several times a week, participate in practice as part of small groups (up to 8 people), mastering areas of interest to them in the fields of fashion and design. The courses are focused on providing applied professional skills, so most of the time students practice using sewing machines, PCs with specialized programs and other materials.
The programs are offered at several skill levels, which allows you to study a specialty gradually and in a group with an equal level of knowledge. The duration of studying also depends on the level of skills: fewer hours are given to master the base than to analyze more in-depth topics in detail.
Some of the popular courses are:
- Sewing: two-day intensive, three skill levels or specialization in industrial sewing,
- Sewing basics: creating patterns,
- Fashion design, illustration: studying the Gerber Digital Couture Embedding program,
- The basics of designing patterns,
- Portfolio preparation,
- Learning Adobe Illustrator,
- Introduction to AI, AI for starting a business.
Description of The Cut - Fashion Design Academy
- Location: Vancouver, Canada,
- Year of foundation: 2017,
- Language of instruction: English,
- Type of study: mixed.
The Cut Fashion Design Academy (The Cut) is a fashion and design academy offering dozens of professional certificate or diploma programs, short—term practical preparation and advanced studying courses.
Founded in 2017, the institution has quickly gained recognition at the national and regional levels, becoming one of the sought-after academies in the field of design and fashion in Canada. The Cut provides students with excellent conditions for practice-oriented studying in Canada, through which graduates assemble a personal portfolio and find work even before completing their chosen program. The academy's teaching staff consists of dozens of highly qualified and experienced staff with personal achievements, each of whom aims to prepare comprehensively developed specialists with a broad outlook and a high level of practical skills.
Some of the programs, mostly short-term courses, are taught online, which allows students to gain valuable knowledge from anywhere in the world. The focus on accessibility of education attracts hundreds of foreign students to full-time education.
Educational process
Some courses are taught in an online format using a platform where students will find live lectures and recordings, a wide range of additional resources for self-study.
Accommodation, meals, prices
The Academy does not have its own residential buildings, but helps in finding suitable off-campus housing by providing a list of verified landlords and host family agencies.
Activities The Cut - Fashion Design Academy
Students dedicate most of their free time outside of studies to working on their projects and participating in external events: exhibitions, seminars, fashion shows. Every semester, seminars are also organized on campus — through interaction with outstanding professionals, students broaden their horizons and gain experience, building their career paths.
Advantages
- Collaboration with the Institute of Italian Design, located in Perugia, Italy, specializing in cashmere and knitwear,
- Comprehensive student support, including the search for suitable housing and the selection of a place for industrial practice,
- Active financial support: large-scale merit scholarships, installments,
- The opportunity to study full-time or online, Small study groups with an emphasis on individual support.
Facilities and equipment at The Cut - Fashion Design Academy
The Academy is located in the beautiful area of Kitsilano, the birthplace of a global yoga brand not far from the center of Vancouver - this is a bright modern studio, open and convenient for working on projects. Thanks to constant access to cutting tables, sewing machines, printing stations, student projects are at a very high level. The small class size allows students to learn specialized skills in practice.
Admission dates and extra charges
The academic calendar covers almost the entire year, including two semesters.:
- Autumn: September-December,
- Spring: May-August.
Most full-time programs adapt to these dates, but some of them have their own dates of study.
An approximate list of additional expenses for full-time students includes:
- Registration, administrative, and technical fees,
- Personal materials for practice,
- Private lessons,
- Additional academic opportunities,
- Personal expenses, including off-campus accommodation and meals.
Enrolment process
Applicants fill out an online form and submit the required documents, after which the admissions committee invites them for an interview, where they provide all the necessary information about the upcoming studies. Candidate evaluation is based on the quality of the portfolio.
Perspectives
Paying great attention to practice during the learning process, students gain high-quality professional skills and build a strong portfolio that helps them find a job even before completing the program.
Entry requirements, how to apply, what is required to enrol
Foreign applicants must provide:
- Personal documents: passport, medical insurance, visa or residence permit,
- Academic certificates from previous places of study: certificate of full education, certificates of preparatory courses,
- The results of the language test, proving the level of English proficiency is not lower than B2. If necessary, the academy will send the candidate to a partner institution to improve their language skills.,
- Portfolio of individual works,
- Motivation letter about the desire to study at The Cut.
Scholarships The Cut - Fashion Design Academy
By submitting a portfolio upon admission, students are automatically considered for a scholarship of up to 10 000$ for graphic design studies, and up to 5000$ — for fashion design studies.
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Residence permits, citizenship and other services
- Guardianship services during the studies
- Student supervision
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Recommendations on when to apply
| Language courses, schools and children's language camps | Primary and secondary education - private schools | Preparation programmes for entering universities - higher education | Higher education (after completing accredited programs A-level, IB, High School) - Bachelor, Master, MBA |
| - we recommend to apply 6-9 months before the start of the course (some camps and schools offer discounts for early booking or for lengthy study programs) - there are some very popular and high demand children's camps, where the applications need to be submitted 1 year in advance (in particular Switzerland , Great Britain , USA , Canada , Austria) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the training program, - some schools have a specific time frame (September-November - please specify an individual school) - some schools require tests in several stages (UKISET, internal tests of the school: English, mathematics, logics, subjects, interview, some require a personal visit) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the program, - for Foundation and Pathway programs, IELTS and TOEFL certificates are usually required, respectively | - recommended submission one year before the start of the program, - the deadline normally closes in January, for TOP HEIs and, as a rule, in March in other universities - for a bachelor, a Foundation or Pathway preparatory program a completed A-level, IB, High School + IELTS / TOEFL are required - for Masters you need a graduated higher education, in some cases you need a pre-Masters program - MBA requires completed higher education, work experience preferably at least 2-3 years, etc. |
