Certificate · Dedicated fashion program
Apparel Designer
Portland Fashion Institute · Portland, Oregon, United States
- Award
- Apparel Designer career program (PFI certificate)
- Subject
- General fashion design
- Format
- On campusWith concentrated effort, it’s possible to complete a program within two years’ study.
- Price
- $26,950whole program, 2026
About this program
Career program for people who want to start a clothing line or work at an apparel company; the school describes it as its most popular program.
- School and department
- Portland Fashion Institute
- Subject or specialization
- General fashion designRecorded only where the official program page names it as a focus, not for individual modules.
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Certificate
- Exact award
- Apparel Designer career program (PFI certificate)
- Award status
- School-issued completion awardIssued by the school itself as a non-credit completion award. It is not an academic qualification; check separately whether any authority recognises it.
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- With concentrated effort, it’s possible to complete a program within two years’ study.
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Not publishedThe full curriculum begins each Fall but you can start any time.
- Teaching location
- PFI Portland4301 NE Tillamook, Portland, OR
Admissions and portfolio
Portfolio requirement not confirmed
The pages we checked do not state a portfolio requirement. Missing information does not mean no portfolio is needed, or that admission is open; ask the institution.
- Interview or assignment
- Applicants submit an 800-word essay and take part in an interview and tour of PFI.
- Academic requirements
- High school or most recent college transcripts, or GED/equivalent; minimum GPA 2.0.
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Language requirements
- Ability to speak English and use a computer.
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each fee keeps its basis (per term, per year, per credit, whole program) and the academic year it applies to and is never converted or added up for you.
Facilities, final project and placement
As published by the institution. None of this guarantees employment or exhibition opportunities.
- Career support
- Career services are offered to career-program students.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: portfolio requirement, application deadline.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 2 November 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 2 November 2026)