Wade College
{{Short description|Private, for-profit school in Dallas, Texas}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Wade College
| image = File:Wade_logo_2017.png
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| type = Private for-profit college
| established = 1962
| city = Dallas
| state = Texas
| country = United States
| president = Harry Davros
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| campus = Urban
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| colors = Green and Blue
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| website = [https://www.wadecollege.edu www.wadecollege.edu]
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Wade College is a private for-profit college in Dallas, Texas. It awards associate and baccalaureate degrees. The college was founded in 1962 as Miss Wade's Fashion Merchandising College and renamed Wade College in 1999. The college is located in the Infomart building in the Design District, Dallas.
History
The college was founded by Sue Wade in 1962 and was originally located in the Turtle Creek area.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwUXOl5mdDA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/PwUXOl5mdDA |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title= Wade College 50th Anniversary Documentary |publisher=WadeCollege.edu |date=Sep 20, 2012 |accessdate=2016-04-20 }}{{cbignore}} It moved to the Dallas Apparel Mart in the Dallas Market Center area in 1965.{{cite web |url=http://www.wadecollege.edu/about-wade/directions |title=Wade College Location|publisher=Wadecollege.edu |date= |accessdate=2015-01-18}} Relocating again in 2004 to its current location in the Infomart which is in the heart of the Dallas Design District provides the students numerous opportunities to work the various trade events and major retail markets.
The Wade College logo has evolved from the first Miss Wade's Fashion Merchandising College one designed by a student in the early 1960s, the second was also designed by a student in 2002/2003; and the third was designed in 2009 by Jason Graham former Graphic Design Chairman at Wade College who is currently LA-based graphic designer. The 2014 logo/brand was designed by the Richards Group and RBMM in 2014. The 2014 artwork from the Richards Group was used to create the revised 2017 logo/brand by a Wade College alumnus/marketing director.
File:Miss_Wades_College.jpg|1960s
File:Wade_College_Logo_2004.jpg|2004
File:Wade_College_2009_Logo.png|2009
File:Wade_College_Logo_2014.jpg|2014
Sue Wade, Wade College Founder and Executive Director, was honored by Fashion Group International and awarded their Lifetime Achievement Award in Fashion Education at the annual Night of Stars Gala event on November 16, 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.wadecollege.edu/images/pdfs/D&M-summer2013.pdf |title=D&M Magazine Summer 2013 p. 2 |publisher=Wadecollege.edu |date= |accessdate=2016-04-20}}{{cite web |url=http://www.justmax.com/fashion-group-international-of-dallas-fashion-lifestyle-awards-night-of-stars-shine/ |title= Fashion Group International of Dallas: Fashion & Lifestyle Awards 'Night of Fashion' |publisher=JustMax.com |date=30 November 2012 |author=Trowbridge, Maxine |accessdate=2016-04-20 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/Article/index/6986 |title= CN citizen's fashion school celebrates 50th year |publisher=Cherokee Phoenix |date=5 February 2013 |author=Jackson, Tesina|accessdate=2016-04-20 }}
Accreditation
Wade College has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) since 1985 to award associate's[http://www.wadecollege.edu/programs/aa-merchandising-and-design Associate of Arts] and bachelor's[http://www.wadecollege.edu/programs/ba-merchandising-and-design Bachelor of Arts] degrees. The college confers Bachelor of Arts and Associate of Arts degrees in Merchandising and Design.
Wade College received candidacy status from the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) in March 2015 and full accreditation from CIDA in April 2019.[http://accredit-id.org/candidate-programs/ CIDA Candidacy] This accreditation enables students to sit for the National Council for Interior Design Qualification[http://www.ncidqexam.org/ NCIDQ Exam] (NCIDQ) exam to become licensed interior designers in the state of Texas.
Student organizations
- Merchandising and Design Student Association
- Phi Theta Kappa{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.ptk.org/|access-date=2020-12-16|website=ptk.org|language=en-US}}
- Mu Kappa Tau{{Cite web|last=Pearson|first=Kristin|title=MKT - Home|url=https://www.pse.org/mkt/|access-date=2020-12-16|website=Pi Sigma Epsilon|language=en-US}}
Publications
D & M Magazine is Wade College's print publication, published once or twice each year. Students, faculty and staff all contribute and highlight current and former students, events, and news.{{cite web |url= http://www.wadecollege.edu/about-wade/d-m-magazine |title=D&M Magazine|publisher=Wadecollege.edu |date= |accessdate=2015-05-15}}
Notable alumni
- Erin Brockovich{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/04/13/true-and-false/ |title=True And False: Life Of The Real Erin Brockovich Is Far From Ideal |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=13 April 2000 |access-date=2 April 2015}} attended Wade College and graduated with an associate degree in applied arts in 1980.
References
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External links
- [http://www.wadecollege.edu/ Official website]
{{Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex colleges and universities}}
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Category:Universities and colleges in Dallas
Category:Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Category:1962 establishments in Texas
Category:Private universities and colleges in Texas
Category:Design schools in the United States
Category:Fashion schools in the United States