The Top Five 'Single Vocation' Vocational Schools in Dallas

Vocational schools, often called "trade schools," are intended to provide the student with the kind of hands-on, real-life training that will, ideally, lead to immediate employment after the student has obtained the certificate (or degree) that indicates successful completion of the training. These vocational or trade studies may vary in length from one week to two years.

Some schools are focused on a single job or industry while others cover several industries but, in general, the trade school curriculum will stress job specifics rather than theory.

There are many trade schools in Dallas (and across the country) that teach everything from massage therapy to auto mechanics and while their instructors in each skill area may be experts, this type of institution may lack the focus required to gain respect by the employers in a single industry. The five schools overviewed here all specialize in a single vocation or industry; in other words, they are specialists training students to be specialists and they are all highly respected by employers in their industries.

Art Institute of Dallas
Two NorthPark East
8080 Park Lane #100
Dallas, TX 75231-5993
(214) 692-8080

Internet: http://www.aid.edu/index.asp

The Art Institute of Dallas is one of the Art Institute's thirty-one schools across the country. The Art Institute's name is nationally recognized and respected, giving the schools graduates an edge in the job market, over graduates of less well-known schools.

Career Services: The school prepares and assists students to find employment.

Federal Aid: Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students; the Art Institute has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g., Direct Loans).

Programs Offered:

• Advertising Design: Bachelor of Fine Arts
  
  
  


• Animation: Certificate
  
  
  


• Animation Art & Design: Associate of Applied Science
  
  
  


• Art of Cooking: Certificate
  
  
  


• Culinary Arts: Associate of Applied Science
  
  
  


• Digital Media Production: Bachelor of Fine Arts
  
  
  


• Fashion Design: Associate of Applied Arts