Students Acceptable and Unacceptable Dress Standards

Acceptable Apparel

  • All shirts and dresses must have sleeves.
  • Shorts unless such dress violates classroom/laboratory safety and health requirements. The length of the shorts, dresses, or skirts will be no shorter than two inches above the knee.
  • Low rider pants, trousers, or other clothing must be worn in a manner that does not reveal under garments or expose bare skin below waistline.

Unacceptable Apparel

  • Tank tops, tube tops, and shirts without sleeves
  • Clothing that exposes areas of the stomach, side or back
  • Pajama tops and /or bottoms
  • Excessively tight-fitted clothing is not permitted
  • Shirts/dresses that are see through, strapless, or expose cleavage (low cut) are not permitted
  • Swimsuits

Acceptable Footwear 

  • Shoes should meet classroom/laboratory safety and health requirements and be appropriate for the occupation for which students are training.

Unacceptable Footwear

  • Bare feet
  • Bedroom slippers

Acceptable Headwear

  • Hats and baseball caps
  • Religious head covering is permitted when it does not interfere with the function or purpose of required occupational headgear.

Note: Individual programs may have additional dress code requirements.