Enrollment Open for 2021 Texas International Cotton School

By Cotton Grower Staff|May 3, 2021

Enrollment is now open for the 40^th session of the Texas International Cotton School, scheduled for August 2-12 in Lubbock.

Class size for this year’s session is limited to 10 students on a first come, first served basis of full tuition payments. Social distancing guidelines will also be followed.

The Texas International Cotton School provides an integrated understanding of the Texas cotton industry and how it interacts with the global cotton/textile complex. The intensive two-week program covers all aspects of cotton, from field to fabric. The school is a collaboration between the Texas cotton merchants who make up the Lubbock Cotton Exchange and the faculty and staff of the Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute of Texas Tech University.

More than 30 experts from across the United States teach the students about the cotton marketing chain – including seed breeding, farm production, harvesting, ginning, warehousing, merchandising and textile manufacturing – providing an understanding of how to successfully participate in the U.S. cotton market and its diverse export demands.

The students also learn about the important quality attributes of cotton fibers and how these translate into processing efficiency and textile product quality. Students will also have multiple opportunities to interact with cotton industry representatives. .