Dress for Success — for Free!

Need professional clothing for an interview, career fair, or internship? Visit HCC’s Career Closet Pop-Up Shop and shop for free! This special event offers students access to gently used, career-ready attire — including suits, blouses, dress shoes, slacks, and accessories — so you can make a great first impression without the stress of shopping on a budget.

What to Expect

• Free professional clothing (yours to keep!)
• On-site career style tips
• Confidence boost for your next big opportunity

The event is open to all students, no appointment needed, but Student ID is required. Each student may select up to five free items. Come early for the best selection — and walk out ready to shine.

Upcoming Career Closet Pop-Up Shop Events

Events will be held in the AC&T Student Center, Upper Dining. Date announcements coming soon. Please check back.

Items are available to HCC students by private appointment as needed.

Annual Clothing Drive

HCC’s Career Development, Internship and Job Services Office conducts an annual clothing drive from mid-September to March 30th each year to collect clean, lightly worn, and ready-to-wear professional clothing and accessories. The donated items are made available, free of charge, to students who are preparing for internships and employment opportunities.

Thanks to many generous donations from the greater Hagerstown community, a Career Closet Pop-Up Shop is typically held in the Fall and in the Spring semesters. Since 2018, the Career Closet has served an average of 150 students annually. Students with the WCPS Marshall Street School Job Development Program assist in the coordination of this annual event.

Donate to the HCC Career Closet

The HCC Career Closet accepts donations of clean, gently used professional clothing and accessories for either a job interview, networking event, or starting a new career. Acceptable items include jackets, shirts, blouses, skirts, dresses, pants, suits, shoes, ties, scarves, and jewelry/accessories. All sizes are needed, from extra small to plus size, Petite, as well as Big and Tall.

Donation collection boxes are located in Hagerstown at the following locations:

• HCC Main Campus (11400 Robinwood Drive) (Campus Map)
  • Administration & Student Affairs Building (ASA)
  • Advanced Technology Center (ATC)
  • Career Programs Building (CPB)
  • Student Center (STC)
• DM Bowman Family Workforce Training Center (BTC) (562 Northern Avenue)
• Washington County Chamber of Commerce (1 S. Potomac Street)
• Washington County Public Schools (10435 Downsville Pike)

For more information, contact the Career Development, Internship and Job Services Coordinator at internshipandjobservices@hagerstowncc.edu or 240-500-2260