Wood Tobé–Coburn School was a private for-profit career college in New York City.[1] Tobé Coller Davis' establishment of the Tobe Report (a weekly fashion consulting report for retailers) in 1927, and the founding of the Tobé–Coburn School in 1937, were seminal events marking the rising significance of the New York City fashion industry.[2] The school opened on September 13, 1937, and drew mostly young women students from across the United States.[3] The Wood Tobé–Coburn School awarded both diplomas and associate degrees.The school grouped its ten major areas of study into three main categories: business/fashion, health care, and technology.