Patternmaking Certificate of Achievement

The Patternmaking Certificate of Achievement prepares the student to create patterns for a variety of garments that meet industry standards for production.  Students learn different methodologies of developing patterns from sketches or samples. Students are prepared for employment, creative fulfillment, or entrepreneurship.

5-15 completions annually

The goals for students of this program are:

- Employment in the fashion industry such as technical designers, patternmakers, and production/manufacturing staff.

- Create their own fashion business

- Transfer to a 4 year college for a Bachelors degree in fashion design

- Lifelong learning; designing and making clothing for themselves, friends, and family

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
FASH 15A	Apparel Construction 1	3	Y1/S1
FASH 26	Flat Pattern Design 1	3	Y1/S1
FASH 27	Fashion Draping	3	Y1/S1
FASH 57	Fabric Glossary	1	Y1/S1
OR
FASH 22	Textile Analysis	3	Y1/S1
FASH 37	Flat Pattern Design 2	3	Y1/S2
FASH 16	Garment Fitting Techniques	3	Y1/S2
FASH 29	Pattern Grading	1	Y1/S2
FASH 67A	Computerized Pattern Development: PAD	3	Y1/S2
OR
FASH 67B	Computerized Pattern Development: Gerber	3	Y1/S2
Choose 1 of the following:
FASH 69	Basic Pant Draft	1	Y1/S2
FASH 70	Copying Ready to Wear	1	Y1/S2
FASH 72	Drafting a Sloper	1	Y1/S2

It is possible to complete the entire certificate in 2 semesters

Year 1 Fall:  10-12 units

Year 1 Spring:  11 units

While this is technically a "new" certificate of achievement, it was formerly a certificate of accomplishment for four years. This is an important program to the Bay Area, as it is the only patternmaking focused certificate.

Looking at the programs at Alameda, Skyline, and Canada, this is a unique offering. Alameda and Skyline do not delve into computerized patternmaking or grading. Canada's certificates "Technical- Apparel Industry Oriented" and "Custom Dressmaking/ Small Business" cover certain aspects of the same patternmaking techniques, but split between these two certificates. We have had this Certificate for several years as a Certificate of Accomplishment. We made some minor changes to it as a Certificate of Achievement, creating a more robust program. We sent an email to Ronda Cheney, Fashion Department Coordinator of Canada college. chaney@smccd.edu