Fashion and Costume Design Associate Degree

Award Description:

The Fashion and Costume Design degree offers students training in courses that prepare them for work in the fashion design, costuming, and manufacturing fields. Emphasis is placed on fashion design, sketching, presentation, and includes a strong technical background in pattern making, draping and apparel construction.

Program Description: 

The Fashion program offers a variety of courses that allow students to develop skills to pursue careers in Fashion and Costume Design, Fashion Merchandising, Fashion Technology: Design, Fashion Technology: Merchandising, and related fashion careers. With a high emphasis on technology, both computer and equipment-based, students obtain skills that assist them in securing positions and advance in the fashion field. Coursework is supplemented with participation in field excursions, guest lecturers, work experience positions, and opportunities that involve the local fashion community. Much of the emphasis of the program is on active student learning and participation in class and campus activities that involve leadership and planning. A strong advisory board of fashion professionals provides input to the program and supports various activities on and off-campus.

Program Goals:

The goal of the Fashion Program is to provide students with technical and career skills that allow them to enter the fashion industry with a balance of knowledge, theory, and practical training. We strive to provide students with quality instruction, utilizing current technology and equipment, and relevant curriculum.

Program Emphasis:

The Fashion Program is designed for students interested in pursuing a fashion related career. Students gain practical, technical and knowledge-based skills in their area of emphasis. In addition they gain an understanding of career opportunities and a working knowledge of the various components of the constantly changing fashion industry. 

Students may specialize in one of four areas, including: Fashion and Costume Design, Fashion Merchandising, Fashion Design Technology or Fashion Merchandising Technology.

Students planning to transfer to a four-year institution should consult the counseling department and a Fashion faculty advisor for assistance in program planning.

Career Options:

Fashion Design: Careers in the areas of fashion design, costume design, technical design, pattern making, draper, sewist, sample making, merchandising, illustration, textiles, textile and print designer, or tailor.

Fashion Merchandising: Careers in the areas of merchandising, retail management, fashion sales, fashion buying, promotion, visual merchandising, fashion styling, fashion marketing, stylist, manufacturer’s sales rep, piece good, or trim buyer.

20-24 students per year.

Program Goals

The goal of the Fashion Program is to provide students with technical and career skills that allow them to enter the fashion industry with a balance of knowledge, theory, and practical training. We strive to provide students with quality instruction, utilizing current technology and equipment, and relevant curriculum.

Objectives

The goal of the Fashion Program is to provide students with technical and career skills that allow them to enter the fashion industry with a balance of knowledge, theory, and practical training. We strive to provide students with quality instruction, utilizing current technology and equipment, and relevant curriculum.

Award SLOs –  

Students who complete the Fashion and Costume Design Associate of Science degree will be able to: 

• Students will have the ability to demonstrate effective communication and critical thinking through oral presentations and written work.

• Students will have the ability to use current technology such as computers, peripherals, and software or sewing equipment pertinent to fashion design or merchandising.

• Students will have the ability to compare and contrast how various cultures and countries interrelate in the global fashion community.

• Students will achieve a set of skills that keeps them current and allows them to secure employment in the Fashion industry.

Students will be assessed through a combination of performance evaluations, written assignments, and written tests and quizzes. 

Program Modification

Title Change from Fashion Design to Fashion and Costume Design

Reduction of Units for the Major from 46-52 to 38 -42.5 by removing FASH 125,  changing the required 142 to an OR option paired with 176 and the required CBTE 140 to an OR option paired with 175 and changing the electives from 6 units to 4.5 units.

No course content changes.

Required Courses

 Select 1-1.5 units from the following:

 Select 3 units from the following: