California Community Colleges System Courses

Advanced Design and Construction

Emphasis on unique and creative designs with manipulation of appropriate and more difficult fabrics. Students will gain more confidence and speed in their design developments, pattern making and const

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Advanced Clothing – Tailoring

This course explores traditional and contemporary tailoring techniques as applied to the design and construction of men’s and women’s coats, suits, jackets and other tailored garments. It includes a s

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Fashion Show Production

This course is designed to give students of Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising the opportunity to learn how to plan and develop a Fashion Show.

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• Paid Course

Draping I

This course covers the principles of draping and the ability to develop a pattern in three-dimensional form, opening new ways of designing and creating and recognizing the qualities of a well-designed

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Draping II

This course is a continuation of Fashion 13 and deals with more complex and original designs for draping. Students will learn how to analyze and interpret complicated designs by means of draping and g

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Ethnic Fashion

Apparel worn as national dress by people all over the world is surveyed. The origins and functions of clothing in different cultures are examined. Creative designing is inspired by ethnic costumes.

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Pattern Grading

Grading is the process of proportionally increasing or decreasing the production pieces according to set measurements for each clothing classification (Women’s Junior Petite, Junior, Misses, Half-size

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Apparel Collection Design and Production

This course will provide industry-oriented application of design skill sets for developing apparel groups and a final collection ready for production. Costing and production methods, line organization

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Computer Aided Fashion Design and Merchandising

Computer-assisted applications are used as tools to design and create original and innovative work for fashion marketing or fashion design. This is an introductory course requiring basic computer skil

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Fashion Marketing

This course will provide students with an understanding of the psychology, sociology and cultural influences that affect consumer fashion purchasing behavior. The interaction of aspects of the fashion

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Fashion Styling and Visual Presentation

This course involves the study and exploration of styling fashion visual presentations, including editorial, ad campaigns, and digital retail environmental display. Students will research promotion te

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Digital Fashion Portfolio

This advanced course addresses the skills necessary to produce a well-organized and thoroughly planned portfolio, both virtual and printed, to be presented on job interviews. Students will be expected

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Independent Studies in Fashion

Pursue self-directed independent study in fashion, completing a one-unit project arranged under the college's independent studies guidelines.

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• Paid Course

Independent Studies in Fashion

Pursue a self-directed topic in fashion through independent study, earning two units of credit transferable to the CSU system.

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• Paid Course

Independent Studies in Fashion

Pursue a self-directed independent study project in fashion, earning three units of college credit transferable to the CSU system.

• California Community Colleges System
• Paid Course