Associate degrees in Fashion + Apparel Design: A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional design of commercial fashions, apparel, and accessories, and the management of fashion development projects. Includes instruction in apparel design; accessory design; the design of men's', women's', and children's' wear; flat pattern design; computer-assisted design and manufacturing; concept planning; designing in specific materials; labor and cost analysis; history of fashion; fabric art and printing; and the principles of management and operations in the fashion industry.
The associate degree Fashion Design develops the skills necessary
to coordinate original design concepts with manufacturing,
marketing and merchandising practices. Course work includes basic
industry sewing, pattern drafting, textiles, historic and current
fashion trends, hand and computer illustration and an internship in
a fashion-related field....
The associate degree Fashion Merchandising develops the skills
necessary for jobs in fashion coordinating, promotion, visual
presentation, management, merchandising and retail buying. It also
includes an internship in a fashion-related field.
The Fashion Design Degree is structured for the student who plans to pursue freelance and entrepreneurial careers in the fashion field, or is seeking immediate entry into the fashion industry. Students prepare for careers as designers, assistant designers, computer designers, patternmakers, tailors, fashion stylists, and in the area of specialized design services....
The Apparel Patternmaking track within the Fashion Design Degree provides the opportunity for training in the specialized area of pattern development for apparel design.
Through classroom and hands-on experience, students develop skills in operating a small business,merchandising, management, display techniques, costuming, patternmaking, and fashion show production. Freelance and entrepreneurial aspects are stressed. The program was cited for teaching...
The fashion design industry is a fast-paced, competitive, and ever-changing field. You need hard work, determination, and a creative and technical mindset to succeed in this field. Successful designers must understand and adapt to the changes and challenges of the fashion industry. They must have the ability to visually present their ideas and to produce them. That is precisely what the Associate of Arts in Fashion Design program can prepare graduates...
Provide fashion design students the opportunity to combine artistic inspiration
with technical expertise in order to develop their own personal style. Through
a combination of design, construction, technical, and marketing classes, students
are exposed to methods for creating, selling, and promoting their creations. It
is the intent that this curriculum provides graduates the expertise to pursue
fashion design careers or to transfer to Baccalaureate...
Students who wish to prepare for a sales, management, or buying career in the wholesale or retail fashion industry should select this program which combines fashion studies with business and general education courses. After graduation, students may either begin their careers or may choose to transfer to Bachelor degree programs in colleges which offer Fashion Merchandising degrees. Graduates of this program have been accepted with full credit to the...
The Associate of Arts in Fashion focuses on individual vision in fashion, offering courses in design, merchandising, textiles and knitwear. Courses hone student's mastery of fashion industry standards in design and construction. The program combines design excellence with computer skills, preparing our graduates to launch themselves into the industry upon graduation. Academic courses culminate in the...
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