- Community of interest
- Business, Cosmetology, Arts & Design
- Award
- Certificate
- Program code
- CLOTHINGCONSTRUCT.CC
- Department
- PAX Skill Builders
- CIP code
- 50.0407: Fashion/Apparel Design.
- TOP code
- 1303.20 - Fashion Merchandising*
Program detailsAward, code, department, CIP/TOP
Program Snapshot
- Community of interest
- BCAD Business, Cosmetology, Arts & Design
- Award
- Certificate
- Program code
- CLOTHINGCONSTRUCT.CC
- Department
- PAX Skill Builders
- CIP code
- 50.0407: Fashion/Apparel Design.
- TOP code
- 1303.20 - Fashion Merchandising*
Next Steps
Certificate — expand to learn about this award
A short-cycle credential built around a specific skill or job role. Useful as an entry point to a field, a step toward a larger credential, or a way to round out an existing degree.
Financial aid note. Courses taken solely to complete a Certificate of Completion are not eligible for financial aid.
Semester-by-Semester Map
Term 1
Class Schedules
course details
Students will study costume history, design, and basic construction techniques as an introduction to basic theatrical costuming. Fabrics and their various uses will be investigated. (C-ID THTR 174).
course details
This is a beginning course in clothing construction. Topics include pattern selection and layout, selection of fashion fabrics and interfacings, seam finishes and design features. Students will develop their sewing skills though the construction of garments and samples utilizing professional sewing techniques.
Term 2
Class Schedules
course details
This is an intermediate course in clothing construction. This course emphasizes construction of a capsule wardrobe focusing on a variety of novelty fashion fabrics. The course emphasizes personal fitting and custom dressmaking utilizing intermediate sewing techniques.
Term 3
Class Schedules
course details
This is a beginning course in flat pattern and draping design. The focus is on design, pattern drafting and draping for the theater, film and fashion industries.
Career Connections
2-Year Degree Paths
Entry points students may pursue after associate-level study, technical preparation, or licensure pathways.
No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset point cleanly to an immediate 2-year outcome for this program.
4-Year Degree Paths
Roles that more often open up after transfer and a bachelor's degree.
Example roles: 1
- Fashion Designers
Graduate School Paths
Advanced roles commonly associated with graduate, professional, or post-baccalaureate study.
Example roles: 1
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Local Job Market
Fashion DesignersSOC 27-10228 nearby openings
Top employers in sample
- The Gap 5
- Gray Construction 1
- Macy's 1
- Sacred Heart Mission 1
Where the postings are
- Folsom, Sacramento County 5
- Fairfield, Solano County 1
- North Sacramento, Sacramento County 1
- Sierra, Washoe County 1
Sample current postings
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-11213 nearby openings
Top employers in sample
- Nevada City School of the Arts 3
Where the postings are
- Nevada City, Nevada County 3
Sample current postings
Posting counts come from Adzuna's index of US job boards, covering the last up to 90 days within up to 100 miles of ZIP 95965. Coverage and salary visibility vary by employer. Empty searches expand the radius and posting window before the section gives up.
Source Notes
Course sequencing is generated from the Acadia Program Mapper cache. Career groupings use local CIP-to-SOC mappings and BLS occupation data when available. Confirm education plans with Counseling and Advising.
Live wage data was not available from the BLS helper for the mapped occupations, so some pay fields may be blank.
Last generated 2026-07-05T16:52+00:00