Fashion DesignCertificate

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Community of interest
Business, Cosmetology, Arts & Design
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Certificate
Program code
FASHIONDESIGN.CC
Department
PAX Skill Builders
CIP code
19.0905: Apparel and Textile Marketing Management.
TOP code
1303.20 - Fashion Merchandising*
The Fashion program gives students the opportunity to discover the inner workings of the fashion industry with many hands-on experiences. Fashion Merchandising emphasizes the business of buying, distributing and selling of merchandising from the manufacturing level through to the retailer and ultimately, the consumer. A highly-specialized program in Fashion Merchandising enables students to acquire the marketable skills in a minimum time. The program prepares students for a variety of employment opportunities and provides hands-on learning opportunities.
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Program Snapshot

Community of interest
BCAD Business, Cosmetology, Arts & Design
Award
Certificate
Program code
FASHIONDESIGN.CC
Department
PAX Skill Builders
CIP code
19.0905: Apparel and Textile Marketing Management.
TOP code
1303.20 - Fashion Merchandising*

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Fashion Design
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.

See the 2026-27 Catalog for official program details

Semester-by-Semester Map

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Class Schedules

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15 units

Department recommends FASH 9, FASH 64, FASH 74, and FASH 90.

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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: 3

  • Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
  • Marketing Managers
  • Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Graduate School Paths

Advanced roles commonly associated with graduate, professional, or post-baccalaureate study.

No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset are grouped into the graduate-school pathway for this program.

Local Job Market

Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm ProductsSOC 13-10226 nearby openings

Search keyword used: retail buyer · Search window: last 90 days, 100-mile radius · Avg listed salary: $89,252/yr

Top employers in sample

  • Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. 2
  • Barnes & Noble Education 1
  • Naked Wines 1
  • Palisade Ttahoe 1
  • Randa Corp 1

Where the postings are

  • Long Island, Sacramento County 1
  • North Sacramento, Sacramento County 1
  • Olympic Valley, Placer County 1
  • Reno, Washoe County 1
  • Sierra, Washoe County 1

Sample current postings

  1. Retail Assistant Manager - PatagoniaPalisade Ttahoe · Olympic Valley, Placer County · 10 days ago
  2. National Account Manager - B2B Wine SalesNaked Wines · Sonoma, Sonoma County · 13 days ago
  3. Nevada Wolf Shop Department Manager- General MerchandiseBarnes & Noble Education · Reno, Washoe County · 3 weeks ago
  4. Nevada Wolf Shop Department Manager- General MerchandiseBarnes & Noble Education, Inc. · Sierra, Washoe County · 3 weeks ago
  5. Department Manager - Sacramento City CollegeBarnes & Noble Education, Inc. · Long Island, Sacramento County · 3 weeks ago

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Marketing ManagersSOC 11-20219 nearby openings

Search keyword used: marketing manager · Search window: last 30 days, 25-mile radius · Avg listed salary: $84,097/yr

Top employers in sample

  • Edward Jones Careers 2
  • Bank of America 1
  • Butte County 1
  • Kindthread 1
  • Tcc Wireless Llc 1

Where the postings are

  • Chico, Butte County 4
  • Oregon, Butte County 2
  • Chapmantown, Butte County 1
  • Pennington, Sutter County 1
  • Thermalito, Butte County 1

Sample current postings

  1. Branch Office Administrator - Oregon, ILEdward Jones Careers · Oregon, Butte County · 1 day ago
  2. Sales AssociateKindthread · Chico, Butte County · 1 day ago
  3. Sr BOA - Oregon, WIEdward Jones Careers · Oregon, Butte County · 8 days ago
  4. Workplace Benefits Specialist – Business MarketBank of America · Pennington, Sutter County · 8 days ago
  5. Department Public Information OfficerButte County · Thermalito, Butte County · 10 days ago

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Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsSOC 13-116111 nearby openings

Search keyword used: marketing analyst · Search window: last 90 days, 100-mile radius · Avg listed salary: $155,000/yr

Top employers in sample

  • Oracle 3
  • Stifel 2
  • Accenture 1
  • Cardinal Health 1
  • Central Business Solutions 1

Where the postings are

  • Sacramento, Sacramento County 8
  • Fairfield, Solano County 1
  • Kenwood, Sonoma County 1
  • Larkfield, Sonoma County 1

Sample current postings

  1. Data Platform EvangelistOracle · Sacramento, Sacramento County · 3 days ago
  2. Data Platform EvangelistOracle · Sacramento, Sacramento County · 3 days ago
  3. Program Performance Insights Analyst - Marketing ExpansionCardinal Health · Sacramento, Sacramento County · 8 days ago
  4. Principal Product Manager - Managed Infrastructure SolutionsLumen · Sacramento, Sacramento County · 2 weeks ago
  5. Media Relations Accenture Song Senior ManagerAccenture · Sacramento, Sacramento County · 3 weeks ago

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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 2026-07-05T16:58+00:00