Clothing ConstructionCertificate

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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*
(Not Eligible for Financial Aid) The Certificate in Clothing Construction prepares students for entry-level jobs in apparel production companies, designer workrooms, and custom sewing workrooms. Students hone the technical skills necessary to realize a creative vision as they develop a portfolio of work that can be used for a variety of purposes, including preparation for further study. The certificate prepares students for entry-level employment as a sample sewer for fashion design, tailor's assistant, sample sewer for small manufacturer, alterationist, production sewer for cottage industries, and theatrical costume stitcher.
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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*

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Clothing Construction
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 2025-26 Catalog for official program details

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Term 1

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6 units
DRAM 15
Costume Construction I
3 units
course details

This course is a study of 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).

FASH 9
Clothing Construction I
3 units
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

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3 units
FASH 10
Clothing Construction II
3 units
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

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3 units
FASH 40
Flat Pattern/Draping Design
3 units
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.

No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset are grouped into the 4-year pathway for this program.

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.

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.

No NCES/IPEDS CIP-to-SOC mapping was found for this program's CIP code.

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