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San Diego Community College District
Consumer Studies
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Fashion
Designed for the student who is interested in a fashion related career. Each student gains an understanding of opportunities and a working knowledge of the various phases of the constantly changing fashion industry. The program provides the opportunity to specialize in one of two areas: Fashion Merchandising and Fashion Design.
Fashion Career Pathway
San Diego Mesa College
Career Options:

Fashion Merchandising prepares for beginning positions in sales, management, buying, visual presentation, promotion, and wholesaling for both men and women. Fashion Design develops skills in the creation of imaginative finished garments. Technology skills that will be learned include sketching, sewing, draping, pattern making and presentation. These skills will prepare men and women for entry level positions in manufacturing, designing, and the home sewing industry.

The Fashion Design/Production Certificate of Performance prepares students for entry level positions as:
  • seamstress
  • sample maker
  • quality control
  • pre-production worker in the clothing/fashion industry