Fashion
Orange Coast College Fashion Program
We welcome you to join the Fashion Program at Orange Coast College, where you can obtain the education to succeed in the fashion industry. This well-established program prepares you for transfer to a four-year program, a professional career, a career change, or advancement in your present fashion career.
Education in Fashion
Fashion is among the largest and most established industries in California. A fashion education can provide the necessary background and skills for a career in this ever thriving and dynamic world. Orange Coast College offers programs and courses that meet the needs of this vast industry. Our fashion program provides an environment that promotes critical thinking, creativity and multicultural awareness. If fosters understanding of social, organizational and technological systems.
A Career for You
Career opportunities in the fashion industry are endless and diverse. The fashion business is challenging, fast paced, exciting and constantly changing. It's a multi-billion dollar industry and the second largest employer in the United States. Fashion is the second largest industry among Southern California's manufacturing employers and second only to the aerospace industry.
Five Certificate of Achievement and Associate in Science options are available through the Fashion Department:
- Apparel Construction,
- Design,
- Display and Visual Presentation,
- Fashion Merchandising, and
- Production/Product Development.
Completion of these programs prepares students for careers in the fashion industry and in related businesses. Students may also transfer to programs at four-year colleges. Additionally, the department offers a Certificate of Specialization in Industrial Sewing.
Department Contact Information
Lauren Becker
lbecker@occ.cccd.edu
- Apparel Construction, Associate in Science Degree
- Apparel Construction, Certificate of Achievement
- Apparel Industry Sustainability, Certificate of Specialization
- Apparel Production and Product Development Certificate of Achievement
- Apparel Production and Product Development, Associate in Science Degree
- Display and Visual Presentation, Associate in Science Degree
- Display and Visual Presentation, Certificate of Achievement
- Fashion Design, Associate in Science Degree
- Fashion Design, Certificate of Achievement
- Fashion Merchandising, Associate in Science Degree
- Fashion Merchandising, Certificate of Achievement
- Industrial Sewing, Certificate of Specialization
Fashion Credit Courses
Grading Mode: Pass/No Pass
A laboratory-based course to improve clothing construction skills. Students work independently according to a study plan they devise and complete, under the supervision of the course instructor. Includes periodic student-teacher conferences, completion of individualized lab assignments, and a final self-assessment report. Enrollment is open all semester. Offered on a pass-no pass basis only. (NOT APPLICABLE TO AA OR AS DEGREE).
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A050
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
This course is an introduction to basic clothing construction. Students will learn basic clothing construction techniques, terminology, pattern layout, measuring and cutting, and complete multiple easy-to-sew projects.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A100
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A102
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A105
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Selection, use, care, and performance standards for textile products for fashion apparel and interior textiles.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A110
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Organization, structure, and interrelationship of industries and services that comprise the business of fashion, terminology, designers, trade organizations, and publications. Identification of current trends and fashion inspiration. Professional opportunities explored.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A115
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Principles of fashion styling. This course explores industry terms, styling types, building a styling kit, and working on a set. Examines methods and materials used for careers in fashion styling. Students will create a professional portfolio of work. May be taken for grade or on a pass-no pass basis.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A116
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Studies the techniques and procedures for identifying and forecasting fashion trends and evaluates current trends found in lifestyles, business, ready-to-wear, and home fashion. Students will learn to recognize and analyze predictive lifestyle and business trends that affect retail merchandising and marketing decisions.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A118
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A chronological study of costume designs from ancient times to the present. Emphasis is placed on the identification of apparel design details, the relation of recurring style trends to contemporary fashions, and sociological, economic, and political factors affecting clothing through the centuries.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A120
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This course explores the significant and dynamic role street style plays in the 21st Century and surveys how youth defies and influences the fashion establishment. The street's ascent as a fashion force will be traced from its historical inception to how it makes history.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A121
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A130
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Design problem solving and planning through the prototyping process. The study of the design process including inspiration, ideation, and implementation of design concepts.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A135
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A137
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Topics include the creation of sales reports, product line sheets, spreadsheets, formula development and analysis of sales data for a fashion company using Microsoft Excel and current software.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A145
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A150
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A155
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An introduction to the psychology of clothing and the study of art elements and principles as they relate to dress and personal appearance. Fashion vocabulary, recognition, and description of styles, and fashion cycles and trends are emphasized.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A170
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Introduction to color and design theory and application, including line, shape, value and color. Utilization of tools, materials, and equipment to develop a visual vocabulary and technical skills applicable to interior, architectural, and fashion related fields of design. Same as Interior Design A175. Students completing Fashion A175 may not receive credit for Interior Design A175.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A175
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
An introduction to the fashion merchandising industry will include vendors and products sold, as well as the various types of retail venues and the methods of merchandising apparel in each. The packaging and marketing of a product and the tracking of a fashion trends in several venues will also be included. May be taken for grades or on a pass-no pass basis.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A177
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Fundamental principles of clothing construction are studied and applied to selected problems with an emphasis on expanding knowledge in a variety of techniques. Fulfills the lower division college transfer requirement in clothing for the family and consumer sciences major.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A180
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A supervised internship including classroom-based learning and experience at a fashion-related work site. This 120-hour unpaid or 150-hour paid work experience course is designed to assist students to acquire career awareness, work habits, attitudes and skills for the fashion program. Credit for occupational work experience may be accrued at the rate of one to 8 units per semester for a total of sixteen units. Additionally, this course is for 2 units and students must work 75 paid hours or 60 non-paid hours per unit earned.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A181
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A182
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An intermediate-level clothing construction class using the latest industry methods. Students will learn clothing construction techniques and complete two sewing projects.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A183
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An introduction to, and overview of, responsible business, also known as triple bottom line business, with a focus on environmental sustainability, responsible decision making, social impact, corporate social responsibility, regulatory compliance, certifications, and other emerging technologies. Students will examine current topics, concepts, trends, and rules that are driving the sustainability and responsible business movement and will develop an understanding of, and a lexicon for, what many consider the future of business.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A190
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A look at environmental and social impacts the apparel manufacturing industry has had in the past and continues to have today. This class will explore the impacts associated with the process of developing and manufacturing apparel from fiber sourcing to warehousing, and sales to distribution. Additionally, this class will discuss innovative solutions that are in use today that counter those impacts.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A191
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Research, evaluate, and interpret sustainable fashion theory and current company processes. The course will review current sustainability programs companies are marketing, as well as assessing and evaluating their compliance programs. Through case studies and field trips you will apply knowledge and participate in the development and presentation of a brand or company that encapsulates ethical and sustainable practices.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A192
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Current issues in the field of fashion, rotating through a variety of topics, such as fashion design/production, apparel construction, fashion merchandising, and costume. May be taken for grades or on a pass-no pass basis. This course may be taken four times.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A199
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Classroom-based learning includes 18 hours of company research preparation to include company culture and appropriate behavior; on-site interview skills and techniques; writing measurable learning objectives that are assessed at the end of the internship; and writing a reflective summary for each objective and developing a resource directory for employees, vendors, and services used at the field site.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A200
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Principles of fashion promotion and events coordination. Analysis of social media marketing related to the fashion industry. The course will include techniques and procedures for presenting fashion according to retail venue, target customer, type of merchandise, and type of theme, media, or event.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A225
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Instruction and practice in techniques used to create couture and custom garments. Techniques of handling special and difficult fabrics, leather and furs. Features fine finishing details. Requires construction of one couture garment.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A233
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The creative design of garments through draping techniques emphasizing fabric manipulation and design creation.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A235
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Presentation and promotion of fashion and garment design through elementary trade sketching, use of the 'croqui', and current computer design software as used in the fashion industry.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A255
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Use current computer software to design and refine fashion garment proportions, textile textures and shapes, and garment construction elements to gain a clear understanding of design standards in the fashion industry.
Catalog Program Pages Referencing FASH A256
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An introductory course on the operation of the current computer-assisted pattern-making software package, including the 3-D format. System management, digitizing, plotting, marker-making, pattern development, library structures of pattern data, development of pattern blocks, pattern design, grading, and drafting system features/functions will be covered.