MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5801N Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2013 Summer II Last Admit Term: 2017 Spring Award: CCL Total Credits: 14 CIP Code: 19.0901	Primary College: Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: Field of Interest: Not Found Instructional Council: Family and Consumer Sciences (34) GPA: 2.0
SOC Code: 25-9021

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Textile and Apparel: Product Development program is designed for students with an interest in design and development of apparel, accessories or home decor for custom and commercial uses. It provides students with skills using project management and supply chain resources. Students also use the proper techniques in pattern drafting, grading and CAD applications for apparel patterns. Students completing the certificate will enter the fashion industry at entry-level positions with skills and an understanding of the product development process.

Required Courses

TEC125 Fashion Design 3
TEC141 Fashion Design: CAD 2
+TEC162 Product Development Laboratory 1
MKT/TEC200 Retail Buying 3
TEC240 Apparel Production Management 2
TEC250 Apparel Quality Analysis 3

Credits: 14

Restricted Electives
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General Electives
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Program Competencies
1. Create original items of apparel and swatch with appropriate textiles using principles and elements of design. (TEC125) 2. Use of computer-assisted design (CAD) in the fashion design industry. (TEC141) 3. Practice current trends in fashion product development; methods and techniques to translate design ideas into a realistic production product. (TEC162) 4. Use daily, weekly, or monthly stock and sales reports to evaluate past performance, appraise current plans, and make future plans. (TEC200) 5. Complete purchase orders, which include terms of sale and delivery, and perform calculations needed to price merchandise. (TEC200) 6. Develop activities for merchandise assortment and financial planning. (TEC200) 7. Develop a seasonal merchandise budget based on past and anticipated sales. (TEC200) 8. Examines management/buyer role in investment, pricing, planning, and controlling sales and inventories. (TEC200) 9. Identify and select specific merchandise which will satisfy the needs and wants of potential customers. (TEC200) 10. Evaluate the relative cost and effectiveness of all sales promotion categories. (TEC200) 11. Illustrate apparel production management for the global marketplace by examining component details of the tech-pack which include specifications and costing in the most time-efficient manner. (TEC240) 12. Analyze construction components that affect the appearance, function, and cost of ready-to-wear apparel. (TEC250)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 25, 2013

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.