Chaffey College
Students are prepared for both manufacturing and retail levels in entry-level design, product development, and merchandising positions under our fashion program. Chaffey College offers day and evening courses to our students.
Design certificate coursework covers the following:
- Apparel construction
- Pattern making
- Illustration
- Production
- Computer-generated design
- Textiles
- Industrial equipment
- Historic costume
Shared with the business department, the fashion merchandising major is an interdisciplinary one that prepares the student for employment in:
- Buying
- Visual merchandising
- Product development
- E-commerce
- Retail management
Degrees and Certificates available are:
- Associate in Science Degree
- Pattern Making Certificate
- Custom Sewing Certificate
- Industrial Sewing Certificate
- Merchandising Certificate
- Costume Design Certificate Highlights
Offering the above-mentioned certificates and degrees makes our Fashion Design Program here at Chaffey College the largest industry-based program in the Inland Empire.
Our faculty, both full-time and part-time, has a background in the Southern California design and apparel industries. Students will receive on-the-job training as part of a 90-hour internship during which they'll develop employment contacts.
