Fashion Merchandising
Certificate of Achievement Fashion Merchandising · Chaffey College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Description
The Fashion Merchandising certificate prepares students for careers in apparel and accessory buying, retail management, and store operations by equipping them with industry-specific technical skills such as trend analysis, fashion marketing, and social media marketing.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Develop a global awareness and understanding of the social, economic, cultural and technological systems that intersect in merchandising fashion.
- Utilize the technology necessary in the field of fashion merchandising.
- Analyzing fashion marketing and product distribution that meet demand and maximizes profitability and visibility
- Implementing feasible solutions by applying appropriate fashion design and merchandising working principles and strategies
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements for the Certificate of Achievement (CA): | 39 | |
| BUSTEC 63 | Microsoft Office Excel - Comprehensive | 3 |
| FASHD 20 | History of Fashion | 3 |
| FASHD 28 | Computer-Aided Design for Fashion | 3 |
| FASHD 40 | Beginning Clothing Construction | 2 |
| FASHD 45 | Design Fundamentals for Fashion | 3 |
| FASHD 89 | Fashion Collection | 3 |
| FASHM 10 | Introduction to the Fashion Industry | 3 |
| FASHM 11 | Fashion Retail Merchandising and Management | 3 |
| FASHM 12 | Visual Merchandising | 3 |
| FASHM 20 | Fashion Promotion | 3 |
| FASHM 21 | Retail Buying | 3 |
| FASHM 60 | Textiles | 3 |
| PHOTO 7 | Beginning Digital Photography | 4 |
| Total | 39 | |
Other Information
Arts, Communication, and Design
Local Program (Major) Code: L185
Program Control Number: 20730
TOP Code: 1303.20*
CIP Code: 19.0905