# Industrial Sewing (Certificate of Career Preparation)

Chaffey College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Fashion Design

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### Description

An Industrial Sewing Certificate prepares the student for apparel construction based on industry methods and the utilization of power sewing equipment. Employment opportunities: commercial sewing machine operator or apparel industry sample maker.

### Program Learning Outcomes

Upon the successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

1.  Efficiently and safely operate a variety of industrial sewing machines.
2.  Select the machine that generates the stitch necessary for a variety of fabric types and seam structures.
3.  Perform basic machine maintenance for a variety of industrial sewing machines.
4.  Utilize the U.S. standards for machine class, stitch classification and seam specification, and apply that information to specification sheets used in international apparel construction.
5.  Communicate with designers, production engineers, sewers and contractors using industry terminology.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Requirements for the Certificate of Career Preparation (CCP):** | | 6 |
| FASHD 40 | Beginning Clothing Construction | 2 |
| FASHD 42 | Advanced Clothing Construction | 2 |
| FASHD 442 | Industrial Sewing | 2 |
| **Total** | | **6** |

### Other Information

Arts, Communication, and Design

Local Program (Major) Code: L182

Program Control Number: L182

TOP Code: 1303.30\*

CIP Code: 19.0902