Industrial Sewing
Certificate of Career Preparation Fashion Design · Chaffey College · 2026-2027 Catalog
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:
- Efficiently and safely operate a variety of industrial sewing machines.
- Select the machine that generates the stitch necessary for a variety of fabric types and seam structures.
- Perform basic machine maintenance for a variety of industrial sewing machines.
- 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.
- 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