Apparel Product Development and Technical Design
Certificate of Achievement (Transcripted) Fashion Design and Merchandising · Santa Ana College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Program Code: SAC.FDCAP.CA
Program Control Number: 21792
This certificate program provides the technical skills and product background necessary to work in apparel jobs such as pattern making, product development, and technical design in ready-to-wear or theater costumes. Emphasis is placed on developing vocational skills including computer applications current to fashion design manufacturing.
Learning Outcome(s):
- Apply their creative abilities to support their future design careers.
- Determine the manufacturing process to the appropriate design process.
- Solve problems at all levels of the design process.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Courses: | 34-37 | |
| FDM 100 | Introduction to the Fashion Industry | 3 |
| FDM 104 | Textile Fibers and Fabrics | 3 |
| FDM 105A | Beginning Sewing | 3 |
| FDM 108 | RTW Apparel Quality and Construction Analysis | 3 |
| FDM 109 | Flat Pattern Techniques | 3 |
| FDM 111A | Fashion Illustration Techniques | 3 |
| FDM 112 | Intermediate Flat Pattern Making | 3 |
| FDM 114 | 3D Design | 3 |
| FDM 215 | Computer Fashion Illustration | 3 |
| FDM 113 | Fashion Draping | 3 |
| FDM 216 | Computerized Garment Pattern Drafting | 3 |
| FDM 299 | Work Experience - Fashion Design | 1-4 |
| Select six units from the following elective courses: | 6 | |
| FDM 101 | Buying and Merchandising | 3 |
| FDM 102 | Promotion and Coordination | 3 |
| FDM 106 | Couture Sewing | 3 |
| FDM 105B | Intermediate Sewing | 3 |
| FDM 114C | 3D Design- Swimwear | 1 |
| FDM 114D | 3D Design- Denim | 1 |
| FDM 115 | 3D Design- Intermediate | 3 |
| FDM 125 | Visual Display Merchandising | 3 |
| FDM 140 | Fashion E-Commerce | 3 |
| FDM 213 | Apparel Line Production | 3 |
| FDM 052 | Knit and Swim Suit Sewing | 3 |
| FDM 058 | Decorative Apparel | 0.5 |
| FDM 080 | Embroidery | 1.5 |
| FDM 081 | Screen Printing | 1.5 |
| FDM 107 | Custom Tailoring | 2 |
| Total | 40-43 | |