# Adult Education Home Economics (AHOM) courses

Victor Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 8 courses

Source: https://catalog.vvc.edu/course-descriptions/ahom/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027.

### AHOM 010 — Advanced Clothing Construction

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 54 lab hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/ahom.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/ahom.md)

Designed for those who understand the operation of a sewing machine, fabric selection and preparation, and fundamental sewing skills such as finishing seams, grading and understitching, etc. Emphasis on quality construction techniques with options for tailoring, fitting, specialty fabrics, etc. This course will not apply to the Associate Degree.

### AHOM 019 — Fundamentals of Sewing

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 54 lab hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/ahom.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/ahom.md)

This is an abbreviated beginning class teaching fundamental sewing skills and techniques while makingsmall projects. With the knowledge and abilities acquired in this class the student will be able to successfullymove on to clothing construction, quilting, and other fabric construction projects or courses.

### AHOM 020 — Beginning Clothing Construction

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 54 lab hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/ahom.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/ahom.md)

Designed to teach basic sewing skills and equipment use. Emphasis on fundamentals, including use of equipment, knowledge of fabrics, and construction techniques. This course will not apply to the Associate Degree.

### AHOM 020.1 — Intermediate Clothing Construction

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 54 lab hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/ahom.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/ahom.md)

A structured class teaching advanced pattern techniques for those with basic sewing knowledge. Students should have beginning sewing skills or better. This course will not apply to the Associate Degree.

### AHOM 060 — Needlecraft and Design

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 54 lab hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/ahom.md); Winter 2027, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/winter-2027/ahom.md); Spring 2027, 4 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/ahom.md)

This class specializes in basic to advanced stitches for knitting, crochet, needle point, crosstitch, lace making and pattern interpretation. This class is for beginners as well as intermediate and advanced students. This course will not apply to the Associate Degree.

### AHOM 070 — Uniquely Sewn Accessory Items

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 54 lab hours
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 schedules

Explore beginning sewing and fabric construction skills and techniques while creating useful items for personal and home use or for the purpose of retail. This course will not apply to the Associate Degree.

### AHOM 075 — Machine Quilting

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 54 lab hours
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/summer-2026/ahom.md); Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/ahom.md); Winter 2027, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/winter-2027/ahom.md); Spring 2027, 4 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/ahom.md)

A beginning class designed to teach strip sewing techniques for making quilts quickly and easily by machine. This course will not apply to the Associate Degree.

### AHOM 075.1 — Machine Quilting II

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 54 lab hours
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/summer-2026/ahom.md); Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/ahom.md); Winter 2027, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/winter-2027/ahom.md); Spring 2027, 4 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/ahom.md)

A continuation of Machine Quilting I for those who desire more complicated patterns of quilts by machine. This course will not apply to the Associate Degree.