Production Fashion Construction

People who work in this pathway work on the design floor making apparel or designing them. They work with machines, making or assembling parts, or printing various materials. 

Example Careers 

• Costume Designer
• Fabric and Apparel Patternmaker
• Fashion Designer
• Pattern Designer
• Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter, Operator and Tender
• Textile, Apparel and Furnishings Worker

Pathway Courses (Course Planning Handbook)

• Fashion & Design 1 (FCS 110)
• Fashion & Design 2 (FCS 120)
• Fashion & Design 3 (FCS 130)

Related Electives

• Drawing I & II (ART 110 & ART 200)
• Graphic Design I & II (ART 130 & ART 140)

Career Related Activities

• Fashion Club (East)
• Career Fair
• Ask the Expert Day

External Experiences

• Job Shadow
• Internship (Long-term)
• Mini-Internship (Winter Break, Spring Break)

Certificates  (College of Dupage)

• Fashion Design Certificate
• Fashion Entrepreneurship Certificate
• Fashion Merchandising Certificate

Triton Degrees  (College of Dupage)

• Fashion Design

Example College Majors

• Apparel Technology
• Textile Studies
• Fashion Design
• Fashion Studies
• Fashion Merchandising