Student drawing fashion illustrations

Program Information:

Turn your passion for fashion into a career! With our Fashion Design AAS degree program, you’ll gain the creative, traditional, and technical skills for clothing and apparel ideation, construction, and production, and be prepared to enter a career in fashion design, garment technology, and fashion merchandising, or for transfer to a bachelor’s program.

The curriculum begins with a focus on the fundamentals of fashion illustration, garment construction, and draping. In the second year, you'll deepen your expertise by applying techniques in pattern making, advanced sewing and construction methods, while also preparing for professional practice through capstone projects and portfolio development.  

See semester-by-semester degree plan.


Transfer options:

  • SUNY Oneonta
  • SUNY Buffalo
  • Fashion Institute of Technology

Career opportunities:

  • Fashion design
  • Garment technology
  • Fashion merchandising

Contact us to learn more:

Todd Behrendt, Dean
Email: tbehrendt@mvcc.edu
Phone: 315-792-5409