FASHION PROGRAMS
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Cazenovia College is an independent, coeducational college, located in Cazenovia, New York, offering baccalaureate programs in the liberal arts and professional studies. Embracing student success as its primary mission, Cazenovia College comprises a diverse, The Fashion Design program provides students with knowledge of and direct experience yet close-knit residential in the fashion industry. Fashion design courses emphasize the interconnections between community that creates design and merchandising. Students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program in educational experiences that Fashion Design will cultivate fashion concepts, create patterns, construct garments, are individualized for students, and present their own fashion lines as needed for careers in the fashion industry. matching skill sets with The program emphasis is on trend research within technical, marketable, computer academic programs and generated (CAD) design and product development in the context of creative design. co-curricular offerings. The Fashion Merchandising program is a Bachelor of Professional Studies in This “one student at a time” Management with a specialization in Merchandising. Merchandising courses approach to the educational emphasize the interconnection between merchandising and design in order to think experience is what sets analytically about fashion merchandising cycles and trends to develop professional Cazenovia apart from other approaches in business. The program emphasizes business functions of fashion colleges and universities. promotion, time action calendars, apparel trends in retail and wholesale settings. Coursework accentuates coordination of the design and production processes in the manufacturing sector of the fashion industry. This program is fully accredited through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education. AT-A-GLANCE Fashion Merchandising students plan all aspects of the Annual Fashion Show that Founded: 1824 showcase Fashion Design students’ garments including capstone senior collections. Enrollment: 900 students Average Class Size: 14 Student-Faculty Ratio: 10:1 Main Campus: 20 acres Equine Education Center: 243 acres Athletics: NCAA Division III Students Receiving Financial Aid: 98% Faculty with the highest degree in their field:80% www.cazenovia.edu Office of Admissions, 3 Sullivan Street, Cazenovia, NY 13035 Phone: 1.800.654.3210 | Email: [email protected] Follow Cazenovia College on: FASHION PROGRAMS
SAMPLES OF COURSEWORK Fashion Design: Fashion Merchandising: Clothing Construction E-Commerce Computerized Patternmaking Fashion Buying Digital Fashion Illustration Fashion History Draping Fashion Merchandising Fashion Drawing Fashion Promotion Flat Pattern Drafting Fashion Show Production/ New York Fashion Tour Management Product Development International Business Marketing KEY FACTS Senior Collection New York Fashion Tour Fashion Design Program: Survey of the Global Apparel Industry Product Development • In the past 5 years, with over 75% of Textiles graduates responding: Textiles - 92% of Fashion Design graduates were employed in a fashion-related field. INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES - 100% of Fashion Merchandising graduates Betsey Johnson Plato’s Closet were employed in a fashion-related field. Cynthia Rowley Pono • 100% of students complete internships in Dreissig Apparel QVC their discipline. Elle Magazine Ralph Lauren • 100% of students complete undergraduate Glamour Magazine Rocawear research projects during their senior year. Jenny Yoo Roma Industries Fashion Merchandising Program: JES Apparel Seventeen Magazine • IACBE Accredited Jill Stuart NYC Sterling Renaissance Festival • 4+1 MBA articulation agreements Konstantine Furs Suzy Chin at Maggy Boutique Liz Claiborne Ted Baker London Malia Mills Tommy Hilfiger Marchesa Urban Outfitters New York City Ballet Zac Posen FOR MORE INFORMATION: Karen Steen CAREER POSSIBILITIES Program Director, Fashion Design Phone: 315.655.7101 Accessories Designer Retail Management Email: [email protected] Business Owner Retail Merchandiser Megan Lawson-Clark Buyer Sales Representative Program Director, Fashion Merchandising Phone: 315.655.7560 Clothing Designer Stylist Email: [email protected] Costume Designer Technical Designer Elise Thayer Merchandise Planner Visual Merchandising/ Program Director, Fashion Merchandising Pattern Maker Planning Phone: 315.655.7177 Email: [email protected] Product Development www.cazenovia.edu/majors