School Description
Provided by Fashion Careers CollegeFashion Careers College (FCC) is a private post-secondary business school founded to provide a college level education for students seeking a successful career in the fashion industry. The business of fashion is changing as rapidly as fashion itself. As a boutique college and leader in our niche, we are constantly updating our programs to provide challenging and innovative courses that will provide the industry with professionally prepared graduates.
Fashion Careers College
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Fashion Careers College(FCC) is a private post-secondary business school founded to provide a postsecondary, collegiate-level education for students seeking successful careers in the fashion industry. Fashion Careers College has developed Degree and Certificate programs to train students entering the fashion industry, as well as short-term seminars. As such, FCC responds to the trend toward higher education among fashion professionals by providing classroom-based, instructor-lead education.
Founded by Patricia O'Connor in 1979. FCC is located in San Diego, California and offers a 2-year Associate\'s degree|associate of arts degree in Fashion Business or Fashion Design and Certificates in Fashion Business and Fashion Design. FCC is the only “Fashion Only” college in San Diego.
The Mission
The mission of Fashion Careers College is career and life preparation for individuals seeking to become professionals in the fashion industry. Through Specialized Associate Degrees in Fashion Business and Technology and Fashion Design and Technology, Certificates in Fashion Design and Technology and Fashion Business and Technology, FCC seeks to impart a large body of fashion-related theory and practical knowledge augmented by general education skills and knowledge from the student’s participation in special workshops, elective tracks, courses, fashion tours, internships, volunteer work and counseling. Students should expect that their FCC education will equip them with skills for adult life and a fashion career. Faculty should expect students to acquire fashion knowledge, critical thinking, analytical skills and to adopt the value if life-long learning. Employers will expect graduates to apply their new values, skills and knowledge to a career in the fashion industry. The community at large will expect excellence, both in its programs and its graduates.
For Degree and Certificate programs, the typical graduate will be trained for entry level positions including, but not limited to the following job titles: Visual Display Artist, Assistant Buyer, Computer Patternmaker, Merchandise Manager, Store Manager, Production Assistant, Computer Marker Maker, Boutique Owner, Showroom Sales Representative, Special Events Coordinator, Assistant Product Developer, Assistant Inventory Control Analyst, Assistant Designer, Patternmaker, Buyer, Sample Maker, Computer Grader, Cutting Assistant, Costume Designer and Assistant Allocator. Students may enroll in fashion-related, short-term seminar programs.
Quick Facts
- Location:
- Southwest
- Setting:
- Large City Setting
- Type:
- For Profit
- Size:
- Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Students & Campus Life
- Full Time Students:
- 100%
- Athletic Programs:
- Unavailable
Expenses
- Average Tuition:
- $ 17,225
- Students Receiving Aid:
- 83%
Degree Programs at Fashion Careers College
Associate's Level Programs
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Business
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Fashion and Apparel
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Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations
Students in this program gain the knowledge and skills necessary for the distribution and sale of apparel and accessories. Students receive instruction in wholesaling and retailing, apparel technologies, distribution, customer sales and service skills, and principles of consumer research and sales forecasting.See more schools with programs in Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations
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Fashion Merchandising
A program that prepares individuals to promote product lines/brands, and organize promotional campaigns, at the wholesale level to attract retailer interest, wholesale purchasing, and supply contracts. Includes instruction in wholesaling, wholesale advertising, selling, and customer relations.See more schools with programs in Fashion Merchandising
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Fashion/Apparel Design
A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional design of commercial fashions, apparel, and accessories, and the management of fashion development projects. Includes instruction in apparel design; accessory design; the design of men's', women's', and children's' wear; flat pattern design; computer-assisted design and manufacturing; concept planning; designing in specific materials; labor and cost analysis; history of fashion; fabric art and printing; and the principles of management and operations in the fashion industry.See more schools with programs in Fashion/Apparel Design
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Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations
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General Business
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General Business
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Business Administration and Management
Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.See more schools with programs in Business Administration and Management
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Business Administration and Management
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Fashion and Apparel
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Fashion and Apparel
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Communication & Media
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Design and Applied Arts
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Design and Applied Arts
Certificate Programs at Fashion Careers College
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Business
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Fashion and Apparel
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Fashion and Apparel
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Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations
Students in this program gain the knowledge and skills necessary for the distribution and sale of apparel and accessories. Students receive instruction in wholesaling and retailing, apparel technologies, distribution, customer sales and service skills, and principles of consumer research and sales forecasting.See more schools with programs in Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations
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Fashion Merchandising
A program that prepares individuals to promote product lines/brands, and organize promotional campaigns, at the wholesale level to attract retailer interest, wholesale purchasing, and supply contracts. Includes instruction in wholesaling, wholesale advertising, selling, and customer relations.See more schools with programs in Fashion Merchandising
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Fashion/Apparel Design
A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional design of commercial fashions, apparel, and accessories, and the management of fashion development projects. Includes instruction in apparel design; accessory design; the design of men's', women's', and children's' wear; flat pattern design; computer-assisted design and manufacturing; concept planning; designing in specific materials; labor and cost analysis; history of fashion; fabric art and printing; and the principles of management and operations in the fashion industry.See more schools with programs in Fashion/Apparel Design
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Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations
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General Business
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General Business
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Business Administration and Management
Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.See more schools with programs in Business Administration and Management
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Business Administration and Management
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Fashion and Apparel
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Fashion and Apparel
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Communication & Media
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Design and Applied Arts
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Design and Applied Arts
Students
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| Percent of Students International: | 1% |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 17,225 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 16,900 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 325 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 1,968 | 61% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 919 | 29% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 4,623 | 78% | |
Any Aid: |
83% |
