Alteration Specialist
| Major: 5556 First Term: 2009 Spring Final Term: Current Award: CCL Total Credits: 20-22 CIPS Code: 52.1802 | Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: College-Specific Occupational Area: Art, A/V Technology, and Communication / Home Economics Instructional Council: Family and Consumer Sciences (34) GPA: 2.00 |
Detailed Program Information | |
Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Alteration Specialist is designed to prepare students for employment in alterations for the apparel industry. Students will develop skills in advanced clothing construction, tailoring and couture techniques appropriate for a variety of fabrics and designs, and fitting techniques for all types of apparel. They will develop the ability to select appropriate fashion fabrics, interfacing, and lining materials for specific items of apparel. Students completing this certificate will be able to alter and repair ready-make garments for a profession. Students completing the certificate can expect entry level positions in the alteration profession for retailers, dry-cleaning industry or their own alteration establishment.
Consumer Program Costs and Career Information
Program Notes:
Students must earn a grade of "C" or better for all courses required within the program.
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites
Consumer Program Costs and Career Information
Program Notes:
Students must earn a grade of "C" or better for all courses required within the program.
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites
| Program Prerequisites | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Credits: 3 | |||
| TEC111 | Clothing Construction | 3 | |
| Required Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Credits: 20-22 | |||
| TEC112AB | Alteration of Ready Made Garments | 2 | |
| TEC122 | Sewing with Knits | 3 | |
| + | TEC124 | Advanced Clothing Construction | 3 |
| TEC129 | Sewing with a Serger | 2 | |
| TEC222 | Textiles | 3 | |
| + | TEC223 | Tailoring | 3 |
| + | TEC227 | Couture Sewing | 3 |
| TEC277++ | Alteration Internship (any module) (1-3) | 1-3 | |
| Program Competencies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Identify and describe job opportunities available in the needle trades. (TEC112AB) | ||
| 2. | Choose and explain the basic alteration process that should be applied to a particular alteration problem. (TEC112AB) | ||
| 3. | Alter patterns to fit individual figures and make necessary adjustments during the construction process. (TEC112AB, TEC124) | ||
| 4. | Select fashion fabric, lining, interfacing, patterns, and notions appropriate for constructing, altering or repairing specific garments. (TEC112AB, TEC124, TEC222) | ||
| 5. | Apply advanced construction techniques (seams and seam finishes, darts, facings, collars, set-in sleeves, machine and bound buttonholes, hems, zippers, linings, matching plaids and stripes) correctly on samples and garments. (TEC124) | ||
| 6. | Operate serger, flatlock fabrics together, serge a variety of seams, finish seams, gather and apply a rolled hem to knit and woven fabrics. (TEC122, TEC129) | ||
| 7. | Describe properties, use, and care of major textile fibers. (TEC222) | ||
| 8. | Construct and alter a tailored garment using techniques, equipment, and supplies required for the tailoring process. (TEC223) | ||
| 9. | Use couture sewing techniques to construct or alter apparel. (TEC227) | ||
| 10. | Perform assigned career duties in a work setting. (TEC277++) | ||
All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.