Mission Statement

The mission of the Butte College Fashion Program is to provide high quality education and services to the community.   The Fashion Program prepares students for careers related to working within the Fashion industry.  It provides students the opportunity to discover the inner workings of the industry, including the design concept, construction of product, and the distribution and sales of merchandise, from the designer and manufacturing level through the retail level and ultimately, to the consumer.

Program Description

The Butte College Fashion Program is housed within the Art Department.  The Fashion Program offers an AS Degree and a Certificate of Achievement in Fashion Merchandising, a Certificate I Clothing Construction, and a Certificate in Fashion Design.  Each semester three to five courses are offered.  Fashion courses are taught by two to three Associate faculty members.  The program has a classroom dedicated to clothing design and construction, ARTS 241, and another classroom, ARTS 246, for lecture classes.  The program is well equipped with 18 sewing machines, an embroidery machine, 15 dress forms, and cutting and pattern making equipment and furniture.  Each year Fashion students have an opportunity to display their work in the Butte College Fashion Show held in May.

Student Learning/Administrative Unit Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes
AS Degree in Fashion Merchandising
1.  Analyze and describe the fashion industry including innovations, careers, current trends, the impact of globalization and technology, and the expanding roles of designers.
2.  Analyze, describe, and apply concepts in the business of buying, distributing and selling of fashion merchandise from the manufacturing level through to the retailer and, ultimately, the consumer.
3.  Demonstrate command of visual presentation or production, and create a resume or relevant portfolio to be used to market him/herself in the fashion industry.
 
Certificate of Achievement in Fashion Merchandising
1.  Analyze and describe the fashion industry including innovations, careers, current trends, the impact of globalization and technology, and the expanding roles of designers.
2.  Analyze, describe, and apply concepts in the business of buying, distributing and selling of fashion merchandise from the manufacturing level through to the retailer and, ultimately, the consumer.
3.  Demonstrate command of visual presentation or production, and create a resume or relevant portfolio to be used to market him/herself in the fashion industry.
 
Certificate in Clothing Construction
1.  Select appropriate fabrics and notions suitable to specific garment designs.
2.  Drape, draft or manipulate flat patterns to create accurate garment patterns.
3.  Lay patterns correctly and economically onto markers or fabric
4.  Construct garments using various sewing techniques.
5.  Fit garments on various body types and be able to make the proper adjustments.
 
Certificate in Fashion Design
1.  Analyze and describe the fashion industry including innovations, careers, current trends, the impact of globalization and technology, and the expanding roles of designers.
2.  Demonstrate command of visual presentation or production, and create a resume or relevant portfolio to be used to market him/herself in the fashion industry.
3.  Demonstrate the principles and practice of fashion design including design analysis: use of industry vocabulary; technical illustration; drafting of patterns; and effective communication of original design concepts.
4.  Demonstrate technical skills including machine operation; taking measurements; basic alterations, pattern layout, cutting and preparation; and use of fabrics, tools, and supplies.
The program faculty members are in the process of the assessment of PLOs and reevaluating the goals of the program as a whole.  Student progress in realizing these PLOs has been hampered by class cancelations due to low enrollments, but in classes that have had sufficient enrollments, the following information has been reported for Fall 2016:
DRAMA 15, Historic Costume
Drama 15 Student Learning Outcomes: C: (4 out of 13) Students had strong understanding of costume vocabulary. (8 out of 13) Students have beginning understanding of costume vocabulary. F: (4 out of 13) Students were able to utilize costume construction methods to execute a costume. (8 out of 13) Students demonstrated beginning skill of how to utilize costume construction methods to execute a costume. G: (6 out of 13) Students had a very satisfactory understanding of evaluating the effective use of a costume in a production. (7 out of 13) Students failed to turn in their evaluation of costumes in a production.
FASH 9 and 10, Clothing Construction I and II
Fashion 9 &10 Student Learning Outcomes: S.L.O.1: (2 out of 8) Students had strong understanding measurements & pattern fit. (5 out of 8) Students have beginning understanding of use pattern & measurements S.L.O.2: (4 out of 8) Students were able to work satisfactory with fabric & instructions (4 out of 8) Students demonstrated basic understanding of instruction S.L.O.3: (3 out of 8) Students had a very satisfactory understanding of equipment (5 out of 8) Students demonstrated basic understanding of equipment
FASH 74, Historic Costume
Overall, students had a high rate of success this term, especially with SLO’s C and D. They were able to relate historic fashion to modern day fashion (C) as well as learn social, political, religious, and economic factors, among others, affecting clothing (D). The midterm and final writing/research assignments clearly guide the students into learning these concepts and ideas. Another contributing factor, I believe, was the integration of Canvas – I uploaded plenty of content for students to review online on their own time.

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (OSLED Departments)

Indicator	Source	College			Program
		2014-2015	Standard	Six Year Goal	Fall 2011	Fall 2012	Fall 2013	Fall 2014	Fall 2015	Standard	Six Year Goal
Access
-          Unduplicated Headcount	PDR	12,691			85	69	57	63	40
Course Success
-          Overall	PDR	70.6%	70.0%	73.0%
-          Transfer/GE	PDR	71.7%		73.0%
-          CTE	PDR	75.3%		77.0%	77.0%	67.5%	71.4%	66.7%	57.8%	65.0%	72.0%
-          Basic Skills	PDR	51.7%		55.0%
-          Distance Ed (all)	PDR	62.6%		64.0%
Persistence (Focused).  Note:  The Persistence (Focused) that is included in the PDR is a different indicator than the three-primary term persistence indicator, from the State Student Success Scorecard that is used to measure institutional persistence.  The Focused Persistence indicator measures the percentage of students that took a second course in a discipline within one year. There is no relationship between the college and program standards in this area.	PDR	71.8%	67.0%	75.0%	36.4%	39.4%	49.1%	44.6%	12.1%	35.0%	50.0%
		(Three-Term) Scorecard	(Three-Term) Scorecard	(Three-Term) Scorecard
Degrees - annual	PDR	1,421		1,475	3	2	2	2	7	2	4
Certificate of Achievement (CA) - annual	PDR	814		475	2	4	-	4	-	3	6
Local Certificate (CC) - annual	PDR	518			4	3	6	4	-	3	6
Developmental Strand Completion
-          English	State	43.7%		45.0%
-          Math	State	33.8%		35.0%
-          ESL	State	42.9%		45.0%
Licensure Pass Rates
-          Registered Nursing	SC
-          Licensed Vocational Nursing	SC
-          Respiratory Therapy	SC
-          Paramedic	SC
-          Cosmetology	SC
-          Welding	SC
Job Placement Rates	PIV

     Suggestions for dialogue: Suggested standards and six-year goals have been placed on the template. These are based on program performance over the past five years.  Validate these and change them if necessary.  Success rates for this program are at the low end of the five-year range (57.8% - 77.0%). Should discuss why success rates are at the low end of the range and what the program can/should do to improve current success rates.  The program experienced some faculty movement during the 2014-15 school year i.e. a long time instructor was gone but has now returned. During that time there were inconsistencies that affected success rates. The program is also feeling the effects of local high school fashion programs being restructured with previous pathways left unclear. Degrees and certificate production has been relatively static over the past five years. Is there anything that can be done to increase the number of students being awarded degrees and certificates in this program?  There have been multiple class cancellations due to low enrollment related to current enrollment trends and economic factors. Combined with faculty shifts, this has affected student success and completion. Marketing of the program will not only help enrollment, but also better inform students of their degree/certificate options, as these have not been well represented at the Student Services level.  Having a program coordinator who could track and guide students as to their course, degree and career options can best accomplish this. Focused Persistence is now 12.1%. This is the low end of the range over the past five years (12.1% to 49%). Should discuss why persistence rates fell to the low end.  What can the program can/should do to improve current persistence rates.  Between approximately Fall 2014-Spring 2016 some students became disappointed and frustrated with hindrances to completion put in place by the college, including required courses getting cancelled and lack of assistance from a previous chair.  The Fashion Program and Art Department leadership need to offer compassionate guidance to students wanting to obtain their degree or certificate. When students are offered sincere help in getting the classes and/or substitutions they need, they are more likely to complete the degree/certificate.  Having a program coordinator would allow for individual meetings with students to ascertain their goal and create a pathway to ensure completion.

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (All Other Departments)

Strategic Direction

1.  Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Academic Achievement
Connection:  The Fashion program is currently formulating a plan for recruiting students from the high schools.  During class faculty advise students on potential careers in the fashion industry and suggest articulated university fashion programs that would meet students’ individual needs. 
Entry and Progress:  Fashion faculty take time to discuss the optimum order in which fashion courses should be taken to help students progress through the fashion program.
Completion:  Faculty in Fashion program are investigating transfer pathways to the state university system.  San Francisco State has a major in Apparel Design and Merchandising, which would be ideal for the articulation of four of the Fashion program courses.
Strategic Scheduling:  Faculty in the program are always looking for ways to expand course offerings to new markets, and to ensure that enough courses are offered each semester for Fashion students to complete their degree/certificates.
Technology:  The Fashion faculty desire to incorporate the latest fashion technology into the program for the benefit of students.  Faculty use Blackboard to connect with students and post assignments.
Workforce and Community Development:  The Fashion program is putting together an Advisory Board to guide decision-making toward student success. 
2.  Supporting Student, Faculty, and Staff Success
Student Engagement:  It is critically important to the Fashion program that we create and maintain meaningful relationships with our students.  We encourage students to participate in the Fashion Club and the annual Butte College Fashion Show. 
Employee Development:  Currently the Fashion program consists of two Associate faculty members that would benefit from attending workshops and conferences to maintain currency and gain knowledge and skills.
Collaboration and Decision-Making:  The Fashion faculty have been increasing their efforts to collaborate on program goals and to discuss students’ learning outcomes and assessment, budget, safety, staff development, and classroom and equipment issues.
3.  Using Data-Informed Processes for Continuous Improvement
Using data for continuous improvement by:  
 Researching career and transfer possibilities for students in order to stay current in the Fashion industry.
4.  Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting the Butte College Foundation:  Each year the Fashion Program raises funds for the Foundation through the annual Butte College Fashion Show.
5.  Modeling Sustainability
Providing educational opportunities in the area of sustainability by:  faculty in the program promote green practices by having students use recycled/redesign secondhand clothing.

Program Review

Based on the Validation Team recommendation that the Fashion Program needed more leadership and support, the program has been moved under the Art department.  It is receiving support from the Chair and fulltime faculty.  Plans are underway to request Perkins funds in order to provide stipends for part time faculty and/or a Fashion program coordinator.
In response to the Validation Team recommendation that the Fashion program enhance their curriculum and currency, program faculty have been meeting with Fiber Arts faculty to design new curriculum and degree/certificates that will meet the needs of students.  Research is underway to incorporate electronic portfolios and insure that students learn the latest in fashion design technologies.
Fashion program faculty, with the help of the Chair has met with Steve St. Cin to outline and map a Transfer Degree using existing articulation agreements with San Francisco State (and other CSU’s such as Sacramento, Northridge, and Long Beach) to update/replace a previously offered transfer degree, as per the Validation Team recommendation.
The Validation Team recommended that the District support the Fashion Program’s strategic scheduling by allowing at least 6 classes to be offered each semester so that students can progress through the program without delay.  Before this recommendation can be met, the program needs to implement an outreach plan increase student demand.  This can best be accomplished by having a program coordinator.
The Validation Team recommended that one of the required courses CSCI 2 be replaced by BCIS 18 in the Fashion Merchandising AS Degree and Certificate.  This change has been made and is reflected in the current catalog.
The Validation Team recommended that the Fashion Program reach out to the junior and senior high schools to develop interest in Butte College’s Fashion program.  It recommended that the program reach out to the local merchant community to develop internship possibilities and Advisory Board participation.  A Fashion Program coordinator would have the time and resources to develop both of these recommendations.
The Validation Team recommended the Fashion program enhance student advisement.  A Fashion program coordinator would be able to meet this recommendation.
The Validation Team recommended that the Fashion program ensure that students have a public forum for demonstrating their work.  The program currently supports students’ needs by way of the Fashion Club organizing a Fashion Show.  Offering FASH 90, Fashion Promotions, once a year will allow students an opportunity to obtain an organized course of study in fashion show experience.  This recommendation has been addressed, a public forum (fashion show) continues to be held each spring, but continues to need support from the department andcollege.
The Validation Team recommended that the Fashion Show “close the loop” in their assessing and reporting of SLO/PLOs in Curricunet.  The Chair is currently meeting this recommendation.

Department Goals

The Fashion Program’s 2017-2018 goals are to build enrollment, increase rates of success, and continued collaborations with the other Art Department programs.

Future Development Strategies

Requested Non-Financial Resources

Current Financial Resources

Augmentation Requests

Original Priority	Program, Unit, Area	Resource Type	Account Number	Object Code	One Time Augment	Ongoing Augment
Description	Supporting Rationale		Potential Alternative Funding Sources		Prioritization Criteria
1		Personnel	11-000-512-1-130310		$5,000.00	$0.00
Stipend for Fashion Program coordinator	This person would facilitate student progression and completion and perform high school, middle school, and community outreach. This is a one-time augmentation to enhance and support student progress and completion after a period of		Career and Technical Education - Perkins		Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals
2	Fashion	Personnel	11-000-512-1-130310		$0.00	$2,000.00
Stipend for Fashion Show Director	The annual fashion show to showcase student work requires an additional 100+ hours of work by a faculty member to coordinate multiple activities related to the production of the show, as well as guide students who are learning how to produce a special event.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Instructional Equipment		Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals
3	Fashion	Equipment	11-000-512-1-130310		$6,500.00	$0.00
iPad Pro with Apple Pencil (6 ea.) with Creative Cloud	The Fashion industry has embraced new technologies, both for design purposes and for social media marketing. The industry expects that employees will have a working knowledge of how to use the computer to generate designs, draft patterns and design textiles. Incorporating techniques using the iPads are an industry appropriate and classroom accessible solution.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins		Maintaining core programs and services Addressing a shortfall identified during Student Learning (or administrative unit) Outcomes Assessment Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals
4		Equipment	11-000-512-1-130310		$400.00	$0.00
E-Textile Kits	These classroom kits allow learning and exploration of current technology in e-textiles.				Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals
5	Fashion	Equipment	11-000-512-1-130310		$1,400.00	$0.00
3D Pens - 3Doodler Pro with plastics (5 ea.)	This creative new technology will allow students to work with tools for prototyping and development of design ideas. Will enhance learning in any and all fashion courses.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins		Maintaining core programs and services Addressing a shortfall identified during Student Learning (or administrative unit) Outcomes Assessment Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals
6		Equipment	11-000-512-1-130310		$450.00	$0.00
Pipe and Drape Setup	For use during outreach marketing as well as the annual Fashion Show and visual merchandising displays.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins		Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals
7	Fashion	Equipment	11-000-512-1-130310	56410	$1,400.00	$0.00
Manequins --2 female jersey-covered flexible; 2 male jersey-covered flexible; 1 5 year old child flexible	Students need mannequins for both genders, both adults and females for use in sewing and draping/design classes and visual merchandising class.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Instructional Equipment		Maintaining core programs and services Addressing a shortfall identified during Student Learning (or administrative unit) Outcomes Assessment Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals
8		Equipment	11-000-512-1-130310		$700.00	$0.00
Quartet Oval Office Fabric Bulletin Boards (6 ea.)	These boards are used in the fashion lab for sewing and pattern making to protect existing equipment and for additional work surfaces that require being pinned into.				Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals