Apparel Merchandising
& Design
Welcome!
Fashion Design, Merchandising, and Retailing today are in need of well trained executives. That means college educated professionals at the community college level and beyond will be able to fill this need. At MCC we are committed to student education, internships and the transfer process to major universities so that students can achieve their goals. Take time to look at this website, and contact us with any questions about our program.
What is Retailing, Apparel Merchandising and Fashion Design?
What is retailing? Retailing is the crucial point where consumer meets product. It occurs in stores, through catalogs, on video shopping networks and on the internet. Over 2 million retail stores exist within the United States alone. It is an important part of the American and global economies. Retailing is as diverse as the products consumers purchase.
Fashion and Apparel Merchandising are one in the same. It is the process of meeting the needs of the customer through the Six Rights of Retailing: right price, right item, right time, right place, right quantity, and the right promotional tool. Those interested in the buying position focus their studies here.
Fashion and Apparel Design is the artistic beginning of the products to be sold and their production. This process involves illustrating and creating fashion designs using such methods as sketching, computer assisted design, draping, flat pattern drafting and all methods of clothing construction.
All of these areas of study include marketing and management skills. Marketing includes predicting consumer needs and distributing the goods and services to the consumer. Management is the effective use of company resources to meet goals and objectives. Our emphasis is on the skills and thought processes necessary to run a competitive wholesale or retail business of any size.
Location & Hours
Building 50/TC map
Spring & Fall
Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 8:00pm
Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Summer
Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm
CLOSED FRIDAY
Contact
Evonne Bowling
Program Coordinator
Phone: (480) 461-7140
E-mail: evonne.bowling@mcmail.maricopa.edu
Please contact Apparel Merchandising & Design for comments or corrections email phone: 480-461-7140
