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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, yet close-knit residential community that creates educational experiences that are individualized for students, matching skill sets with academic programs and co-curricular offerings.

This “one student at a time” approach to the educational experience is what sets Cazenovia apart from other colleges and universities.

AT-A-GLANCEFounded: 1824

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 13035Phone: 1.800.654.3210 | Email: admissions@cazenovia.eduFollow Cazenovia College on:

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The Fashion Design program provides students with knowledge of and direct experience in the fashion industry. Fashion design courses emphasize the interconnections between design and merchandising. Students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program in Fashion Design will cultivate fashion concepts, create patterns, construct garments, and present their own fashion lines as needed for careers in the fashion industry. The program emphasis is on trend research within technical, marketable, computer generated (CAD) design and product development in the context of creative design.

The Fashion Merchandising program is a Bachelor of Professional Studies in Management with a specialization in Merchandising. Merchandising courses emphasize the interconnection between merchandising and design in order to think analytically about fashion merchandising cycles and trends to develop professional approaches in business. The program emphasizes business functions of fashion 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.

Fashion Merchandising students plan all aspects of the Annual Fashion Show that showcase Fashion Design students’ garments including capstone senior collections.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:Karen SteenProgram Director, Fashion DesignPhone: 315.655.7101 Email: ksteen@cazenovia.edu

Megan Lawson-ClarkProgram Director, Fashion MerchandisingPhone: 315.655.7560Email: melawsonclark@cazenovia.edu

Elise ThayerProgram Director, Fashion MerchandisingPhone: 315.655.7177Email: emthayer@cazenovia.edu

www.cazenovia.edu/majors

SAMPLES OF COURSEWORKFashion Design: Clothing ConstructionComputerized PatternmakingDigital Fashion Illustration DrapingFashion DrawingFlat Pattern Drafting New York Fashion TourProduct DevelopmentSenior CollectionSurvey of the Global Apparel Industry Textiles

Fashion Merchandising: E-CommerceFashion BuyingFashion HistoryFashion MerchandisingFashion PromotionFashion Show Production/ ManagementInternational BusinessMarketingNew York Fashion TourProduct DevelopmentTextiles

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIESBetsey Johnson Cynthia Rowley Dreissig Apparel Elle MagazineGlamour MagazineJenny Yoo JES ApparelJill Stuart NYC Konstantine FursLiz Claiborne Malia Mills MarchesaNew York City Ballet

CAREER POSSIBILITIESAccessories Designer Business Owner Buyer Clothing DesignerCostume Designer Merchandise PlannerPattern Maker Product Development

Retail Management Retail MerchandiserSales Representative Stylist Technical Designer Visual Merchandising/ Planning

Plato’s ClosetPono QVC Ralph Lauren Rocawear Roma IndustriesSeventeen MagazineSterling Renaissance FestivalSuzy Chin at Maggy BoutiqueTed Baker LondonTommy Hilfiger Urban OutfittersZac Posen

KEY FACTSFashion Design Program:• In the past 5 years, with over 75% of graduates responding: - 92% of Fashion Design graduates were employed in a fashion-related field.- 100% of Fashion Merchandising graduates were employed in a fashion-related field.• 100% of students complete internships in their discipline.• 100% of students complete undergraduate research projects during their senior year.

Fashion Merchandising Program:• IACBE Accredited • 4+1 MBA articulation agreements