Industrial Sewing

Details

Field of Interest
Visual and Performing Arts
Degree Type
Certificate of Completion (CCL)
Academic Plan
Industrial Sewing (CER)
Academic Plan Code
5970
Effective Term
Fall 2026

Full-time Sequence

Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number Course Name Requisites Notes Credits
TEC110 Beginning Apparel Construction TEC110 or Permission of Instructor 0–3

Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2
Course Number Course Name Requisites Notes Credits
TEC108 Flat-Pattern Design 3
TEC111 or
THP206		 Intermediate Apparel Construction or Introduction to Costume Construction for Theatre TEC111 or THP206 or Permission of Instructor 0–4
TEC129 Sewing with a Serger TEC129 is offered in the Fall only. 3
TEC120 Specialty Apparel Construction 3

Term 3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3
Course Number Course Name Requisites Notes Credits
TEC122 Sewing with Knits 3
TEC143 Industrial Sewing I 2
INT/TEC126 or
TEC112AU or
TEC121 or
TEC161 or
TEC224 or
TEC225 or
TEC226 or
TEC232 or
TEC233 or
TEC240		 Sewing for the Home or Sewing Clothing Accessories or Creative Sewing Machine Use or Digital Machine Embroidery Laboratory or Pattern Drafting or Pattern Design I or Draping for Fashion Design or Costume Construction or Computer-Assisted Pattern Making or Apparel Production Management In consultation with the program director select 3 credits of coursework; a total of 6 credits is required. or Students may only complete one of the following: TEC224, TEC225, or TEC226. 3

Term 4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4
Course Number Course Name Requisites Notes Credits
TEC144 Industrial Sewing II 2
INT/TEC126 or
TEC112AU or
TEC121 or
TEC161 or
TEC224 or
TEC225 or
TEC226 or
TEC232 or
TEC233 or
TEC240		 Sewing for the Home or Sewing Clothing Accessories or Creative Sewing Machine Use or Digital Machine Embroidery Laboratory or Pattern Drafting or Pattern Design I or Draping for Fashion Design or Costume Construction or Computer-Assisted Pattern Making or Apparel Production Management In consultation with the program director select 3 credits of coursework; a total of 6 credits is required. or Students may only complete one of the following: TEC224, TEC225, or TEC226. 3

Term 5

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 5
Course Number Course Name Requisites Notes Credits
TEC130 Alteration of Ready-Made Garments 3
TEC146 Manufacturing Sewing Methods I 2
TEC212 Advanced Apparel Construction 3

Term 6

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 6
Course Number Course Name Requisites Notes Credits
TEC147 Manufacturing Sewing Methods II 2
TEC298AA Special Projects 1

Courses Not Currently Offered

Phoenix College does not currently offer these courses. These courses may be offered by other Maricopa Community Colleges as indicated below. Alternative courses, as outlined in the term-by-term course listing above, may also meet the same requirements for your degree or certificate.

Courses listed in this pathway map that are not currently offered at Phoenix College
Course Number Course Name Offering Colleges
INT/TEC126 Sewing for the Home Not currently offered
TEC121 Creative Sewing Machine Use Not currently offered
TEC146 Manufacturing Sewing Methods I Not currently offered
TEC147 Manufacturing Sewing Methods II Not currently offered
TEC161 Digital Machine Embroidery Laboratory Not currently offered
THP206 Introduction to Costume Construction for Theatre Mesa, Scottsdale

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