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SUNY GCC - Genesee Community College

At GCC, specific courses cover topics such as Principles of Business, Basic and Financial Accounting, plus a three credit Fashion Business Co-op and a Business Topic Seminar course.  Through this coursework you will recognize and apply ethical standards within the business community, and you will know the importance of project management skills and cooperative teamwork.

Degree Types

Associate In Applied Science (AAS)

AAS Program Learning Outcomes (PLO)

  1. Apply principles of fashion to the design or development of fashion products.
  2. Apply principle of business to a fashion-based enterprise.
  3. Express how ethics frame behaviors in the fashion industry.
  4. Describe how laws and regulation have an impact on the fashion industry.
  5. Employ project management skills.
  6. Communicate effectively as a fashion business professional.
  7. Work cooperatively as part of a team.
  8. Apply merchandising skills to fashion business transactions.

Download the 2024-2025 Curriculum Worksheet for AAS [PDF]

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Career Outlook

With a degree in Fashion Merchandising Management, you will find many career opportunities in areas such as:

  • Fashion buying
  • Coordinating
  • Merchandising
  • Advertising
  • Display
  • Public relations
  • Styling
  • Sales
  • Marketing
  • E-commerce

Transfer Opportunities

Starting at GCC saves many students and their families thousands of dollars in tuition. With an A.S. or A.A. degree you will be able to seamlessly transfer within the SUNY network of 64 college and universities as well as to many 4-year private institutions. GCC’s A.S. and A.A. programs were developed as part of the SUNY seamless transfer initiative allowing students to complete the first two years of a bachelor’s degree as a freshman and a sophomore at a community college, then seamlessly transfer to a SUNY four-year institution to earn a bachelor’s degree. Please reference the SUNY Transfer Pathways for degree programs to learn about any campus specific requirements. Visit the SUNY Core Course Finder to plan out the courses you should complete to transfer to a 4-year SUNY School.

If you are planning to transfer to a 4-year private institution you should work with our Transfer Services office to learn about possible articulation agreements and pathways that exist for many or our degree programs. Some GCC A.A.S. programs also have transfer opportunities.

To learn more about these opportunities and agreements contact the Transfer Services Office, we are more than happy to work with you and answer any questions you may have on building your own personalized transfer plan.

Transfer opportunities include, but are not limited to:

  • Laboratory Institute of Merchandising*
  • SUNY College at Buffalo

*GCC has current transfer agreements with the above noted institutions.