Fashion Merchandising Gainful Employment Disclosures

Gainful Employment Disclosures (all figures and statistics are calculated on an entire program basis)

Fashion Merchandising (OPEID – 012896; CIP Code – 52.1902; 02 Associate’s Degree Program)

Program Related Costs for 2011/2012 Academic Year
Tuition:
• Full Time – $40,700 ($370 per credit hour x 110 credits needed to complete the program)
• Part Time – $41,800 ($380 per credit hour x 110 credits)
• Less than Part Time – $42,900 ($390 per credit hour x 110 credits)
Fees – $2358.00 (Detail listing of fees can be found in the VMCAD catalog)
Room and Board – N/A
Books – $2,176.67
Supplies – $652.94

VMCAD Job Placement Statistics based on the 2009/2010 Graduating Class
Calculated according to ACCSC Standards
18 graduates, 18 available, 18 working in the field = 100% working in the field of study

Occupations the Fashion Merchandising Program Prepares Student to Enter
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/13-1022.00
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/27-1026.00
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/41-1011.00
Sales Managers http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-2022.00
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/41-4012.00
Retail Salespersons http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/41-2031.00

Completion Rates based on the 2009/2010 Graduating Class

Total Number of Graduates from 7/1/2009 to 6/30/2010
18

Completed Program on Time (8 Quarters for Full-Time and 16 Quarters for Part-Time)
3 (16.67%)

Completed Program within 9-12 Quarters
15 (83.33%)

Title IV and Private Loan Debt based on the 2009/2010 Graduating Class
Median loan debt incurred by students who completed the program – $14,971
• Total loans borrowed for reported students (Title IV and Private loans) – $209,001
• Title IV loan debt borrowed by program- $180,501
• Private loans borrowed by program – $28,500