Dec 13, 2024  
2023-24 Gaston College Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
2023-24 Gaston College Catalog and Student Handbook [THIS CATALOG IS OUT-OF-DATE. USE THE CURRENT CATALOG TO FIND CURRENT PROGRAMS.]

Textiles Technology - General, A.A.S. (A50500GE)


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This curriculum prepares individuals for textile manufacturing, advanced materials or product development.

Coursework includes industrial safety, quality control, and textile courses in yarn production, weaving processes, dyeing, finishing, and fiber science.

Graduates should qualify as technicians, managers, or designers in the textile industry.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates will:

  1. Apply the principles and concepts of basic sciences, polymer and fiber science, textile technology and management science to the analysis and solution of real-world problems.
  2. Define career expectations and opportunities in the textile field.
  3. Explain the critical stages in the various sectors of the textile and apparel supply chain.

Students participating in the college transfer program to the North Carolina State University Textile Technology program should see an academic advisor.

FIRST YEAR


SECOND YEAR


Total Program Hours: 67


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