Interior Design

Female Presenting [A30220] Degree (Day)

The Interior Design curriculum is designed to prepare students for a variety of job opportunities in the field of both residential and nonresidential interior design. The focus of the studies is technical knowledge, professional practices, and aesthetic principles.

Curriculum content includes residential and nonresidential interior design, architectural drafting, computer aided design, and universal design. Also included are basic design, history of interiors and furnishings, color theory, products, business practices, graphic presentations, and general educational courses.

Graduates should qualify for a variety of jobs including residential and commercial interior design; set design; showroom design; and sales positions for furniture, textiles, and accessories; and all businesses dealing with interiors.

COMPETENCIES

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Randolph Community College is committed to continuous improvement through program evaluation. One part of the evaluation is to assess program competencies. While our program contains many competencies for students to master, each year a select few are chosen for assessment purposes. This year, program competency assessment will focus on:

  1. The basic principles and elements of design.
  2. Designing a space.
  3. Presenting design concepts.
  4. Creating hue schemes.
  5. Identifying furniture and architecture by Historical Period.
  6. Applying ethical business practices.

Click here for a list of Humanities/Fine Arts and Social/Behavioral Sciences courses approved for this program.

INTERIOR DESIGN Computer-Aided Drafting

[C30220] Certificate (Evening)

Computer-Aided Drafting is a certificate under the Interior Design curriculum. This curriculum prepares a student to use a computer with CAD software to create drawings used in a variety of industries. Course work includes computer-aided drafting equipment and software, drafting standards, and math. Graduates of this program will qualify as an entry-level CAD operator. CAD operators are needed in a variety of manufacturing and service industries including machining, furniture, architecture, engineering, and related fields.