One school offering online courses and degrees in interior design is the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, the Art Institute of Pittsburgh offers a degree in interior design at the bachelor's degree level (bachelor of science) that can be obtained entirely online. Prerequisites for admission to the program are a high school grade point average of 2.0 or higher and the completion of an online orientation. Courses required as part of the curriculum include areas of study such as color theory and interior architectural systems and detailing. Students must complete 180 credit hours to finish the program. The school also offers a related diploma program in the field of residential planning and an associate of science degree in kitchen and bath design.
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
1400 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
877-872-8869
aionline.edu
Westwood College is a second online college offering degree programs in interior decorating and design. Westwood offers its interior design program entirely online, but the college has campuses in Colorado, California, Texas, Virginia, Georgia and Illinois. Westwood's degree programs are accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, along with other independent accrediting agencies. Westwood offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interior Design. Areas of study covered by the program include fields such as basic drafting, lighting, commercial interiors, residential interiors, CAD design, space planning and digital walk-through. The school offers the program in an accelerated format that allows students to achieve their degree in as little as three years.
Westwood College
7350 North Broadway
Denver, CO 80221
303-650-5050
westwood.edu
The Academy of Art University in San Francisco also offers an online program in the field of interior design. The academy offers degrees at the associate's, bachelor's and master's degree levels. The school offers three different concentrations related to the discipline of interior decorating and design: residential design, interior architecture and design and furniture design. The associate's degree program requires 66 credit hours, the bachelor's program, 132 hours and the Master of Fine Arts degree, 63 credit hours. Courses of study include areas such as conceptual design, kitchen and bath design, textiles for the residence, design of the built environment, survey of contemporary architecture and model making and the design process.
Academy of Art University
Admissions Department
79 New Montgomery Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-274-2200
academyart.edu