Chicago's Harrington College of Design began as the Harrington Institute of Interior Design in the 1930s. Interior design degrees awarded by the school are Master of Arts in Interior Design; Master of Interior Design; Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design; and Associate of Applied Science in Interior Design. The low student to teacher ratio ensures that students receive maximum attention from instructors in a series of hands-on classes designed to train through doing. The school trains its designers in the artistic and technical aspects of design, as well as interpersonal communication and management.
Harrington College of Design
200 West Madison Street 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
877-939-4975
interiordesign.edu
Though not expressly an interior design college, the Cleveland Institute of Art has a degree-awarding department of interior design. Graduates of the school have gone on to consulting jobs in the fields of architecture and interior design. The program is driven by ideas of architecture, commercial retail, and functional and spatial design, and works to develop student ability to communicate ideas through presentations, model building, and drawing. The school's materials workshop gives students first-hand experience with design materials, while off-campus activities expose participants to interior design in practice.
The Cleveland Institute of Art
11141 East. Blvd.
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
800-223-4700
cia.edu
The International Academy of Design & Technology has a Detroit campus with a program in interior design. Major points of study within the program are Architectural Drafting; Space Planning; Computer-Aided Design; Building Systems & Regulations; and Professional Industry Standards in Interior Design. The program leads to a Bachelor of Fine Arts, which is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation. Students at the Academy are asked to consider unexpected ramifications of interior design, such as sound, light, furnishings, dividers, traffic flow and directionality.
International Academy of Design & Technology - Detroit
1850 Research Drive
Troy, MI 48083
248-254-6957
iadtdetroit.com