Virginia Interior Design Degree Programs

Interior Design Degrees in Virginia

Many Virginia colleges and universities are centrally located and within a two to three hour drive of other key towns or neighboring states. If you like to travel or have friends in school in North Carolina or Washington, DC, you can reach them easily from two main interstates that run through Virginia.In the last recession, when jobs were scarce and once thriving businesses were floundering, big-box home furnishing stores like Home Depot and Loews made a fortune. During harder times, people were redesigning their homes. And even as the economy improves, the home designing bug has hardly worn off. The stores are still jammed and turn on your TV, and show after show features the latest celebrity designer of the moment.

All of these show that the times couldn't be better to get an interior design degree. Rarely does a field come along that is both booming and so creatively satisfying, and with no sign of fading away as an expanding industry.

Interior design is broadly defined as the finishing touches on an architectural interior. Lighting, furniture, decoration, and aesthetic design all fall under its wing. A good degree program therefore introduces you to all of these components. Classes will include basic concepts of interior design but also important elective subjects like drawing, sculpture and art theory so that you have the background to make exciting choices for a company or client.

And so much of interior design inovles problem-solving. A rule of thumb is that no matter how identical two spaces are, no two rooms are completely alike. Clients are different, electrical lay out can be different; even the smallest difference can change a project radically. A degree prepares you for all these vagaries of the business.

But most importantly, getting into interior design allows you to be creative and artistic without having to forgo a potentially lucrative career. It's the perfect union of art and commerce. Go for it!

Interior Design Career and Technical Schools in Virginia:

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The Art Institute of Virginia Beach

The Art Institutes system of schools is a leading educator of students in the creative and applied arts, including design, media, fashion, and culinary programs. Every program of study offered to you is regularly reviewed by industry leaders, advisors, and employers for relevance in the marketplace. Changes are made, if necessary, to integrate subject matter into the curriculum so that our degree programs reflect the way things are done in the real world of work. Programs listed are not offered at all locations.

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The Art Institute of Washington

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The Art Institute of Washington-Northern Virginia

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Westwood College - Arlington Annandale

Westwood College isn't your typical institution of higher learning. Students can earn a bachelor's degree in just three years and some associate degrees in as little as 20 months. And with day, night and online schedules*, we can accommodate almost any lifestyle. Based in Denver, Colorado, since 1953, Westwood has 17 campuses across six states, plus our online campus. Key to our success is a faculty of working professionals. Drawing on personal experience and insights, they give students real-world perspectives to empower them to meet theworkforce needs in in-demand employment fields. *Online programs not available in all states, e.g. TX, MA, MN, and IL. All programs not available at all campuses.

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Higher Education: Colleges and Universities

Higher education is education provided by universities, vocational universities (community colleges, liberal arts colleges, and technical colleges, etc.) and other collegial institutions that award academic degrees, such as career colleges following the completion of a school that provides secondary education, such as a high school and secondary K-12 schools.

University of Phoenix

University of Phoenix is the largest private university in North America.

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DeVry University

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