Complete Course in 12 Weeks
Learn Interior Design Online or In-Person.
Explore your passion for interior design with our avocational Certificate Course. This program focuses on residential design and home staging for personal enrichment.
Connect, Create, and Learn with Real Design Instructors
Do you enjoy designing and decorating? Are you creative and are looking for fun and exciting interior design courses? Learn interior design and decorating online or in-person at Interior Designers Institute, a prestigious accredited design college.
Interior Designers Institute offers online and in-person classes that have actual teachers you can engage and interact with as well as other design students. Online classes are live classes with personalized attention and are not just self-taught programs like many other online design schools. After completion of all of the sections of the 12 week course you will receive a Certificate of Interior Design.
12-Week Certificate Course
The Certificate Course explores residential design and home staging and is avocational. Students learn the most current design and techniques from a faculty of successful working professionals. Small class size and personal attention are offered in an industry current facility.
Lecture Topics
- Beautiful Kitchens
- The Luxury Bathroom
- Magic of Color
- The Natural and Healthy Home
- Outdoor Spaces
- The High-Tech Home
- Home Staging
- Design Resources
- Floors That Rock
- Indoor Plantscaping
- Principles & Elements of Design
- Planning The Space
- Great Windows and Walls
- The History of the Chair
Studio Workshops
- Color & Styles
- Furniture Selections
- Textile Specifications
- Drafting & Spaceplanning
- Developing the Design Concept and Solution
Transform your passion for design into expertise
Schedule and Cost
Schedule of Certificate Course
Class Schedule Options
September 9 - December 4, 2025
Choose the days and times that work best for you:
Tuesday Lecture in-person: 9:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.
Wednesday Studio in-person: 9:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.
Thursday Studio in-person: 9:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.
Tuesday Studio online or in person 6:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
Thursday Lecture online 6:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
You select your schedule — mix and match—to create a schedule that fits your needs.
Hybrid online option is also available!
Students are eligible to earn the Certificate of Completion when both lectures & studios are successfully completed.
Tuition for Certificate Course
Full Payment Option
(Lectures $1,200 + Studio Workshops $1,200)
Payment Plan
for 3 months
$95 Registration Fee (Non-Refundable)
Supply kit from school: $300 (due with first payment)
Additional supplies (purchased separately): ~$250
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