Interior Design, AAS
The Interior Design AAS degree focuses on interior design career preparation. The Interior Design AAS degree provides the educational start to apply for the National Council of Interior Design Qualification, NCIDQ, exam and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, Green Associate Certification exam. Interior Design AAS degree graduates are qualified to take the Associate Kitchen and Bath Design, AKBD, certification exam. The JCCC Interior Design Program provides relevant curriculum with experiential learning that emphasizes the student’s ability to think creatively, critically and collaboratively in preparation of entering professional employment. Theory and application dovetail in the classroom and community, providing exposure to business and industry standards, professional practices, and progressive design opportunities through cultivated industry relationships. Two required internships help develop technical, creative and business skills.
Faculty have worked in the field, which equips them to offer valuable firsthand knowledge of what it takes to succeed.
JCCC's interior design program is recognized by the National Kitchen and Bath Association as an NKBA Affiliated program.
Note: Some prerequisite courses for the Interior Design programs require a “C” or higher to be awarded the AAS degree and certificates.
(Major Code 2750; State CIP Code 50.0408)
Interior Design Program web page
Associate of Applied Science Degree
First Semester
| ITMD 121 | Interior Design I | 3 |
| ITMD 125 | Interior Textiles | 3 |
| ITMD 132 | Materials and Resources | 3 |
| ITMD 230 | History of Interior Design I | 3 |
| DRAF 164 | Architectural Drafting/Residential Interior Design | 3 |
| MATH 120 | Business Mathematics* (or higher) | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Second Semester
| ITMD 202 | Interior Design II* | 3 |
| ITMD 181 | Interior Design Software* | 1 |
| ITMD 185 | Construction Methods, Building Systems and Regulations for the Interior Designer* | 3 |
| ITMD 231 | History of Interior Design II | 3 |
| ITMD 271 | Budgeting and Estimating* | 3 |
| DRAF 264 | CAD:Interior Design* | 3 |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
Third Semester
| ITMD 222 | Interior Design III* | 3 |
| ITMD 129 | Design Communication* | 3 |
| ITMD 215 | Environmental Systems for the Interior Designer* | 3 |
| ITMD 260 | Practices and Procedures* | 3 |
| ITMD 282 | Interiors Internship I* | 1 |
| ENGL 121 | Composition I* | 3 |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
Fourth Semester
| ITMD 224 | Interior Design IV* | 3 |
| ITMD 235 | Kitchen and Bath Design* | 3 |
| ITMD 270 | Interior Design Capstone* | 1 |
| ITMD 284 | Interiors Internship II* | 1 |
| Humanities Elective^ | 3 | |
| Social Science and/or Economics Elective^ | 3 | |
| General Education Elective^ | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 17 | |
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Total Program Hours: 67