Interior Design

With four certificates and an AAS degree, JCCC can help you launch a career as a residential or commercial interior designer.

A career that brings beauty and function into everyday spaces

Do you love arranging a space just right? Are you fascinated by the ways furniture, fabrics and colors create harmony? Is your free time spent thumbing through design magazines and watching home renovation shows? You already have an eye for design, why not make it a career!

JCCC’s Interior Design program teaches you how to professionally create functional and aesthetic beauty in residential and commercial interiors. Uncover design topics such as textiles, floral design, space planning, residential and commercial design, manual and digital drafting, and sustainability practices.

Whether you are launching a second career or just starting out, our program has several paths you can take, depending on your career goals:

At JCCC, interior design is all about options. You can complete a certificate and join the workforce within a year, or you can graduate with an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree to open even more doors. With three certificates and an AAS degree, JCCC can help you launch a career tailor-made to your aspirations. 

Networking, collaboration, and portfolio-building

Each spring, selected students can redesign a room in the Symphony Designers’ Showhouse, a fundraiser for the Kansas City Symphony.

JCCC’s experienced, award-winning professors maintain strong ties to the industry. Professional designers often are guest speakers in our classes, and interior design showrooms welcome our students for off-site learning experiences. 

Network with professionals throughout your studies. You’ll have the chance to join several national industry student organizations:

JCCC’s Interior Design program is the only program in Kansas affiliated with the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), the world’s leading kitchen and bath association.

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Need help with Interior Design homework? No problem!

The JCCC Academic Resource Center offers free tutoring in almost any subject. Our small Interior Design classes — we limit each to 20 students — mean you’ll get one-on-one attention and personalized feedback from your professors.

Computer Recommendations

To run the graphic-heavy software programs used in interior design(possible software: Revit, AutoCad, Chief Architect, 20/20, Sketch-up, and Adobe Suites) the following are minimum recommendations for a computer:

Faster Processor (example: recommend i5 or higher)
Higher working memory (example: recommend 16 GB RAM or higher)
Powerful graphics card (varies depending on brand)

Microsoft Windows software is required for the Interior Design program. An Apple computer may be used if it dual boots into Windows. Although some software may be available on an Apple product the interface differences will not be addressed by instructors.