Interior Design Educational Programs

Interior design programs are accredited through the Council for Interior Design Education (CIDA) www.accredit-id.org.

Professional level programs accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation voluntarily place themselves before the scrutiny of the profession to ensure that students receive an education that will serve them not only during their time at school, but also prepare them for future professional growth. Students enrolled in an accredited interior design program can be confident that the program meets the quality standards recognized by the profession.

Note: (2001, 2007) two dates in parenthesis represent the last accreditation decision and the year of the next review.

CIDA Accredited Programs in the Upper Midwest

Minnesota

Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount
Interior Design and Sales Program
AAS Degree (2003, 2009)
(the program's accreditation will expire on January 1, 2010 unless it meets the requirement of culminating in a minimum of a Bachelor's degree)
Kathy Huus, Program Coordinator
Phone: 651.423.8456 or 651.423.8000
E-mail: katherine.huus@dctc.edu
Website

University of Minnesota, St. Paul
Interior Design Program
College of Design – Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel
Bachelor of Science (2006, 2012)
Dr. Denise Guerin, Program Chair
Phone: 612.626.3690
E-mail: cdesinfo@umn.edu
Website

Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin, Madison
Interior Design Major
Environment, Textiles and Design Department
B.S.-Environment Textiles & Design-Interior Design (2004, 2010)
Roberto Rengel, Program Coordinator
Phone: 608.262.2651
E-mail: rjrengel@wisc.edu
Website

University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
Interior Architecture Program
Division of Interior Architecture
Bachelor of Arts / B.S. in Interior Architecture (2005, 2011)
Dr. Nisha Fernando, Chairperson
Phone: 715.346.4600
E-mail: design@uwsp.edu
E-mail: nfernand@uwsp.edu
Website

University of Wisconsin - Stout, Menomonie
Interior Design Program
Department of Art and Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Art/Interior Design (2006, 2012)
Scott Short, Program Director
Maureen Mitton, Interior Design Area Coordinator
Phone: 715.232.1477
E-mail: shorts@uwstout.edu
E-mail: mittonm@uwstout.edu
Website

Mount Mary College, Milwaukee
Interior Design Department
Art & Design Division
Bachelor of Arts/Interior Design (2009, 2015)
Pam Steffen, Chair
Phone: 414.256.1213
E-mail: steffenp@mtmary.edu
Website

North Dakota

North Dakota State University, Fargo
Department of Apparel, Design and Hospitality Management
College of Human Development & Education
BA or BS in Interior Design (2003, 2009)
Susan Ray-Degges, Program Coordinator
Phone: 701.231.8604
E-mail: susan.ray-degges@ndsu.edu
Website

South Dakota

South Dakota State University, Brookings
Interior Design Program
Design, Merchandising, and Consumer Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Education and Human Sciences (2007, 2013)
Linda Nussbaumer, Coordinator
Phone: 605.688.4006
E-mail: linda.nussbaumer@sdstate.edu
Website

Iowa

Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames
Interior Design Program
Department of Art and Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design (2009, 2015)
Fred Malven, Program Director
Phone: 515.294.4147
E-mail: malven@iastate.edu
Website

Non-Accredited Interior Design Programs

Alexandria Technical College, Alexandria
1601 Jefferson Street
Alexandria, MN  56308
888-234-1222
320-762-4459
Galen Jergenson
galenj@alextech.edu
Website

The Art Institutes International-Minnesota, Minneapolis
15 South 9th Street
Minneapolis, MN  55402
800-777-3643
612-656-7548
Dan Whittaker
dwhittaker@aii.edu
Website

Brown College, Mendota Heights
1440 Northland Drive
Mendota Heights, MN  55120
651-905-3400
Justin Wilwerding
jwilwerding@browncollege.edu
Website

Century College, White Bear Lake   
3300 Century Ave North    
White Bear Lake, MN  55110 
800-228-1978  
651-779-3200   
Sandy Anderson        
sandy.anderson@century.edu  
Website

Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis
818 Dunwoody Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-374-5800
Colleen Schmaltz
cschmaltz@dunwoody.edu
Website

University of Northern Iowa
235 Latham Hall
Cedar Falls, IA - 50614-0332
319-273-2555
Gowri Betrabet Gulwadi
betrabet@uni.edu
Website