Why Choose the Interior Design Program?
Interior design is a dynamic profession, with numerous paths ranging from hospitality to residential, kitchen and bath, sustainable design and more.
Our Interior Design program features instructors who are active in the design community, bring realistic projects to the classroom and are committed to providing the most current materials and standards of the interior design profession. Students learn new ways of looking at their surroundings, gain new skills and build confidence in themselves.
If you like problem solving, being creative and expressing yourself, this program and career path can provide you the opportunity to make a difference in people's lives through their living and working environments.
Our Interior Design Program prepares students for careers with design and architectural firms, home-furnishing venues and contractors.
How Long It Takes:
Bachelor's of Applied Science in Interior Design: 6 - 8 quarters
Interior Design Associate AAT or AAS-T Degree: 6 quarters
Kitchen & Bath Certificate: 1 quarter
Sustainable Interior Design Certificate: 1 quarter
All program lengths are estimates and are not guarantees.
Potential Careers
Interior Designer *
Interior Designer Career & Wage Details
*A Bachelor's Degree may be required
This is not a guarantee of employment or a certain wage. Full career data available at careeronestop.org.
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Meet Your Instructors
Jaya Rose
Bldg 19, Rm 202
253-589-5776
jaya.rose@cptc.edu
Julie Watts
A graduate of the Interior Design program at Clover Park Technical College, Julie also holds a bachelor’s degree from Pacific Lutheran University, where she earned her teaching credentials. In addition to teaching at CPTC, she has maintained her own design business since 2005. Julie is an active NCIDQ certificate holder and also maintains her LEED Green Associate credential.
Bldg 19, Rm 202
253-589-5567
julie.watts@cptc.edu
Justine Wiggins
Justine is a graduate from CPTC's Interior Design Program and has been working in the industry ever since. She now teaches the Kitchen & Bath Certificate Program here at Clover Park Technical College and operates her own business specializing in kitchen and bath design. Justine is a member of the NKBA and MBA.
Bldg 19, Rm 202
253-589-5567
justine.wiggins@cptc.edu
Interior Design Program Information Sessions usually occur at 3 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month.
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Visit the Academic Calendar at cptc.edu/academic-calendar to see when the next information session is scheduled.
STORIES ABOUT THE INTERIOR DESIGN PROGRAM
Clover Park Technical College’s Interior Design program showcased the work of its students Wednesday at its Winter Portfolio Exhibition in the McGavick Conference Center.
The Clover Park Technical College Interior Design program hosted its Winter Quarter Student Portfolio Exhibition March 15, giving students the opportunity to showcase their portfolios of work for classmates, community members and prospective employers.
When you discover your passion and a career path to match, it helps to have the opportunity to get a head start towards that goal. That’s exactly what Krissy Gala did when she came to Clover Park Technical College and Northwest Career & Technical High School to study interior design.
