Interior Decoration Certificate Program
Interior decoration is a creative yet diverse field with many professional opportunities to plan and create beautiful, functional spaces as decorators, redesigners, home and real estate stagers, one day redecorators, and window treatment, furniture, or other home fashion professionals.
This certificate program is perfect for you if you are interested in entering the decorating field, exploring this as a career option, or if you just want to have a more in-depth knowledge of interior decoration principles. Take just those courses that are of interest or for maximum benefit complete five courses to earn the certificate of completion. The Fundamentals of Interior Decoration is an excellent overview of all the basics and is the foundation course providing the underpinning for all other courses in the program. Additional course offerings should be chosen based on your interest and career direction. Details will follow on the courses planned for future semesters. All courses are taught by practicing professionals.
Please note that this program also prepares students to become a Certified Professional Decorator through the Decorators'
Alliance of North America (DANA); a special agreement allows our students to join this organization and sit for their certification exam for a discounted fee. Please contact Diane Zold-Gross at dzoldgross@necc.mass.edu or 978-659-1221 or Dianne (Dee) Lahaye at dlahaye@necc.mass.edu or 978-659-1222 to learn more or to request a brochure. We also invite you to visit the Decorators' Alliance of North America website at www.DecoratorsAlliance.com.
The Fundamentals of Interior Decoration
This hands-on course provides an awareness of the industry and broad overview of the fundamental process, tools, concepts, principles and language of interior decoration/design, including the role of the decorator, color theory and psychology, furniture styles and placement.
176 SBPD1061-NAA: Th, 6-9pm, 8 wks, 3/11-4/29, $408 + $85 materials fee, North Andover