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The Interior Design program at Bellevue Community College offers a broadly-based and professionally relevant curriculum that leads to a three year degree: The Associate of Arts in Interior Design, accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation. This site is intended to answer questions for new and prospective students and serve as an advising guide for continuing students.
Admissions

Bellevue Community College has an open-door policy, and all interested students are eligible and invited to apply. There is no pre-screening or portfolio review during initial admission, and new students need only to comply with BCC’s basic eligibility requirements.

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Advising

  

Advising orientations are held once a week in room L113 of the main BCC campus during the regular school year. No appointment is necessary, but we do strongly encourage anyone interested in finding out more about our program to attend one of these group advising sessions before contacting us about individual advising. You'll have a chance to meet one of our full-time faculty members, discuss career and educational options, and find out what makes our program so special.

For dates and times of upcoming advising orientation sessions, and for general information about the Interior Design program, please call the Arts & Humanities Division office at (425) 564-2341. The staff can also put you in touch with our curriculum advisor and schedule advising appointments.
News / Upcoming Events

  • BCC Interior Design Student Wins 1st Place in 2008 Northwest Design Awards

  • For the second year in a row, a BCC Interior Design student was awarded first place in the NWDA student competition. This year, Wei Cai, a third-year student in the Interior Design program, won first place and a $1250 scholarship for his Feng Shui House design. In this project, the goal was to update an existing Northwestern townhouse with a Chinese Feng Shui mentality. Wei planned the remodel to increase the natural lighting inside the townhouse and provided a new floor plan more conducive to the flow of Chi energy. Envisioning this home with an open atrium at its heart, visible from most of the house, Wei moved the interior stairs to surround the atrium, thus eliminating any visual or psychological "dead ends" that woud block Chi energy. Applying sustainability practices in its new form, an "East meets West" eclectic design style, and a rejuvenated sense of place, the town house design is flawlessly envisioned for an occupant wating balance and clarity in thier surroundings.

  • Save the Date: November 14, 2008
    Student Career Day at Seattle Design Center
    9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    Special Guests:
    Colleen Wainwright & Dyana Valentine to present:
    Building a personal brand with collaboration, social media and other low-or no-cost tools.
    Sessions You'll Want to Attend:
    asterisk3 Savvy Space Planning Using Furniture Systems
    asterisk3 Resume Lab and Interview Tips
    asterisk3 Intermediate/Advanced Principles of Photoshop and
    InDesign for Interior Designers
    asterisk5 Panel Descussion: Starting Your Design Career
  • CONNECT TO YOUR CAREER
    CONNECT is a web-based job and resume search system used at BCC's Center for Career Connections. Our department is teaming up with BCC's career center to provide you with new ways to search for interships and career connections.
    asterisk3 Students: Post resumes and cover letters for employers to review, and search for internship and job opportunities.
    asterisk3 Alumni: You can continue using CONNECT after graduation to assist in yourprofessional job search.
    asterisk3 Employers: You can register for access to CONNECT to post job or internship opportunities, and to search for internship and employment candidates by reviewing resumes online.
    asterisk3 You can find the CONNECT home page at Center for Career Connections
    asterisk3 Please call the Center for Career Connections at (425) 564-2279 for more information about CONNECT.

  • Alumni Connections are Key
    As BCC's Interior Design program continues exploring ways to offer a bachelor's degree, the importance of staying in touch with graduates of the program becomes ever more important. We need to track employment trends and gather support within the industry - and among our graduates - for creating a four-year degree at BCC. If you are interested in being on our alumni mailing list, please go to the BCC Alumni website and complete the alumni udate form.
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