Bellevue College (BC) is proud to offer a new Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) in Interior Design!
The BAA in Interior Design is one of only two CIDA-accredited interior design programs in Washington, and we embrace the responsibility of preparing and inspiring the designers of the future, offering a learning environment based on a foundation of holistic, creative problem-solving. Our BAA program offers you the opportunity to get a bachelor degree in your field and prepare for interior design jobs that require advanced qualifications.
The BAA in Interior Design at Bellevue College will effectively meet the needs of local and regional interior design employers, address evolving and relevant issues in the profession, and answer the increasing demand for a local, affordable path to an accredited baccalaureate degree in interior design. Courses will be offered at night and online to give working professionals added flexibility as they complete their degree.
The BAA program is an upper-division course of study for students who have completed a two year foundation in interior design-related studies. Please review the online Eligibility requirements to see if you qualify for admission.
The upper-division courses (300 & above) comprising the BAA program will begin Winter Quarter, January 2010.
During the 2009-2010 academic year, there are two distinct BAA application periods and processes. Please review the qualifications for each on the How to Apply page to determine which application period to consider.
Program Overview
The program works closely with the professional design community to keep current with the changes in interior design technologies and practices. The curriculum helps students gain insight into the various forms of spatial configuration, and learn from history and current strategies to achieve technological, sustainable, and socially relevant solutions for interior environments. Multi-disciplinary studios help students focus their interests while learning from experts in the professional field. This creates opportunities for highly collaborative student-faculty-industry relationships throughout the program.
As interior design professionals are increasingly called upon to deliver environmentally responsible design solutions within the built environment, we support our local and global communities and their move towards the long term goal of environmental sustainability. The BC Interior Design Program actively consults with a Sustainable Design Advisory Panel, made up of locally recognized experts, i to incorporate sustainable design practices and concepts throughout our curriculum.
Students graduating from the BAA should have the skills and abilities to be employed by a wide variety of companies specializing in interior design services, whether in interior design or architectural firms, practicing in commercial, institutional or residential interiors and space planning, providing furniture-related design and/or specifications, offering specialized consulting services, or participating in green building and sustainable design projects.
With a focused awareness of interior design precedent, opportunities and problem-solving strategies, the Bellevue College Interior Design BAA graduate is prepared to leverage the power of design to improve quality of life regardless of project scale, location or program.
For additional information or advising assistance, please contact the BAA in Interior Design office at BAAID@bellevuecollege.edu.
This information is maintained by Michelle Chavez and Janis Juarez for the Bellevue College Interior Design Department, a program within the Arts and Humanities division at Bellevue College. Program questions should be directored to the faculty of the Interior Design Department.
Copyright 2006, Bellevue College. Site last update:
September 18, 2009
This website was developed with funding from a Bellevue College Foundation Mini-Grant. Bellevue College is an Equal Opportunity Institution.
