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California Interior Design Schools and Training Programs

Career Information for Interior Designers in California

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Fast Facts for Interior Designers in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Santa Ana, San Francisco, and San Diego
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Santa Barbara, Oakland, and Oxnard
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Santa Ana, San Francisco, and San Diego

Salaries for Interior Designers in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Jose, Santa Barbara, and San Francisco. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Interior Designers in California are listed below.

Selected Interior Design Schools in California

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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The Art Institutes
Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Ana, Santa Monica, Sunnyvale

The Art Institutes (AI) provides programs that stimulate the minds of its students with programs in design, the arts, game programming, culinary cuisine, and fashion.

  • Programs: Interior Design, Interior Design & Foundation For Design, Interior Planning With AutoCAD, Kitchen And Bath Design, Residential Interiors, ...
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor, Bachelor , Diploma, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Brooks Institute
Santa Barbara

Specializes in training related to filmmaking and photography, the schools training programs culiminate in a Bachelor's degree, or even a Master's degree in Photography.

  • Programs: Visual Journalism
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

International Academy of Design and Technology
Sacramento

Career-oriented design, visual arts and communications curricula in about ten major U.S. metro areas. Flexible class schedules and online study are available for working students.

  • Programs: Interior Design, Visual Communication
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

ITT Technical Institute
Anaheim, Lathrop, Oxnard, Rancho Cordova, San Bernardino, San Diego, Sylmar, Torrance, West Covina

With over 100 campuses in 34 states nationwide and online programs offered as well, the ITT Technical Institutes may have a program that is convenient for you. ITT Tech is dedicated to teaching technology.

  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Interior Designers in California

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
AIU OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online DivisionOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Berkeley College OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Stratford Career InstituteOnlineDiplomaGet Info

More California Interior Design Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Academy of Art UniversitySan FranciscoMasters11,334
Allan Hancock CollegeSanta MariaAssociate13,176
American River CollegeSacramentoAssociate33,821
Antelope Valley CollegeLancasterAssociate13,312
Art Center College of DesignPasadenaMasters1,832
Bethesda Christian UniversityAnaheimMasters & First Professional345
Butte CollegeOrovilleAssociate12,228
California College of the ArtsOaklandMasters1,613
California Institute of the ArtsValenciaMasters1,324
California State University-ChicoChicoMasters17,034
California State University-SacramentoSacramentoDoctorate28,829
Canada CollegeRedwood CityAssociate5,764
Chabot CollegeHaywardAssociate13,229
Chaffey CollegeRancho CucamongaAssociate18,736
City College of San FranciscoSan FranciscoAssociate46,411
College of MarinKentfieldAssociate6,476
College of the CanyonsSanta ClaritaAssociate17,499
Cuesta CollegeSan Luis ObispoAssociate10,920
Design Institute of San DiegoSan DiegoBachelor457
Folsom Lake CollegeFolsomAssociate8,193
Fullerton CollegeFullertonAssociate20,719
Interior Designers InstituteNewport BeachBachelor468
Las Positas CollegeLivermoreAssociate8,024
Long Beach City CollegeLong BeachAssociate25,536
Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmarAssociate8,493
Mendocino CollegeUkiahAssociate4,347
Modesto Junior CollegeModestoAssociate18,546
Monterey Peninsula CollegeMontereyAssociate9,238
Moorpark CollegeMoorparkAssociate14,495
Mount Jacinto CollegeSan JacintoAssociate14,197
Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnutAssociate29,842
Mt Sierra CollegeMonroviaBachelor511
Ohlone CollegeFremontAssociate11,083
Orange Coast CollegeCosta MesaAssociate24,424
Otis College of Art and DesignLos AngelesMasters1,177
Palomar CollegeSan MarcosAssociate27,222
Porterville CollegePortervilleAssociate3,773
Sacramento City CollegeSacramentoAssociate24,596
Saddleback CollegeMission ViejoAssociate18,371
San Diego Mesa CollegeSan DiegoAssociate21,437
San Diego Miramar CollegeSan DiegoAssociate10,650
San Francisco Art InstituteSan FranciscoMasters655
San Francisco State UniversitySan FranciscoDoctorate30,125
San Joaquin Delta CollegeStocktonAssociate18,668
San Jose State UniversitySan JoseMasters31,906
Santa Ana CollegeSanta AnaAssociate33,514
Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta BarbaraAssociate21,632
Santa Monica CollegeSanta MonicaAssociate28,958
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta RosaAssociate25,626
Solano Community CollegeFairfieldAssociate11,163
The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los AngelesLos AngelesBachelor4,644
The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San FranciscoSan FranciscoAssociate1,031
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeleyDoctorate & First Professional34,940
University of California-DavisDavisDoctorate & First Professional29,796
Ventura CollegeVenturaAssociate12,603
West Valley CollegeSaratogaAssociate11,210

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Interior Designers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Interior Designers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Interior Designers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
Santa Ana1,300$54,2702.2
San Francisco700$67,8301.8
San Diego660$51,0801.3
Santa Rosa70$65,1601
Sacramento320$49,5000.9
San Jose270$76,8700.7
Fresno70$52,5800.5
Oxnard60 0.5
Oakland200$58,5300.5
Santa Barbara30$70,9600.5
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