Bachelor in Interior Design (Bachelor's)

Columbus College of Art & Design has developed its educational model around studio exploration, academic support, and preparation for creative careers. Its undergraduate programs include animation, comics and narrative practice, fashion design, film and video, fine art, game art and design, graphic design, illustration, interior architecture and design, photography, and product design. Students can also pursue minors and concentrations, while graduate students can study User Experience Design through a flexible online Master of Professional Studies program.

Studio work begins in the first year and is supported by courses in writing, philosophy, business math, and other areas. A built-in Business Concentration and entrepreneurship courses help students learn how to sell their work, find employment, and operate in the creative economy. All faculty members are practicing artists or designers, and the college reports a 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio. Projects connect students with companies and community partners, while career services, internships, galleries, makerspaces, and Packard Library support professional development and campus life.

CCAD is located beside the Columbus Museum of Art, which is free to students, and students can use their college ID as a COTA bus pass. Columbus offers galleries, neighborhoods, cafés, music venues, internships, and creative careers. International undergraduate applicants whose countries do not use English as their sole official language must provide approved English-proficiency scores and have secondary or college transcripts evaluated through WES, ECE, or One Earth. Undergraduate portfolios should contain 8 to 15 pieces.

This programme prepares students for careers as professional interior designers and architects. Students develop design solutions through user-centered research and real-world projects. The curriculum emphasizes hand sketching, computer modeling, drafting, and material analysis. Graduates are equipped to work in commercial, residential, and environmental design contexts.

Focus areas include Retail, Residential, Educational spaces, Furniture design, Environmental design.

The programme requires 120 credits, distributed across studio courses, design methods, technical drafting, and material studies. Students complete a capstone project in their final year.

Graduates work as Commercial Interior Designers, Furniture Designers, Interior Architects, and Space Planners in design firms and corporate environments.

Applicants must submit a portfolio, high school transcript, and standardized test scores if required. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is recommended. International students must provide English proficiency scores.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four years. For international students, tuition is above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 72% of applicants.