Registration opens Monday!
You walk into a room and instantly envision the ideal paint color, patterns, lighting, and furnishings to bring it to life. Turn that natural talent into a thriving career in interior design.
Costs/Early Registration Discount
In addition to the tuition, there is a $25 nonrefundable registration fee paid once per semester. The early registration discount applies to registrations received (paid in full) by August 22, 2025.
Please note: Classes will not be held on 9/22/25, 9/23/25, 10/2/25, 10/13/25, 11/26/25.
Fall 2025 Interior Design Courses
Noncredit
Delve into the art of planning interior spaces. Develop the conceptual approaches that solve interior design problems. Understand the design process, elements of design, concepts, and drawings, as well as basic styles in residential interiors. Explore the use of color, fabric, and lighting in successful interior space design.
Dates: Tuesday, September 16 - Tuesday, October 21
Meeting Times: Tue @ 06:15 PM-09:15 PM in Music 0089A
Instructor: McTernan, Lisa
Type of Instruction: Traditional
Prereq:
Cost: $325
$25 discount for early registration, Purchase College matriculated students, employees, alumni, and Broadview Charter Members.
Noncredit
Acquire the necessary skills to express interior design concepts. Learn to draw and create architectural and three-dimensional drawings using the correct tools and techniques. Basic rendered pencil drawings emphasize methods for correct visual clarity and representation of interior spaces.
Dates: Thursday, September 18 - Thursday, October 23
Meeting Times: Thu @ 06:30 PM-09:30 PM in Music 0089A
Instructor: Gaspar, George
Type of Instruction: Traditional
Prereq:
Cost: $360
$25 discount for early registration, Purchase College matriculated students, employees, alumni, and Broadview Charter Members.
Noncredit
Gain an understanding of traffic and usage patterns, lighting needs, and solutions to ventilation and storage problems. You will be introduced to available materials, including fixtures, appliances, wall and floor coverings, and cabinetry. Take the first step in designing for this essential household space.
Dates: Monday, September 15 - Monday, October 27
Meeting Times: Mon @ 06:30 PM-09:30 PM in Music 0089A
Instructor:
Type of Instruction: Traditional
Prereq: IDC1020
Cost: $325
$25 discount for early registration, Purchase College matriculated students, employees, alumni, and Broadview Charter Members.
Noncredit
Explore the design process from concept to the finished commercial or residential project. Review spatial layout and significance, materials and finishes, and furniture. Learn ways to solve design problems and analyze design styles and needs. Students present their final projects, complete with rendered drawings and presentation boards.
Dates: Tuesday, November 18 - Tuesday, December 16
Meeting Times: Tue @ 06:15 PM-09:15 PM in Music 0089A
Instructor: McTernan, Lisa
Type of Instruction: Traditional
Prereq: IDC1000 And IDC1020
Cost: $325
$25 discount for early registration, Purchase College matriculated students, employees, alumni, and Broadview Charter Members.
Noncredit
Explore important elements of interior styles and furnishings from antiquity to the late 18th century. Understand the development of archetypal furniture forms and private interiors, which were increasingly based on living functions. Gain insight into Western civilization’s fascination with ancient Greece and Rome, culminating in neoclassicism as the dominant mode in Europe and America by the 1780s.
Dates: Wednesday, November 5 - Wednesday, December 10
Meeting Times: Wed @ 06:30 PM-09:30 PM in Music 0089A
Instructor: Concra, Adrienne
Type of Instruction: Traditional
Prereq:
Cost: $325
$25 discount for early registration, Purchase College matriculated students, employees, alumni, and Broadview Charter Members.
Noncredit
Gain an understanding of traffic and usage patterns, lighting needs, and solutions to ventilation and storage problems. You will be introduced to available materials, including fixtures, wall and floor coverings, and cabinetry. Take the first step in designing for this essential household space.
Dates: Monday, November 3 - Monday, December 1
Meeting Times: Mon @ 06:30 PM-09:30 PM in Music 0089A
Instructor:
Type of Instruction: Traditional
Prereq: IDC1020
Cost: $325
$25 discount for early registration, Purchase College matriculated students, employees, alumni, and Broadview Charter Members.
Earn your certificate in as few as four semesters.
Students may take courses individually without commitment to the entire program. Students who successfully complete the required courses and elective course hours are awarded a certificate from the School of Liberal Studies & Continuing Education, reflecting 25 continuing education units (CEUs).
Note: Certificate programs must be completed within four years unless approved by the director of continuing education. Students who began their coursework before the 2015–16 academic year should refer to previous certificate requirements.