Warning to all Prospective Interior Design Students:

If the school you plan to attend has a degree in “Interior Architecture” you will not be allowed to call yourself an “Interior Architect” even after obtaining a Master’s Degree. The use of the terms: Architect, Architectural, Architecture are all protected by law, only for use by Licensed Architects and Illegal for anyone not licensed to use.

Can you get an Architect License with an Interior Architectural Degree? NO! The courses included in your degree are not sufficient to educate you properly to sit for the ARE Exam.

It is in your best interest to educate yourself about this topic, find more information HERE

California Interior Design Programs

Academy of Art University

180 New Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
San Francisco
www.academyart.edu

American River College

4700 College Oak Drive
Sacramento, CA 95841
Sacramento
www.arc.losrios.edu

California College of the Arts

1111 8th Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

San Francisco
www.cca.edu

California State University Fresno

5241 N Maple Ave
Fresno, CA 93740
Fresno
www.csufresno.edu

California State University
Long Beach

1250 Bellflower Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90840
Los Angeles
www.csulb.edu

California State University
Northridge

18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330
Los Angeles
www.csun.edu

California State University
Sacramento

6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819
Sacramento
www.csus.edu

Cañada College

4200 Farm Hill Blvd
Redwood City, CA 94061
San Mateo
www.canadacollege.edu

Chabot College

25555 Hesperian Blvd
Hayward, CA 94545
Alameda
www.chabotcollege.edu

Chaffey College

5885 Haven Ave
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737
San Bernadino
www.chaffey.edu

City College San Francisco

50 Frida Kahlo Way
San Francisco, CA 94112
San Francisco
www.ccsf.edu

College of the Canyons

26455 Rockwell Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Los Angeles
www.canyons.edu

Cuesta College

Highway 1
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403
San Luis Obispo
www.cuesta.edu

Design Institute
San Diego

8555 Commerce Ave
San Diego, CA 92121
San Diego
www.disd.edu

FIDM – Fashion Institute of
Design & Merchandising

California Campuses:
Irvine                      San Diego
Los Angeles            San Francisco
www.fidm.edu

 

Fullerton College

321 E Chapman Ave
Fullerton, CA 92832
Orange
www.fullcoll.edu

Interior Designers Institute

1061 Camelback Street
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Orange
www.idi.edu

Las Positas College

3000 Campus Hill Dr
Livermore, CA 94551
Alameda
www.laspositascollege.edu

Los Angeles Mission College

13356 Eldridge Ave
Sylmar, CA 91342
Los Angeles
www.lamission.edu

Mt. San Antonio College

1100 N Grand Ave
Walnut, CA 91789
Los Angeles
www.mtsac.edu

Ohlone College

43600 Mission Blvd
Fremont, CA 94539
Alameda
www.ohlone.edu

Orange Coast College

2701 Fairview Rd
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Orange
www.orangecoastcollege.edu

Otis College of Art & Design

9045 Lincoln Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Los Angeles
www.otis.edu

Palomar College

1140 W. Mission Road
San Marcos, CA 92069
San Diego
www.palomar.edu

RHODEC International

ONLINE ONLY PROGRAM
26 Old Steine
Brighton BN1 1EL
United Kingdom
www.rhodec.org

Saddleback College

28000 Marguerite Pkwy
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
Orange
www.saddleback.edu

San Diego Mesa College

7250 Mesa College Drive
San Diego, CA 92111
San Diego
www.sdmesa.edu

San Diego State University

5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182
San Diego
www.sdsu.edu

San Francisco State University

1600 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132
San Francisco
www.sfsu.edu

San José State University

1 Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95112
Santa Clara
www.sjsu.edu

Santa Barbara City College

721 Cliff Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
Santa Barbara
www.sbcc.edu

Santa Monica College

1900 Pico Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Los Angeles
www.smc.edu

Santa Rosa Junior College

1501 Mendocino Ave
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Sonoma
www.santarosa.edu

UC Berkley Extension

1995 University Ave
Suite 200
Berkeley, CA 94704
Alameda
www.extension.berkeley.edu

UC Davis

1 Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616
Yolo
www.ucdavis.edu

UC Riverside Extension

1299 University Ave
Suite 201
Riverside, CA 92507
Riverside
www.extension.ucr.edu

West Valley College

14000 Fruitvale Ave
Saratoga, CA 95070
Santa Clara
www.westvalley.edu

Woodbury University

California Campuses:
Burbank/Los Angeles
Hollywood
San Diego
woodbury.edu