Interior Design & Decoration Certificate – Non-Credit

About Our Program

VA Approved Program

This 35 hour certificate program is designed to provide a better understanding of the interior design and decoration business. This program is ideal for individuals interested in advancing or changing their careers, as well as the general public.

Offered in a hybrid format this program will cover three modules: Interior Design Basics, Color and Materials and Blueprint and Layouts. The Interior Design Basics module is an overview of interior design, the decoration business and career options. In the Color and Materials module, you will learn resources and materials to help you make decisions about room layout, function and feel. In the third and final module, Blueprints and Layouts, you will learn to design and layout interior rooms utilizing blueprints. You will apply all learned design and blueprint concepts to produce your final project, a completely designed room.

Canton | C208 | 28902| $707
Tuesday | 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
2/21/2023 – 5/30/2023
Instructor: Eileen Avidon

Note: This course is offered online using learning management system (Canvas) and video conference program (Zoom) on scheduled days and times above and in-person at the Canton Campus, Room C208 on April 4th and May 2nd and off-site on April 18th. Internet and webcam required.

Certificate of completion

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be awarded a certificate of completion from the college.

Additional Courses

Designing Summer Interiors

Do you wish you could redesign your living space for the summer? Would you like to feel the great outdoors when you walk into your rooms or into your summer cottage? Whether for personal use or to expand your Interior Design Business, learn the techniques of using color, fabric design, and layout to lighten and lift interiors for the summer season.

Canton | 28904 | $129
Wednesday | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
3/29/2023
Instructor: Eileen Avidon

Note: This course is offered online using video conference program (Zoom) at designated days and times listed above. Internet and webcam required.

Learn the Tricks of Home Staging

Whether you are selling your home on your own or working with a Realtor, find out how to prepare a home for sale using up-to-date methods to make the home more appealing to buyers. Industry statistics say homes sell faster when they are professionally staged. In this course, you will learn how to use various techniques including, decluttering, rearranging furniture & accessories and making simple adjustments to make a home more visually appealing to buyers. With these new skills, you could see quicker sales and higher returns.

Canton | 28903 | $129
Wednesday | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
4/19/2023
Instructor: Eileen Avidon

Note: This course is offered online using video conference program (Zoom) at designated days and times listed above. Internet and webcam required.

About Our Instructor(s)

Eileen Avidon is a professional interior designer credentialed at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology. She has been teaching design skills to the sales staff for Jordan’s Furniture for 32 Years, and has taught at Massasoit for 15 years.

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Standout Student

As a young, educated, and working professional, Alissa Hohenberger thought that something was missing from her career. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 2017 with her Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Marketing and Entrepreneurship and had been working in training and sales since then. Alissa sought an opportunity to enhance and hone skills that combined her creativity with her background in businesses and would set her on a new career path altogether. Massasoit’s Interior Design & Decoration Certificate Program caught her attention, as all of its courses fit related topics she hoped to explore.

“It’s given me new drive towards a career goal I didn’t think was attainable,” Alissa said of the program. “The projects helped guide me to new clients and how to take on their ideas and transform them into reality.”

Alissa appreciated the passion and real-world experience that the instructors brought to the certificate program, which made her eager to show up to class. She learned how to put her newly acquired skills and knowledge to use in staging homes, design, and even real estate. Alissa is also happy to share what she has learned with others. For example, did you know that homes sell 60 percent quicker when they are staged, and that all staged rooms should have at least three sources of lighting?

She practiced the steps of securing and working with clients with her classmates and quickly learned that customers’ styles vary greatly. She would not hesitate to suggest the certificate program to anyone who is remotely interested in interior design as it provided more than just learning in a classroom. Class trips to Jordan’s Furniture and hands-on projects were frequent.

Alissa recently received a job offer as a Leasing Consultant and Marketing Coordinator with Capstone On-Campus Management in Boston.

Alissa Hohenberger

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