• Those who enjoy interior decorating can pursue a degree at a junior college.home decor image by Leticia Wilson from Fotolia.com
  
  It's hard to turn on your television without seeing an ad focused on home improvement. In fact, there are entire cable TV networks dedicated to making your home or business look its best. Those with a passion for interior decorating can turn their interest into a career by enrolling in a junior college. Several schools offer you a formal education in interior design.
  
  

Modesto Junior College

• You can get an associate's degree or a certificate of achievement in interior design from Modesto Junior College in Modesto, California. Required courses include color theory and application, drafting for interiors, interior finishes and construction materials, and an introduction to design-related sales and marketing concepts. Electives include focuses on kitchens, baths, fabrics, codes and regulations, and residential space planning. "The application of the principles and elements of design are incorporated into every course and the content addresses the critical issues affecting the built environment: technology, universal design, and sustainability," the school's website notes.
  
  Modesto Junior College
  435 College Ave.
  Modesto, CA 95350
  209-575-6550
  mjc.edu
  
  

Joliet Junior College

• According to its website, this school's interior design program is accredited by the National Kitchen and Bath Association. The school notes that the goal of its program is to prepare students to pass the examination that allows them to become licensed interior designers in the state of Illinois. Joliet Junior College offer an associate's degree in interior design that includes core classes such as furniture history, textiles, interior lighting, bath basics and computer-aided drafting for interior design. Students who complete the associate's program can take a third-year "advanced designer" course that results in a certificate of achievement.
  
  Joliet Junior College
  1215 Houbolt Road
  Joliet, IL 60431-8938
  815-729-9020
  www.jjc.cc.il.us
  
  

Northern Virginia Community College

• You can achieve an associate of applied science degree in interior design at this school. The curriculum prepares students to become assistant designers or interior design technicians, notes the college's website. Among the classes included in the program are three-dimensional drawing/rendering, materials and sources, lighting and furnishings, and design of commercial interiors. The program is only offered at the Loudoun campus of Northern Virginia Community College, which is in the town of Sterling.
  
  Northern Virginia Community College
  1000 Harry Flood Byrd Highway
  Sterling, VA 20164-8699
  703-323-3000
  nvcc.edu
  
  

Pikes Peak Community College

• This school's website notes that its interior design program results in an associate's degree and makes students eligible to take the National Council for Interior Design Qualification Exam. The school's curriculum includes an internship with a local firm to give students hands-on experience. Required courses include commercial design, interior textiles, history of interior design, drafting for interiors, and graphic communications.
  
  Pikes Peak Community College
  5675 S. Academy Blvd.
  Colorado Springs, CO 80906
  800-456-6847
  ppcc.edu