Local Interior Design Program Climbs in National Rankings

Chicago, Ill. – Students from Illinois and surrounding states don’t have to travel far to receive a nationally renowned degree program in interior design. For the second year in a row the interior design program at The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago is nationally ranked. In DesignIntelligence’s 10th annual edition of America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools the college is now ranked as one of the top 10 undergraduate interior design programs in the country, up from a top 15 ranking last year. The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago has the only ranked undergraduate program in Illinois.

According to DesignIntelligence, “leaders who have direct and recent experience in hiring recently graduated architecture and design professionals” participated in a mid-2008 survey. Respondents were asked to rate how satisfied they were with the preparedness of new graduates.

The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago Interior Design Academic Director Melissa McAtee credits the dedication of her faculty to the program’s success. The college’s interior design program leading to a bachelor of fine arts degree is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation – www.accredit.id.org, 146 Monroe Center NW, Suite 1318, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2822.

There are currently just under 200 students enrolled in the interior design program at the college. The program provides students with specialized courses that emphasize the technical development, aesthetics, problem-solving and collaborative skills necessary to become employed in commercial and residential design.

For more information about the interior design program at The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago, please contact Natalia Derevyanny at nderevyanny@aii.edu or 312.777.8640.

About The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago
The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago, located at 350 North Orleans Street (at Mart Center) attracts a diverse mix of students from throughout the Chicago area and world. A satellite location of The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago is located at 180 North Wabash. The college’s bachelor’s degree programs include Advertising, Culinary Management, Digital Filmmaking & Video Production, Game Art & Design, Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing & Management, Interior Design, Media Arts & Animation, Visual Effects & Motion Graphics, Visual Communications and Web Design & Interactive Media. The college’s associate’s degree programs include Accessory Design, Culinary Arts, Fashion Merchandising,  Graphic Design, Hospitality Management and Web Design & Interactive Media. Graduates are trained for entry-level positions in their chosen fields through curricula that emphasize actual job skills and competencies necessary for success in the field. For more information about The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago, call the college at 312.280.3500 or visit the school’s website at www.artinstitutes.edu/chicago

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