Interior Design at Santa Monica College

If you are interested in studying interior design, you may want to check out the program at Santa Monica College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and has a total student population of 25,948.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Interior Design section at the bottom of this page.

SMC Interior Design Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Interior Design (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Interior Design (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Interior Design

Online Classes Are Available at SMC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SMC does offer online courses in interior design for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

SMC Interior Design Rankings

Interior Design Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the interior design majors at Santa Monica College.

SMC Interior Design Associate’s Program

75% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of interior design associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in interior design only graduates about 9% men each year. The program at SMC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in interior design graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Santa Monica College with a associate's in interior design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Careers That Interior Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in interior design can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Santa Monica College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Interior Designers	8,460	$68,440
Architecture Professors	370	$98,610

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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