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Interior Design - Digital Design Communication, Certificate of Achievement

Banner Code: 1_CM_IDDD

Control Number: 41016

Not Financial Aid Eligible


The Interior Design Digital Design Communication Certificate prepares students and working professionals for creating design, production drawings, and presentation drawings using current industry-standard software programs. Introduction to AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, SketchUp, various rendering programs, and Autodesk Revit are among the software programs included within the certificate program. People with skills in these advanced software programs offer a marketable skill set to employers and have a higher earning potential. 

Program Outcome

Successful students in this program will be able to design and produce digital files using a variety of industry-standard software and Building Information Modeling (BIM) with an emphasis on the development of interior spaces.

Review Graduation Requirements.

Course Title Units
ID A130Design Communication 2: CAD 2D3
ID A260Design Communication 4: Digital Visualization3
ID A290Building Information Modeling for Interior Design3
Total Units9

Program Sequence

These sequences at Orange Coast College are curriculum maps for students to finish all requirements for the certificate. There may be advisories, prerequisites, or time requirements that students need to consider before following these maps. Students are advised to meet with an Orange Coast College Counselor for alternate sequencing.

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Semester 1Units
ID A130 Design Communication 2: CAD 2D 3
ID A260 Design Communication 4: Digital Visualization 3
ID A290 Building Information Modeling for Interior Design 3
 Units9
 Total Units9