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Dunwoody College of Technology\u2019s Bachelor of Science Interior Design program has been granted a six-year accreditation from the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)\u2014an independent, non-profit accrediting organization for interior design education programs at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n

Dunwoody College of Technology joins the University of Minnesota as the only Minnesota colleges with CIDA accreditation.<\/p>\n

To gain accreditation a college must have a four-year bachelor degree program that meets 16 standards related to mission, goals, curriculum; critical thinking, professional values and processes; core design and technical knowledge; and program administration.<\/p>\n

Interior Design Program Manager Colleen Schmaltz noted Dunwoody\u2019s Interior Design program has been in the process of refining curriculum and archiving student work to demonstrate CIDA standards for four years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a long process, but it\u2019s been worth it because we understand the importance of achieving this accreditation for the success of our students, our program, and our profession\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Schmaltz said adhering to the CIDA guidelines helped ensure the program included all the necessary elements to graduate capable, creative designers.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur approach is hands on. We\u2019re a technical college and our students have superior technical knowledge with various design software programs,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re about educating designers who have practical knowledge and strong design expertise. Our graduates know what they\u2019re doing on the first day on the job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dunwoody\u2019s focus in hiring Interior Design faculty is to bring in practicing professionals with a wide variety of specialties who are also educators completing advanced degrees.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re extraordinary practitioners and excellent teachers. It shows up in students\u2019 work big time. The level of expertise is there. The confidence is there,\u201d she said. \u201cI think the rigors of the program are such that people graduating from an accredited program know that the best firms are looking for it. They\u2019re eager for interns and new hires with a solid educational background.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a fabulous program. And we\u2019re turning out fabulous designers who are passionate about their newfound professions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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About Dunwoody<\/em><\/strong>
\nFounded in 1914, Dunwoody College of Technology is the only private, not-for-profit technical college in the Upper Midwest. It has provided a hands-on, applied technical education to more than 250,000 men and women, who in turn have gone on to meaningful and rewarding careers. . Located in the heart of the arts district in Minneapolis, and across from the Walker Sculpture Garden, Dunwoody College of Technology is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (ncahlc.org<\/a>), and the State of Minnesota.<\/em><\/p>\n

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About CIDA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)\u00a0is an independent, non-profit accrediting organization for interior design education programs at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. For more than 35 years, this knowledge-driven organization has been passionately committed to the ongoing enrichment of the interior design profession through identifying, developing and promoting quality standards for the education of entry-level interior designers, and then encouraging, accrediting and supporting educational programs to aspire to those standards.<\/em><\/p>\n

Through a process of program self-evaluation and peer review, accreditation promotes achievement of high academic standards, while making education more responsive to student and societal needs. The Council engages nearly 200 volunteers, all drawn from interior design practice and education, to carry out its work. More than 150 interior design programs are currently accredited by the Council, serving an estimated 20,000 students.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Council for Interior Design Accreditation is recognized as a reliable authority on interior design education by the\u00a0<\/em>Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)<\/em><\/a>. The CHEA-recognized scope of accreditation is professional level programs in interior design.<\/em><\/p>\n

Source: CIDA website <\/em>http:\/\/accredit-id.org\/about\/<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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