CIDA-accredited programs assure the public that interior design education prepares students to be responsible, well-informed, skilled professionals who make beautiful, safe, and comfortable spaces that also respect the earth and its resources.
CIDA provides a high level of support to currently accredited and programs seeking accreditation. Primary resources are CIDA Professional Standards and accreditation policy and procedures. CIDA staff provides assistance to programs and also holds an annual accreditation workshop in conjunction with the Interior Design Educator Council’s national conference each spring.
The additional resources below support sharing of information among programs to enrich the understanding of accreditation practices.
Case Study
The accreditation case study will assist programs in developing a timeline for seeking accreditation. The program and judgments of quality are fiction and used only for the purpose of illustration.
The Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) holds an annual workshop for faculty members and administrators from interior design programs interested in seeking initial accreditation and re-accreditation. For these workshops, CIDA invites faculty members that have recently organized successful accreditation reviews to give presentations on best practices in accreditation.
Use the links below to download recent presentations: *It is important that the web browser you are using is the most current version. If a PDF or PowerPoint does not open the first time, please try again. If this does not work, please contact the CIDA office and we can assist you.
Programs accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation reside in a rich and diverse range of contexts. Each program that undergoes an accreditation review provides basic information about the institution, program, faculty, and students to assist CIDA in understanding factors influencing the program. As a resource for programs, CIDA compiles this information into summaries.
Important things to know about the summaries:
Information is collected on a three-year cycle in conjunction with program self-study reports and progress reports. Thus, the summaries reflect a three-year timeframe.
Programs generally provide complete information to CIDA; however, some summary information does not include 100% participation of all programs.
While CIDA makes every effort to include accurate information, CIDA does not guarantee the accuracy of information that programs provide.
The currently posted summaries include information gathered from January 1, 2008 through May 15, 2011. The summaries are updated twice a year on May 15 and August 15.
In 2010, CIDA introduced the Innovative Interior Design Education Competition. This annual competition is open to faculty members from CIDA-accredited interior design programs. Awards recognize and celebrate innovative teaching and program-related practices that advance the cause of excellence in interior design education.
Following, sorted by year, are links to award winning entries.
2011
First Place Jason Meneely from the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL
Resources
CIDA provides a high level of support to currently accredited and programs seeking accreditation. Primary resources are CIDA Professional Standards and accreditation policy and procedures. CIDA staff provides assistance to programs and also holds an annual accreditation workshop in conjunction with the Interior Design Educator Council’s national conference each spring.
The additional resources below support sharing of information among programs to enrich the understanding of accreditation practices.
Case Study
The accreditation case study will assist programs in developing a timeline for seeking accreditation. The program and judgments of quality are fiction and used only for the purpose of illustration.
Case Study
Workshop Presentations
The Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) holds an annual workshop for faculty members and administrators from interior design programs interested in seeking initial accreditation and re-accreditation. For these workshops, CIDA invites faculty members that have recently organized successful accreditation reviews to give presentations on best practices in accreditation.
Use the links below to download recent presentations:
*It is important that the web browser you are using is the most current version. If a PDF or PowerPoint does not open the first time, please try again. If this does not work, please contact the CIDA office and we can assist you.
2011
Organizing Digital Student Work for Display
Presented by Kelly JK Spewock, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Program Self-study in Preparation for a CIDA Accreditation Review
Presented by Susan Ray-Degges, North Dakota State University
2010
Demonstrating Compliance with CIDA’s Professional Standards 2009
Presented by Paul Black, The Art Institute of Atlanta
Organizing a Student Work Display
Presented by Susan Lanford, The University of Texas at San Antonio
2009
Organizing a Student Work Display
Presented by Phil Bulone, International Academy of Design & Technology – Tampa
Preparing for an Accreditation Review under Professional Standards 2009
Presented by Katherine Lambert, California College of the Arts
Program Self-study in Preparation for a CIDA Accreditation Review
Presented by Eric Wiedegreen, Florida State University
2008
Program Self-study in Preparation for a CIDA Accreditation Review
Presented by Linda Nussbaumer, South Dakota State University
Organizing a Student Work Display
Presented by Sue Kirkman and Elizabeth Wersells, Harrington College of Design
Organizing a Student Work Display
Presented by Beth Miller, Amy Crumpton, and Margaret Bateman, Mississippi State University
Program Summaries
Programs accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation reside in a rich and diverse range of contexts. Each program that undergoes an accreditation review provides basic information about the institution, program, faculty, and students to assist CIDA in understanding factors influencing the program. As a resource for programs, CIDA compiles this information into summaries.
Important things to know about the summaries:
The currently posted summaries include information gathered from January 1, 2008 through May 15, 2011. The summaries are updated twice a year on May 15 and August 15.
Summary Reports: (.pdf)
Innovative Interior Design Education Awards
In 2010, CIDA introduced the Innovative Interior Design Education Competition. This annual competition is open to faculty members from CIDA-accredited interior design programs. Awards recognize and celebrate innovative teaching and program-related practices that advance the cause of excellence in interior design education.
Following, sorted by year, are links to award winning entries.
2011
First Place
Jason Meneely from the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL
Merit Winners
Peter Benarcik from Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA
Sheryl Kasak from Pratt Institute, NY
Honorable Mention
Hyung-Chan Kim and Migette Kaup from Kansas State University, KS
2010
First Place
Mark Mappala from Bellevue College, WA
Merit Winners
Kathy Ankerson and Peter Hind from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Nancy Kwallek from The University of Texas at Austin
Honorable Mention
Igor Siddiqui from The University of Texas at Austin