Interior Decorating Programs

Interior decorating, residential decorating and home staging programs. These are listed separately because decorating training is not equivalent to professional interior design education.

Interior design vs interior decorating Interior design certificates

Decorating and staging programs usually do not lead to NCIDQ examination eligibility or to state interior design registration. Check each program’s stated outcomes.

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19 programs

Professional and continuing education
NCIDQ Exam Prep by ASID
American Society of Interior Designers · Online · provider based in United States
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NCIDQ Exam Prep by ASID (provider course; no award issued)
Subject
Professional skills
Fully onlineSix (6) months of access to the course site
Price
Price not published
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Certificate
Home Staging Certificate of Achievement
Cañada College · Redwood City, California, United States
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Certificate of Achievement in Home Staging
Subject
Home staging
On campus
Price
Price not published
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Diploma
Residential Interior Decoration Diploma and Home Staging Diploma
Central Piedmont Community College · Online · provider based in United States
Subject
Interior decorating · Home staging
Fully onlineOne semester
Price
Price not published
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Certificate
Interior Design - Home Staging Certificate of Specialization
College of the Canyons · Santa Clarita, California, United States
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Certificate of Specialization in Interior Design - Home Staging
Subject
Home staging
On campus
Price
Price not published
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Certificate
Entrepreneurship in Interior Design (A.T.C.)
Florida State College at Jacksonville · Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Subject
Professional skills
On campus
Price
Price not published
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Certificate
Home Staging Specialist (T.C.)
Florida State College at Jacksonville · Online · provider based in United States
Subject
Home staging
Fully online
Price
Price not published
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Certificate
Interior Design-Decor Focused Certificate
Forsyth Technical Community College · Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Subject
Interior decorating · Home staging
On campusTwo semesters
Price
Price not published
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Certificate
Home Staging Specialist CCC
Hillsborough College · Tampa, Florida, United States
Subject
Home staging
On campus
Price
Price not published
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Certificate
Professional Home Staging Certification Course
Home Staging Institute · Online · provider based in United States
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Certified Staging Expert certification
Subject
Home staging
Fully onlinesix to eight weeks to complete (average student)
Price
Price not published
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Certificate
HSR Certified Staging and Redesign Training
Home Staging Resource · Online · provider based in United States
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HSR Certified Staging and Redesign certification
Subject
Home staging
Fully online21-day calendar; finish in 3 weeks at 4 hours a day or in 3 months
Price
Price not published
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Certificate
Interior Decorating, C1
Houston Community College · Houston, Texas, United States
Subject
Interior decorating
On campus2 semesters (full time)
Price
Price not published
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Professional and continuing education
IIDA NCIDQ Prep Course
International Interior Design Association · Online · provider based in United States
Award
IIDA NCIDQ Prep Course (provider course; no award issued)
Subject
Professional skills
Fully onlineFour live virtual sessions, each four hours, on Saturdays from August 15 to September 19, 2026
Price
Price not published
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Certificate
Housing and Human Environments Certificate (CT), Evansville
Ivy Tech Community College · Evansville, Indiana, United States
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Certificate (CT) in Housing and Human Environments
Subject
Interior decorating
On campus2-3 semesters
Price
Price not published
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Certificate
Housing and Human Environments Certificate (CT), South Bend
Ivy Tech Community College · South Bend, Indiana, United States
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Certificate (CT) in Housing and Human Environments
Subject
Interior decorating
On campus2-3 semesters
Price
Price not published
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Certificate
Interior Staging Certificate
Johnson County Community College · Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Subject
Home staging
On campus
Price
Price not published
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Professional and continuing education
Interior Decorator Training Certificate
Midlands Technical College · Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Subject
Interior decorating
On campusabout eight weeks
Price
Price not published
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Certificate
Online Home Staging Course
New York Institute of Art and Design · Online · provider based in United States
Award
Home Staging Certificate of Completion
Subject
Home staging
Fully onlineUp to 18 months to complete the online home staging course at your own pace
Price
Price not published
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Diploma
Interior Decorator Career Diploma
Penn Foster · Online · provider based in United States
Subject
Interior decorating
Fully onlineFast track = 9 months; average time = 12 months (7 courses, 28.7 continuing education units, 13 exams, 1 submitted project)
Price
Price not published
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Certificate
Interior Decorating Services
Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater · Clearwater, Florida, United States
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Interior Decorating Services (Program V700100)
Subject
Interior decorating · Home staging
On campusApproximately 12 months
Price
$3,650 whole program, 2026-27
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Results are listed alphabetically. There is no price ranking: prices on different bases (per credit, per term, per year, whole program) are not comparable. Online programs are never counted as physically located in a state or city. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change recognition status, verification or order.