Overview
Online career school and college headquartered in Scranton, Pennsylvania, offering self-paced distance programs including interior decorating and interior design.
Verified subjects: Interior decorating, General interior design
See Recognition below for what the school states and how it was checked.
Programs
Each program is listed with its award, delivery format and published price. Prices, schedules, portfolio requirements and teaching language belong to the program, not to the school.
Associate degrees
Interior Design Associate Degree
Interior Design Associate Degree
General interior designFully online4 semesters, 67 credits; per semester fast track = 7 months, average time = 11 monthsEnglishOnline
Price not published
Diplomas
Interior Decorator Career Diploma
Interior Decorator Career Diploma
Interior decoratingFully onlineFast track = 9 months; average time = 12 months (7 courses, 28.7 continuing education units, 13 exams, 1 submitted project)EnglishOnline
Price not published
Teaching locations
Places where teaching actually happens. Facilities are stated per location, only as published. Online programs are not tied to a location.
This provider teaches online only; it is not listed as physically present in any state or city.
Recognition
Recognition is described exactly as sourced. Institutional accreditation, program-level accreditation (such as CIDA, which covers a named program and location) and candidacy are separate and shown separately. Association membership is not accreditation, and a school-issued certificate is not professional certification.
Stated by the schoolDistance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC)Institutional accreditation
Scope: Penn Foster High School, Penn Foster Career School and Penn Foster College, as stated by the school
Accreditation of the whole institution by a recognized accreditor. It says nothing about the quality or recognition of an individual program.
Stated by the schoolPenn FosterQuality mark
Scope: Interior Design Associate Degree: the program page states that graduates earn 45 credits toward the 60 credit requirement it cites for NCIDQ; this is the school statement, not an eligibility ruling
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Sources and verification
How this profile was verified
Facts come from the school’s own pages and from official records, each with a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Last checked 3 November 2026. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 3 November 2026)