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Locate interior design-related organizations specializing in education, accreditation and research. Some resources below provide educational information and standards for all schools, while others focus solely on interior design education, curriculum, testing and certification.
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American Council on Education
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| ACE is a forum for the discussion of major issues related to higher education and its potential to contribute to the quality of American life. |
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Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design
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| AICAD operates programs informing the public about art, design, and programs to improve the quality of the member colleges. |
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Association of Specialized & Professional Accreditors
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| ASPA operates programs informing the public about art, design, and programs to improve the quality of the member colleges, with the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) being a member. |
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Council for Higher Education Accreditation
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Council for Interior Design Accreditation (Interior Design Only)
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| CIDA is 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 organization has identified, developed and promoted quality standards for the education of entry-level interior designers and accredited and supported educational programs to aspire to those standards. |
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The Center for Collaboration and Education in Design
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Facilitates advanced education for design professionals, fosters interaction and team-building, while providing accurate information about advancing ones design career.
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The Distance Education and Training Council
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Interior Design Educators Council (Interior Design Only)
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| IDEC founded in 1963, is dedicated to the advancement of education and research in interior design, fosters exchange of information, improvement of educational standards, and development of the body of knowledge relative to the quality of life and human performance in the interior environment. |
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Interior Design Futures Laboratory (Interior Design Only)
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| IDFL enables Virginia Tech interior design faculty and graduate students to conduct research into innovative designs for institutions, business, and industry. What is a CAVE™? |
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International Council of Interior Architects and Designers
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| ICIAD provides full accreditation and endorsement of ICDA's Professional Courses in Design conducted at their 90 Academic Centers throughout the People's Republic of China. |
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National Association of Schools of Art and Design
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| NASAD founded in 1944, with 299 institutional members, is an organization of schools, colleges and universities that offer art and design studies. |
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National Council of Interior Design Qualifications (Interior Design Only)
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| NCIDQ founded in 1974 serves to identify to the public those interior designers who have met the minimum standards for professional practice by passing the NCIDQ examination. The Council endeavors to maintain the most advanced examining procedures, and to update continually the examination to reflect expanding professional knowledge and design development techniques. It seeks the acceptance of the NCIDQ examination as a universal standard by which to measure the competency of interior designers practicing as professionals. |
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National Library of Education
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National Organization of Adult Continuing Education
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Open and Distance Learning Quality Council
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| ODLQC has helped to enhance quality in education and training, and to protect the interests of learners, through the accreditation of open and distance learning providers in the United Kingdom for over 30 years. |
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U.S. Department of Education
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| Priorities include a national efforts to improve reading and math, reduce class size, strengthen school construction, and promote major new initiatives and the Partnership for Family Involvement in Education. |
