2019-2020 Course Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Course Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Interior Design Sales Consultant Program Fact Sheet


What is an Interior Design Sales Consultant? The Interior Design Sales Consultant is a service offered by many retail furniture companies and design showrooms.  As an Interior Design Sales Consultant, you will learn to offer design selection services to new homeowners, retail customers or assist designers in their client choices.  Students learn how to maintain customer relations, to achieve sales goals, and to market products and services as required for the professional planning and designing of residential and commercial interior spaces.
Certificates? Interior Design Sales Consultant, Certificate
Prerequisite Courses
  1. FYES 1000  
  2. Diploma level proficiency in English and reading required to take INDS technical courses.
    Please refer to course descriptions in the online catalog for specific prerequisites.
  3. Students must be 16 years of age before enrolling in INDS 1100 .
Semester Program Begins Fall, spring or summer
Application Process Applicants to the Interior Design Sales Consultant program must meet all admission requirements; complete an application and pay the application fee. Individuals apply to Gwinnett Technical College at GwinnettTech.edu, submit all transcripts from high school and previous college work, and take the ACCUPLACER test, if required.
Program Deadlines You may enter in the fall, spring or summer terms.
For more information, contact: Susan Arnold, program director, SArnold@GwinnettTech.edu, 678.226.6632.
For admission and enrollment, contact: Enrollment Support Center in Building 100 at the Lawrenceville campus, or Building A at the Alpharetta-North Fulton campus, or email BusinessArtDesignTeam@GwinnettTech.edu.

Quick Facts

(This data was compiled from the American Society for Interior Design.)

Interior Design Sales Consultant

2016 Median pay             $35,000 - $48,900
Entry level education             Certificate
Number of jobs, 2016             32,200
Job growth, 2010 - 2020             4%
   

The ASID State of Industry shows that Interior Design has fully recovered to pre-recession levels. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census reflect an 11.9% growth in the number of Interior Designers, 6% growth in Design firms and 8 to 9% growth in the construction industry. Interior Design is a strong growing sector. It is complex, changing, and accelerating as the building environment grows and changes.

The Gwinnett Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
Lisa Richardson, Section 504/ADA, Title IX and Equity Coordinator, Building 100, Room 708, 678.226.6691, LRichardson@GwinnettTech.edu