Faux and Decorative Painting Finishes Certificate Program Fact Sheet

What is Faux and Decorative Painted Finishes?	Enter the world of art through creating fine finishes such as marble, wood grain, semi-precious stones, antiquing and pickling through paint application. You will learn how to copy nature’s finest works on walls, furniture and other surfaces.
Certificates	Faux and Decorative Painting Finishes, certificate
Prerequisite Courses	Diploma level proficiency in English and reading is required to take the INDS technical courses. Students must be 16 years old.
Length of Program	Certificate: 2 semesters minimum 14 Credit hours
Semester Program Begins	Fall, spring, or summer
Application Process	Applicants to the Faux and Decorative Painting Finishes Program must meet all Admissions requirements; complete an application and pay the application fee. Apply to Gwinnett Technical College at GwinnettTech.edu and 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 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.)

Faux and Decorative Painting Finishes

2016 Median pay	$37,570
Entry level education	Certificate
Number of jobs, 2016	60,500
Job growth, 2010-2020	7%

The ASID State of the 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.