Design Institute Of San Diego

Design Institute of San Diego is a small, private college that has been devoted to preparing students for rewarding, innovative and socially responsible careers in interior design for more than 40 years. At Design Institute, your future is personal to us.

The DI Difference

We prepare students for rewarding, innovative and socially responsible careers in Interior Design through relevant education, creative inspiration and practical career preparation.

We are different because we provide a focused Interior Design education in an environment committed to student success, creativity, collaboration, academic excellence and connections to the profession.

Mission

Design Institute of San Diego prepares students for careers in interior design and allied fields. Forward-thinking faculty, administration, and staff are committed to the purpose of facilitating an understanding of human-centered design with a grounding in liberal arts traditions, values, and critical inquiry. Design Institute provides an inspiring, creative, collaborative, and student-centered learning environment while preparing responsible and thriving graduates who apply their knowledge, skills and abilities to enrich the profession, the environment, and the global community.

Vision

Design Institute of San Diego aspires to lead the field in design education, preparing innovative, environmentally and socially-responsible citizens who positively impact the world.

Goals

• To provide students with a professional course of study that strives to meet the highest academic standards for design education

• To ensure students make connections within and across disciplines by offering them a creative arena in which to develop necessary skills

• To encourage students to consider design in the widest possible context while fostering a realistic understanding of their responsibility, role and potential, as professionals who will improve their community, the nation and, finally, the current and future condition of the world

• To bridge the gap between academia and industry by providing a range of opportunities to interact with professionals in interior design and allied fields

• To prepare well-rounded global citizens by cultivating and fostering service-learning and engagement in co-curricular activities that promote diversity, tolerance and real-world experience