At Sheridan College in Oakville, Canada, Diploma in Interior Decorating, Virtual, Online is offered as a diploma in Interior Design programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 19,858 per year (CAD 4,901 per year for local students).
Coursework is delivered through a studio model built around industry-standard software including CAD, SketchUp, 20/20 and Photoshop, concentrating on 2D and 3D rendering, and gives access to a resource room stocked with finishes, paints and samples along with occasional excursions to design and product showrooms. A three-week placement forms part of the program.
Graduates are trained to plan and decorate residential and small commercial interiors, covering everything from the initial programming stage to final presentation drawings, to draft using professional conventions, to sketch freehand and work with mixed media, and to design and apply marketing and sales strategies. Guest lecturers from the supplier, decorating and design fields contribute to the course, which also addresses the Ontario Building Code, and students work from their own laptop with continuous access to lecture notes and assignments.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent including English, Grade 12 at the ENG4C or ENG4U level. Applicants aged 19 or older who lack this prerequisite may apply as mature students; they may be required to complete assessment testing in English, math and/or science, or a preparatory course through Sheridan's Academic Upgrading program. Selection ranks the average of an applicant's six highest senior-level credits, including the required course; no portfolio submission is stated for admission. Sheridan's institution-wide English proficiency requirement for certificate and diploma programs applies to applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with no section below 20 (a redesigned iBT scale applies from 2026), PTE Academic 58 with no section below 49, Duolingo English Test 105 with no subscore below 85, or CAEL 60 with no section below 50. Admission requirements are identical for the virtual, online-synchronous delivery and the on-campus hybrid offering; only program duration and format differ.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in Fall 2027 the application opened 26 September 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and offers can go out from 1 November 2026, with portfolio- and audition-based programmes deciding later in March; accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027. Winter and Spring/Summer 2027 entry use the same portal but Sheridan publishes no fixed equal-consideration date for them and reviews those on an ongoing basis. International applicants apply directly through Sheridan's own International Application Portal, not ontariocolleges.ca; the college publishes no fixed international deadline and admits on a rolling, space-permitting basis, so early application is advised for the 2027 entry cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
