Heritage School of Interior Design

Opinions

• Suzanne Atkinson

  Nov, 16 2018
  ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
  I attended the Heritage School of Interior Design Online program. I started by meeting the owner/director of the school, Stephanie, who is lovely and personable. She sold the program, and the school, with high expectations of opportunity and return on investment in terms of the education I would receive. I left the interview with the understanding that the online program would be delivered via an online portal and video lectures as that was the only way I had ever experienced online classes in a University setting. The positive reviews here are from students who attended the day program in the classroom setting. My experience was different than the other positive reviews for the following reasons:
  
  1. Stephanie failed to mention that my class would be the first Online Program, and that essentially we were guinea pigs to her plan of expanding the program to online students.
  
  2. There were no video lectures and this was an entirely self taught experience. The online curriculum consisted of you tube links and dim lit, two minute clips of Michele, rushing through assignments that the viewer could not see.
  
  3. The lecturer, though knowledgeable of the practice, was less than inspiring as a teacher of design.
  
  4. The lecturer responded rudely and defensively to questions of clarity about projects and assignments.
  
  5. Initial concerns about the quality of the program were ignored when contacting Stephanie. It was if she did not want to address the issues, which was also hinted by the lecturer.
  
  6. The online portal used was not able to support the bandwidth and size of the projects, making assignment submissions an extra stress.
  
  7. There were two required textbooks (around $100 each) and one of them did not get used the entire program.
  
  8. I did not receive the value in education equal to that of this expensive program.
  
  9. "Graduation" consisted of a gathering at Stephanie's house which was put on the students to bring a pot luck style meal; for which reason I did not attend.
  
  10. I had to write and then call to request my certification after completing my program/tuition. This request initially went ignored but I eventually received the printed paper certification.
  
  I suggest that you look into other online programs for interior design such as the Art Institute of Portland, if looking in the Portland area, or other online programs that are much more more effective and at a much lower price. I, unfortunately, had to go through a second interior design program to feel confident and skilled to enter the field.
• Madison Martin

  Aug, 29 2018
  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  I am currently taking the Masters Program at
  Heritage, and it has already been pretty life changing for me. I grew up despising going to school everyday and that was a big reason why I jumped right into the work world after high school instead of attending college. This experience has completely changed my outlook on school and learning. I absolutely look forward to coming to class everyday. The staff is wonderful and kind and will help you with anything you need. The director, Stephanie, constantly advocates for us as her students and really cares that the time that is set aside for learning is packed with useful information and great resources.
  I would recommend this school to anyone looking to enter into the interior design profession. It has already been one of my very favorite experiences in my life so far!

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