Student Achievement Data
Vancouver Island University, Bachelor of Interior Design
(Information from 2023 Graduating Class)
The Bachelor of Interior Design program at Vancouver Island University is full-time degree program. Students complete a total of 130 credits over 4 years with an internship between the 3rd and 4th years of studies.
The following data was collected using institutional records and an alumni survey that was administered approx. 6 months after the class of 2023 graduated with 14 out of 16 alumni responding to the query.
Job Placement:
- 13/14 (93%) of our contacted students who were in the 2023 - 4th year cohort are employed in interior design or design related professions.
(10 in design consulting, 2 in kitchen & millwork design, 1 in related product sales). 3 are planning to pursue a master’s degree. - 0 (0%) of our contacted students are employed in an unrelated area.
Places of Employment:
Below is a sampling of the various firms where the 2023 cohort currently work:
- Karley Parker Interior Design (Nanaimo, BC)
- Isabey Interiors (Kelowna, BC)
- iN Studio (Calgary, ALTA)
- Glass World (Abbottsford BC)
- Aplin Martin Architecture & Engineering (Vancouver, BC)
- WA Architects (Victoria, BC)
- Kasian Architecture (Vancouver, BC)
- Interior Design Group (Nanaimo, BC)
- Damici Design (Victoria, BC)
- Kitchenworks. (Florida, USA)
- Evolve Interior Design (Nanaimo, BC)
- Kitchen Sculpture, (Toronto, ON)
Student Retention:
The cohort that graduated in 2023 was admitted with 20 students in 2019. 8 of the original 20 admitted students graduated in 2023. 5 students joined the cohort from 2018. 2 students took a year off, 7 students withdrew from the program.
Retention: 65%
Note:
- The following students were not included in the above retention rate:
- 3 students that extended their studies to 5 years.
- 2 students that transferred from other institutions into 2nd year.
Graduation Rates:
Of the students in the 2023 4th year graduating cohort, 8 graduated in 4 years, 1 transferred into 2nd year and graduated in 3 years, 5 students graduated from 2018, 5 students of the extending the program to 5 years and are on track to graduate in 2024.
Acceptance into Graduate Programs:
2 Students from the 2023 graduating class have plans to apply to a Graduate Program.
Internships:
Our students participate in paid Internships during the summer between 3rd and 4th year. Below is a sampling of firms that employed our students - summer 2022.
- Elevation Design (Vancouver, BC)
- Interior Design Group (Nanaimo, BC)
- Heronwood Custom Cabinetry (Duncan, BC)
- Anderson Greenplan (Nanaimo, BC)
- DHK Architects (Nanaimo, BC)
- David Coulson Design (Duncan, BC)
- Evolve Interior Design (Nanaimo, BC)
- Number 10 Architectural (Vancouver, BC)
- WA Architects (Victoria, BC)
- Urban Theory Interior Design (Kelowna, BC)
- Isabey Interiors (Kelowna, BC)
- Classic Kitchens & Design, (Nanaimo, BC)