Ron Rash to Give Preview Reading from Upcoming Novel,
Serena, at Tri-County Technical College February 21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/28/2008
CONTACT: WANDA MORGAN, 646-1730
(By Lisa Garrett)
PENDLETON --- Tri-County Technical College’s Interior Design students have spent the last two months planning and creating three vignettes to represent a media room setting for their display at the upcoming Anderson Home and Garden Show set for February 8 – 10 at the Civic Center.
 Students also will display their creative talents at the Greenville Home and Garden Show March 6 - 9 at the Palmetto Expo Center.
Participation in these popular annual exhibits allows students to gain valuable hands-on training in both the classroom and in their community projects, explained Wanda Morgan, who leads the certificate program through Tri-County’s Corporate & Community Education Division.
“They are given a budget and learn to put quality into the design no matter how small or large the budget is,” said Morgan, an interior designer who has been teaching for the program since its inception. “It’s an exercise in pulling together the total design from beginning to end. Students get valuable experience and project time. They have to find their furnishings, deal with retailers and arrange the room -- just like in the real world,” she said, adding her thanks to local sponsors who provided furniture and accessories for the room.
“The more real jobs they work on, the more contacts they will have in the business,” she added.
Former students have repeatedly won top honors for best booth at the Anderson and Greenville shows.
Most of the students are pursuing careers in interior design and will start their own business or work as consultants. The show is a chance for them to gain experience, to network with future employers and/or clients and to learn the value of teamwork.
The market is great for credentialed interior designers, she said. Fabric and wallpaper shops, furniture stores, builders and lighting centers all need designers. “Not only do they choose and sell products to accompany the décor, but they are selling good design."
Tri-County's Interior Design program is for both personal interest and career advancement, she said. There are 19 courses, including an internship. Graduates earn the title of residential and commercial interior design specialists and can go into any area of design. "
For more information about the Interior Design program, contact Wanda Morgan at 646-1730 or wmorgan@tctc.edu |
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