California College of the Arts

The California College of Arts was founded in 1907 by Frederick Meyer to provide artists and designers with an education that would incorporate both theories and practice in the arts. The college draws talented students from all over the world who want to attend one of the best art and design colleges in the U.S. CCA educate talented, innovative students to become flexible developers of imaginative ways to advance culture and community.

The private non-profit college offers a rich curriculum of 22 undergraduate and 11 graduate programs and is known for its curricular interdisciplinarity, variety of programs, and dedication to social responsibility. Spread over two different Bay Area campuses, students undergo immersive, interdisciplinary exposure that emphasizes theory and practice, helping them develop the creative trust and entrepreneurial skills required for contemporary creative practice. Graduates are widely sought-after companies such as Pixar/Disney, Apple, Intel, Facebook, Gensler, Google, IDEO, Autodesk, Mattel, and Nike. Many alumni have started their own prosp... Read more

The California College of Arts was founded in 1907 by Frederick Meyer to provide artists and designers with an education that would incorporate both theories and practice in the arts. The college draws talented students from all over the world who want to attend one of the best art and design colleges in the U.S. CCA educate talented, innovative students to become flexible developers of imaginative ways to advance culture and community.

The private non-profit college offers a rich curriculum of 22 undergraduate and 11 graduate programs and is known for its curricular interdisciplinarity, variety of programs, and dedication to social responsibility. Spread over two different Bay Area campuses, students undergo immersive, interdisciplinary exposure that emphasizes theory and practice, helping them develop the creative trust and entrepreneurial skills required for contemporary creative practice. Graduates are widely sought-after companies such as Pixar/Disney, Apple, Intel, Facebook, Gensler, Google, IDEO, Autodesk, Mattel, and Nike. Many alumni have started their own prosperous company and alumni work is included in major collections such as Los Angeles County Museum of Art, MoMA New York, Guggenheim Museum, Whitney Museum, SFMOMA, The National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.

The Library of Congress, and Tate Modern in London. CCA is building a modern learning environment by expanding its San Francisco campus to provide state-of-the-art teaching facilities for all of our programs. They also add more accommodation to accommodate up to 1,000 students. Built by a team led by award-winning architect Jeanne Gang, Double Ground is the cornerstone of the expansion of the campus. With spaces that Gang calls creatively hackable, the open transparent architecture links programs in ways that have not been possible with a two-campus framework. More flexible spaces promote knowledge sharing and innovative experimentation.