School Description
Provided by California College of the Arts-OaklandFounded in 1907, California College of the Arts is the largest regionally accredited, independent, nonprofit school of art and design in the western United States.
California College of the Arts exists to educate those who shape culture through art, architecture, and design. Through the bachelor of fine arts, bachelor of architecture, bachelor of arts, master of fine arts, master of arts, and master of architecture programs, the college seeks to educate students for lifelong creativity and service to their communities.
The historic four-acre Oakland campus is home to the college's undergraduate programs in art. First-year studios, residence halls, and the Center for Art and Public Life are also located here.
California College of the Arts-Oakland
From Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaFounded in 1907, California College of the Arts (formerly California College of Arts and Crafts) is a regionally accredited, independent school of art and design in Oakland and San Francisco, California, USA. It is one of the premier fine arts and design institutions in the United States. CCA is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD), a consortium of thirty-six leading art schools in the United States and Canada.
The college offers undergraduate and graduate majors in the areas of fine arts, architecture, curatorial practice, visual criticism, design, and writing. The college confers bachelor of architecture, bachelor of arts, bachelor of fine arts, master of architecture, master of business administration in design strategy, master of arts, and master of fine arts degrees.
History
CCA was founded in 1907 by Frederick Meyer in Berkeley as the School of the California Guild of Arts and Crafts during the height of the Arts and Crafts movement. The school's first site was the Studio Building on Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley. In 1908 the school was renamed California School of Arts and Crafts, and moved to the former Kellogg Primary School at the corner of Oxford and Center Street in downtown Berkeley, across from the campus of the University of California. In 1910 the school moved to the site of Berkeley High School on Allston Way. In 1922 the school moved to a new, permanent campus on the former James Treadwell estate in Oakland located just east of the intersection of College Avenue and Broadway, where it remains today. In 1936 the school became the California College of Arts and Crafts (CCAC).
In recognition of the growth of the college and its broad curriculum as well as for image reasons, the college was renamed California College of the Arts. CCA dropped the word "Crafts" from its name in 2003 and is now simply known as "CCA", Many students and faculty voiced objection about the name change, and still refer the school as CCAC.
Quick Facts
- Location:
- Southwest
- Setting:
- Large City Setting
- Type:
- Private
- Size:
- Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Students & Campus Life
- Undergraduate Enrollment:
- 1,295
- On Campus Housing:
- Available
- Full Time Students:
- 100%
- Athletic Programs:
- Unavailable
Degree Programs at California College of the Arts-Oakland
Bachelor's Level Programs
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Arts & Humanities
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Architecture
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Architecture
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Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
These four, six, or eight year programs allow individuals to practice architecture and conduct research in architecture. Topics covered include architectural design, history, and theory; building structures and environmental systems; project and site planning; construction; professional responsibilities and standards; and related cultural, social, economic, and environmental issues.See more schools with programs in Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
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Interior Architecture
A program that prepares individuals to apply architectural principles in the design of structural interiors for living, recreational, and business purposes and to function as professional interior architects. Includes instruction in architecture, structural systems design, heating and cooling systems, occupational and safety standards, interior design, specific end-use applications, and professional responsibilities and standards.See more schools with programs in Interior Architecture
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Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
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Visual Arts
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Visual Arts
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Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Students of Art History study of the historical development of art as a social and intellectual phenomenon. Art History programs include the analysis of works of art, and art conservation, art history research methods, connoisseurship, the preservation and conservation of works of art, and the study of specific periods, cultures, styles, and themes.See more schools with programs in Art History, Criticism and Conservation
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Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
Students of Ceramics learn to creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions through ceramic artwork. Students learn handbuilt and wheelthrown techniques; molding; slips and glazes; trimming and decorating; firing and kiln operation; oxidation; mixed media; ceramic murals; and personal style development.See more schools with programs in Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
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Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by constructing art works from woven or non-woven fabrics and fibrous materials. Includes instruction in weaving techniques and loom operation; non-woven techniques such as knitting, coiling, netting, and crocheting; quilting; dyeing and pigmentation; printing and other finishing techniques; pattern design; tapestry; and personal style development.See more schools with programs in Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
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Industrial Design
A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via the creation of effective forms, shapes, and packaging for manufactured products. Includes instruction in designing in a wide variety of plastic and digital media, prototype construction, design development and refinement, principles of cost saving, and product structure and performance criteria relevant to aesthetic design parameters.See more schools with programs in Industrial Design
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Metal and Jewelry Arts
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by fashioning art works from gems, other stones, and precious metals. Includes instruction in gemology; metalsmithing and finishing; stone cutting and polishing; metal and non-metal casting and molding; electroforming; metal coloring; enameling; photo etching; lapidary technique and art; design concepts; and personal style development.See more schools with programs in Metal and Jewelry Arts
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Painting
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by the application of paints and related chemical color substances to canvases or other materials. Includes instruction in color and color mixing; surface preparation; composition; oil and acrylic media; watercolor media; painting techniques; and personal style development.See more schools with programs in Painting
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Printmaking
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by rendering art concepts onto surfaces and transferring images, via ink or dyes, onto paper or fabric. Includes instruction in monochrome and color printing; tonality; chemistry; equipment set-up and maintenance; techniques such as serigraphy, lithography, intaglio, woodcut, block, stencil, relief, etching, and composite; and personal style development.See more schools with programs in Printmaking
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Sculpture
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by creating three-dimensional art works. Includes instruction in the analysis of form in space; round and relief concepts; sculptural composition; modern and experimental methods; different media such as clay, plaster, wood, stone, and metal; techniques such as carving, molding, welding, casting, and modeling; and personal style development.See more schools with programs in Sculpture
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Art History, Criticism and Conservation
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Architecture
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Architecture
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Business
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Fashion and Apparel
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Fashion and Apparel
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Fashion/Apparel Design
A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional design of commercial fashions, apparel, and accessories, and the management of fashion development projects. Includes instruction in apparel design; accessory design; the design of men's', women's', and children's' wear; flat pattern design; computer-assisted design and manufacturing; concept planning; designing in specific materials; labor and cost analysis; history of fashion; fabric art and printing; and the principles of management and operations in the fashion industry.See more schools with programs in Fashion/Apparel Design
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Fashion/Apparel Design
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Fashion and Apparel
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Communication & Media
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Film/Video & Cinematography
Learn to communicate dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the making and producing of films and videos. This major includes instruction in the theory of film; film technology and equipment operation; film production; film directing; film editing; cinematographic art; film audio; techniques for making specific types of films and/or videos; the , use of computer applications to record or enhance images, audio or effect and the planning and management of film/video operations.See more schools with programs in Film/Video & Cinematography
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Graphic Design
A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic and computer techniques to the interpretation of technical and commercial concepts. Includes instruction in computer-assisted art and design, printmaking, concepts sketching, technical drawing, color theory, imaging, studio technique, still and life modeling, communication skills and commercial art business operations.See more schools with programs in Graphic Design
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Illustration
A program that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to develop and execute interpretations of the concepts of authors and designers to specifications. Includes instruction in book illustration, fashion illustration, map illustration, rendering, exhibit preparation, textual layout, cartooning, and the use of various artistic techniques as requested by clients.See more schools with programs in Illustration
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Photography
A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of communicating information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the creation of images on photographic film, plates, digital images and that may prepare individuals to be professional photographic artists. Includes instruction in camera and equipment operation and maintenance, film and plate developing, light and composition, films and printing media, color and special effects, photographic art, photographic history, use of computer applications to record or enhance images and applications to the photography of various subjects.See more schools with programs in Photography
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Graphics & Multimedia
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Graphics & Multimedia
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Intermedia/Multimedia
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions in either two or three dimensions, through simultaneous use of a variety of materials and media.See more schools with programs in Intermedia/Multimedia
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Intermedia/Multimedia
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Film/Video & Cinematography
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Interdisciplinary Studies
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Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Any instructional program that is derived from two or more distinct programs to provide a cross-cutting focus on a subject concentration that is not subsumed under a single discipline or occupational field.See more schools with programs in Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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Skilled Trades
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Precision Production Trades
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Furniture Design and Manufacturing
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to prepare and execute furniture design projects; assemble and finish furniture articles or subassemblies; repair furniture; and use a variety of hand and power tools.See more schools with programs in Furniture Design and Manufacturing
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Furniture Design and Manufacturing
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Precision Production Trades
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Master's Level Programs
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Arts & Humanities
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English Language and Literature
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English Language and Literature
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Creative Writing
A program that focuses on the process and techniques of original composition in various literary forms such as the short story, poetry, the novel, and others. Includes instruction in technical and editorial skills, criticism, and the marketing of finished manuscripts.See more schools with programs in Creative Writing
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Creative Writing
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Visual Arts
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Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Students of Art History study of the historical development of art as a social and intellectual phenomenon. Art History programs include the analysis of works of art, and art conservation, art history research methods, connoisseurship, the preservation and conservation of works of art, and the study of specific periods, cultures, styles, and themes.See more schools with programs in Art History, Criticism and Conservation
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Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by constructing art works from woven or non-woven fabrics and fibrous materials. Includes instruction in weaving techniques and loom operation; non-woven techniques such as knitting, coiling, netting, and crocheting; quilting; dyeing and pigmentation; printing and other finishing techniques; pattern design; tapestry; and personal style development.See more schools with programs in Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
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Painting
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by the application of paints and related chemical color substances to canvases or other materials. Includes instruction in color and color mixing; surface preparation; composition; oil and acrylic media; watercolor media; painting techniques; and personal style development.See more schools with programs in Painting
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Sculpture
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by creating three-dimensional art works. Includes instruction in the analysis of form in space; round and relief concepts; sculptural composition; modern and experimental methods; different media such as clay, plaster, wood, stone, and metal; techniques such as carving, molding, welding, casting, and modeling; and personal style development.See more schools with programs in Sculpture
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Art History, Criticism and Conservation
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English Language and Literature
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English Language and Literature
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Communication & Media
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Design & Visual Communications
A program in the applied visual arts that focuses on the general principles and techniques for effectively communicating ideas and information, and packaging products, in digital and other formats to business and consumer audiences, and that may prepare individuals in any of the applied art media.See more schools with programs in Design & Visual Communications
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Film/Video & Cinematography
Learn to communicate dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the making and producing of films and videos. This major includes instruction in the theory of film; film technology and equipment operation; film production; film directing; film editing; cinematographic art; film audio; techniques for making specific types of films and/or videos; the , use of computer applications to record or enhance images, audio or effect and the planning and management of film/video operations.See more schools with programs in Film/Video & Cinematography
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Photography
A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of communicating information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the creation of images on photographic film, plates, digital images and that may prepare individuals to be professional photographic artists. Includes instruction in camera and equipment operation and maintenance, film and plate developing, light and composition, films and printing media, color and special effects, photographic art, photographic history, use of computer applications to record or enhance images and applications to the photography of various subjects.See more schools with programs in Photography
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Design & Visual Communications
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Skilled Trades
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Precision Production Trades
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Furniture Design and Manufacturing
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Furniture Design and Manufacturing
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Precision Production Trades
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Students
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| Percent of Students International: | 6% |
Housing
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 14% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 26,100 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 25,810 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 290 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,680 | 32% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 8,975 | 19% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 8,951 | 90% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,222 | 79% | |
Any Aid: |
91% |
Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)
| Acceptance Rate: | 78% (Selective) |
| Test Scores | |
| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 60% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 480, Math: 490 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 630, Math: 610 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 11% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 20, Verbal: 20, Math: 17 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 24, Verbal: 28, Math: 24 |
Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)
| Application Fee: | $ 50.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Not Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Recommended |
College Advice |
Question: Is California College of Art a respected university? Does it have a good reputation?Is it better than San Francisco Art Institute? What is the difference? What other schools are good art schools in the SF Bay area?32 months ago
Best AnswerCCA is an excellent school. I am currently a student . I am majoring in illustration and community arts. All of my instructors work in their fields, and I Iearn a lot from them.The alumni at CCA go on to work as animators for Disney and pixar, show their work in major museums, and take on jobs as designers and architechs. A lot of times when I say that I go to an art school. People think that I'm not going to a real school.Their mistake though. Each semester I am swamped with hours of work.Studio assignments as well as History ,Biology and Math. People think that being an artist is easy. I am here to tell you its not. Its work. Other friends I have go to Sac State and UC Davis. They get more time to party than I do. It takes a real commitment to get thru this school. CCA was also voted best one of the Best U.S. Design Schools.Business Week names CCA as one of the nation's best design schools in its October 9, 2006, issue. You should go to a campus tour to decide for yourself. Here are some answers to your other questions: I would'nt recommend The Art Institute to anyone. My friend went their to study fashion design after high school. What she later found out was that she had to pay $80,000 a year to attend, because the they have a quarter system, CCA has semesters, so you only pay twice a year. She had to drop out. I have also attended The Academy of Art in SF. The difference here is in its way of teaching. At the Academy the school is more restricted, they want you to draw and paint like them, and at CCA their is more of a studio enviorment. We have more freedom to be ourselves, and push past our limits. CCA also has great financial aid availibility. Each year I receive schlorships from the school, you still need to fill out a FAFSA though. I hope this will be of help to you. Jenny |
Question: Anyone know the reputation of California College of the Arts?How is the reputation of this college? Good and bads? Thank you.42 months ago
Best AnswerExcellent Reputation.I am a student their now, they have excellent programs,great teachers,and lots of resources and job placement for students.The financial aid officers help you out a lot,they are good at finding enough funds for college. |
Question: about California College of the Art?I want to major in Industrial design at California College of the Art Is that a good school to study industrial design? compare with Academy of Art University which is better to study industrial design? or could you recommand some school to study industrial design? thx!43 months ago
Best AnswerI am a student at California College of the Arts. It is a great school. I also attended Academy of Art University,I wasn't pleased with there programs.CCA has a better reputation industry wise,and a lot of employers not only know of CCA, but give it high rating. |
