California College Of The Arts

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

California College of the Arts, also known as CCA, is located in Oakland, California, United States. It was founded in 1907 by Frederick Meyer as the School of the California Guild of Arts and Crafts. The school was renamed California School of Arts and Crafts in 1908. It was renamed again to California College of Arts and Crafts in 1936. The college received its present name in 2003. The college campus covers approximately four acres in Oakland, and it has another campus in San Francisco.

The college's students are involved in several clubs and organizations including the American Institute of Architecture Students, Cossutius Colony of Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity, Asian Student Association, Film and Video Society, International Interior Design Association, Spanish Club, and The Entertainment Design Guild.

Some famous alumni of CCA are eminent personalities such as Jules de Balincourt, a French painter; Lee Walton, an American artist; Joseph Del Pesco, contemporary art curator; John McCracken, an American artist; and many others.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in fine arts, architecture and planning, design, and photography and commercial art.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Schools of art, music, and design.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,710 in 2009-2010 (1,706 full-time equivalent).

About 35% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 65% of the class.

Undergrads are 75% of enrolled students and graduate students are 25%.

Students under 25 years old represent 63% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

California College Of The Arts provides on-campus housing for 275 of its 1,706 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

California College Of The Arts offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (55 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)

DESIGN (110 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications
• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Industrial Design
• Interior Design

FINE ARTS (127 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
• Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
• Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
• Fine/Studio Arts
• Metal and Jewelry Arts
• Painting
• Sculpture

LIBERAL ARTS (27 awarded)

• Creative Writing

MEDIA (13 awarded)

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (41 awarded)

• Intermedia/Multimedia
• Photography
• Printmaking

PRODUCTION TRADES (3 awarded)

• Furniture Design and Manufacturing