California Institute Of The Arts

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized suburb.

Overview

The California Institute of the Arts, also known as CalArts, is located in Valencia, California in the USA. The institute was established in 1961, and is spread across an area of 60 acres. CalArts offers degree programs in music, art, dance, film and video, animation, theater, puppetry, and writing. It also provides specialized courses in interdisciplinary and contemporary art. CalArts operates over five schools which include:

• School of Art
• School of Critical Studies: Sharon Lund School of Dance
• School of Film/ Video
• Herb Alpert School of Music
• School of Theater

CalArts also operates a Center for Experiments in Art, Information and Technology also known as CEAIT. There are several student organizations operated by the college which are the Latino Student Union, Asian Student Union, Environmental Fun Club and Hip Hop Club. ‘CalArts’ magazine is published twice during the academic year.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts, music, photography and commercial art, and fine arts.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Selective admissions.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,381 in 2009-2010 (1,455 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 63% of enrolled students and graduate students are 37%.

Students under 25 years old represent 69% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

California Institute Of The Arts provides on-campus housing for 450 of its 1,455 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 17 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

California Institute Of The Arts offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

DESIGN (11 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (135 awarded)

• Dance
• Directing and Theatrical Production
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
• Visual and Performing Arts

FINE ARTS (45 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

MUSIC (68 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (126 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
• Photography