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Otis College Of Art And Design

Located in Los Angeles, California, United States, Otis College of Art and Design was established in the year 1918. General Harrison Gray Otis donated his home to the city for the purpose of art advancement. The institute was originally known as the Otis Art Institute. It was christened as the Otis College of Art and Design in 1991. Degrees are offered in various subjects including communication arts, fashion designing, toy designing, digital media and interactive product designing.

Students of Otis College of Art and Design can choose from many on-campus clubs and organizations, including the Alternative Spaces Society, Under the Baobob Tree, Brazilian Jujitsu Club, AD Club, False Face Society and the Vampire Club.

Campus Location

9045 Lincoln Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90045-3505
USA
Main Tel: (800) 527-6847
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Otis College Of Art And Design Highlights

Where Otis College Of Art And Design stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in fine arts, design, photography and commercial art, and architecture and planning.
  • Large number of students.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Selective admissions.
  • Racially diverse student body.

Other important characteristics:

  • Library on-campus
  • Study abroad option
  • Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor1979
Master163

Students

The student enrollment at Otis College Of Art And Design was 1,177 in 2007-2008 (1,239 full-time equivalent).

About 26% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 73% of the class.

Undergrads are 94% of enrolled students and graduate students are 6%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 30,464
Books and supplies$ 1,400

Financial Aid: Otis College Of Art And Design participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Otis College Of Art And Design Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men49%
Women55%
All53%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal430-580
Math460-590

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (8 awarded)

  • Environmental Design/Architecture

DESIGN (105 awarded)

  • Design and Applied Arts
  • Design and Visual Communications
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Industrial Design

FINE ARTS (37 awarded)

  • Fine Arts and Art Studies
  • Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (8 awarded)

  • Creative Writing

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (55 awarded)

  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Otis College Of Art And Design with government-defined occupation categories.)

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