Humanities & Sciences

Comics

In our low-residency graduate program, learn how to create comics and independently publish work that matters.

A colorful stack of brochures for the MFA comics program.

Design

Illustration

Make illustration art while building strong technical, painting, drawing, and storytelling skills.

Close up of Illustration student painting a graphic poster.

Admissions

Transfer Student Admissions

Learn all about transferring to CCA including how to apply, transferring credits, scholarships, and more.

Graduate students during the MArch Critique.

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Tracing Sustainable Cotton in California’s San Joaquin Valley

The Sustainable Cotton Project introduces CCA Fashion Design students to cotton growers, Cleaner Cotton, and regenerative growing practices.

A closeup photo of a dried pima cotton plant showing the silky texture of cotton.

Design

Industrial Design

Join a community of forward-thinking designers committed to shaping a sustainable future for our society and the planet.

A close-up of an Industrial Design student using an exacto knife to sculpt a cardboard structure.

Humanities & Sciences

Visual & Critical Studies

Think and write critically about the arts to illuminate the interplay between social and visual systems. Practice cross-cultural study, scholarly methods, cultural research, and critical writing.

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Admissions

Graduate Admitted Student Next Steps

Learn how to enroll as a graduate student at California College of the Arts once you’ve been admitted.

Graduate students gather in a room, talking and admiring bead decorations. Shelves filled with pottery and sculptures from CCA are artfully displayed in the background.

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Learning through question and critique: Interview with Sunny A. Smith

CCA’s dean of Fine Arts discusses the value of an arts education in today’s product-driven and politically tense world.

Sunny A. Smith smiles for a portrait.

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Using your degree in illustration: Professional options

Learn how you can use your degree in illustration to do just about anything, from marketing and publishing to surface design and murals.

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Silver Linings Series

An archive of projects, stories, events, and updates from our campus on the cloud.

Playa del Rey, CA, 5:30 pm PST, February 13, 2021. By Haley Caranto, admitted student.