Student Bridge

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Welcome to California College of the Arts (CCA)! We offer 22 undergraduate and 10 graduate programs in architecture, design, fine arts, and writing. Take a tour of our creative campus, from the studios to residence halls to the classrooms, and hear stories from students and faculty members as you go.

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CCA Undergraduate Experience

22 majors, unlimited possibilities. Explore it all at a top art and design school.

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CCA Graduate Experience

Rigorous theory, radical practice. Make boundary-pushing, impactful work while earning a prestigious graduate degree.

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Meet CCA Tour

Get to know CCA's creative community through this short, undergraduate-focused tour.

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The city is your campus. CCA is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, a one-of-a-kind cultural and innovation hub—the ideal landscape to study the theory and practice of art, design, architecture, and writing.

Writing & Literature students read their work as part of the Commencement Exhibition.

The heart of CCA’s campus is the Montgomery Building, which is located in San Francisco’s vibrant Design District.

Students in Matt Kendall’s Materiality and Space 1 course look at colorful, three-dimensional paper models.

Students closely examine paper studies in the Materiality and Space 3 course taught by Margaux Schindler. Projects explore tectonics, research, and synthesis from the angle of sustainable “green” building design.

A panel critiques an Interior Design student’s work, which includes mark-making tests on paper and sculptural forms.

Final critiques in the Interior Design program include panelists and experts.

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