- AcademicsB-
- ValueB
- DiversityA+
- CampusD+
- AthleticsNG
- Party SceneB-
- ProfessorsB-
- LocationA-
- DormsD-
- Campus FoodNG
- Student LifeB
- SafetyB+
California College of the Arts is ...
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California College of the Arts Rankings
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Admissions
Acceptance Rate
65%
SAT Range
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ACT Range
19-27
Application Fee
$60
SAT/ACT
Neither required nor recommended
High School GPA
Required
Early Decision/Early Action
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Cost
Net Price
$38,276/ year
National
$15,523Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Academics
Professors
B-
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
11:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
- 79%
- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.24 responses
- 48%
- of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.23 responses
- 30%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.23 responses
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Majors
Most Popular Majors
Illustration
41 GraduatesGraphic Design
37 GraduatesAnimation, Video Graphics and Special Effects
31 GraduatesArchitecture
29 GraduatesIndustrial and Product Design
23 GraduatesPainting
20 GraduatesInterior Design
16 GraduatesFashion and Apparel Design
12 GraduatesMetal and Jewelry Arts
12 GraduatesMultimedia
12 Graduates
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
1,444Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
12%
Pell Grant
30%
Varsity Athletes
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Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
58%
Poll
- 85%
- of students say they don't have Greek life.20 responses
Poll
- 96%
- of students say no one pays attention to varsity sports.27 responses
After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$34,500/ year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
60%
National
49%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
87%
National
83%- 75%
- of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.16 responses
California College of the Arts Reviews
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I am currently a Junior Animation major at CCA. I enjoy the oakland campus and the students who attend. While some students are competitive and cliquey, overall I think CCA has a supportive community. The only struggle so far is the difference in skill level. I had very little art skills before attending the school. While I have improved tremendously, my work is not quite on the level as most of the other students. This has proven to be a problem when working with groups and during critiques. Even though I still need practice, my work is sometimes looked down on by other students. Maybe if there are more collaborative projects as freshmen, the students can learn to not be as competitive.
In the animation program, it seems a lot of the professors are industry professionals who had nothing else to do. Some are really great, but my favorite teachers have been in other programs, such as illustration and film. The animation students tend to be very introverted and keep to themselves. A lot of people have friends, but a lot of people are kind of loners, especially transfer students such as myself. There are two campuses, one in San Francisco and one in Oakland, each campus has a completely different vibe. The SF campus is much more of a community while the Oakland campus feels like a commuter school. Both campuses, however, have fantastic resources and tools for student use.
The administration is terrible. Departments don't communicate with each other. Students and myself have complained about getting emails that we haven't paid a fee/tuition/etc, when we have.
Lack of real diversity tbh, especially within the professors. This is supposed to be an art school in the bay area. CCA prides itself for being super diverse, its not. Mostly all white teacher. And mostly all males in the design majors. Lack of diversity from international students also because they mostly come from Asian countries. Mostly white and asians.
No food plan, A2, our cafe at school is subsidized by CCA to be there and it's overpriced af and not your money's worth. You're better off going to whole foods to buy half a pound of bananas for $2.50. When you would just get one banana for a dollar at A2.
Stephen Beal, the president, doesn't listen to the students. We have tried petitions and talking to him and he still doesn't listen.
Lack of real diversity tbh, especially within the professors. This is supposed to be an art school in the bay area. CCA prides itself for being super diverse, its not. Mostly all white teacher. And mostly all males in the design majors. Lack of diversity from international students also because they mostly come from Asian countries. Mostly white and asians.
No food plan, A2, our cafe at school is subsidized by CCA to be there and it's overpriced af and not your money's worth. You're better off going to whole foods to buy half a pound of bananas for $2.50. When you would just get one banana for a dollar at A2.
Stephen Beal, the president, doesn't listen to the students. We have tried petitions and talking to him and he still doesn't listen.