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Laguna College of Art & Design
- grade B minusOverall Grade
- 4 Year
- Laguna Beach, CA
- Rating 4.02 out of 5 200 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade B
- Valuegrade B minus
- Diversitygrade A minus
- Campusgrade B
- Athleticsgrade unavailable
- Party Scenegrade C
- Professorsgrade C+
- Locationgrade B+
- Dormsgrade unavailable
- Campus Foodgrade unavailable
- Student Lifegrade B+
- Safetygrade A
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From Laguna College of Art & Design
Since its founding in 1961, Laguna College of Art + Design (LCAD) has grown significantly to include ten undergraduate majors, three graduate degree programs, eight minors, and a Post-Baccalaureate program. LCAD’s campus also has grown to include seven sites throughout Laguna Canyon and Laguna Beach that accommodate its student population of more than 600 full-time students.
Our mission is to prepare individuals for careers as creative artists and designers in a culturally and ethnically diverse world through a curriculum that emphasizes acquiring skills based on observation, representation, and concept development, while embracing challenges of new, innovative technologies. The College is committed to offering its curriculum through accredited degree programs that imaginatively combine studio work with academic studies, and to sharing its resources with the broader community through continuing education and exhibition programs.
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Admissions
Application Deadline
Rolling Admissions
Acceptance Rate
81%
SAT Range
No data available
ACT Range
No data available
Application Fee
$0
SAT/ACT
Neither required nor recommended
High School GPA
Required
Accepts Common App
No
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Cost
Net Price
$37,801 / year
National
$15,523Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Average Total Aid Awarded
$11,136 / year
National
$7,535Students Receiving Financial Aid
100%
Scholarship
Academics
Professors
grade C+
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
12:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
- 91%
- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes. 22 responses
- 61%
- of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want. 23 responses
- 35%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage. 23 responses
Majors
Most Popular Majors
- Animation, Video Graphics and Special Effects37 Graduates
- Graphic Design24 Graduates
- Game Design and Interactive Media20 Graduates
- Studio Arts17 Graduates
- Illustration14 Graduates
- Creative Writing0 Graduates
Online
Online Programs Offered
0
Offers Online Courses
Yes
Online Certificate Programs
0
Online Associates Programs
0
Online Bachelor's Programs
0
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
693 Undergrads
Part-Time Undergrads
91
Undergrads Over 25
17%
Pell Grant
30%
Varsity Athletes
No data available
Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
37%
Poll
- 95%
- of students say they don't have Greek life. 20 responses
Poll
- 96%
- of students say no one pays attention to varsity sports. 24 responses
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After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$32,900 / year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
57%
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. 20 responses
Laguna College of Art & Design Reviews
Rating 4.02 out of 5 200 reviews
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I have really enjoyed my time so far with LCAD! The professors are awesome and very knowledgeable about the topics they teach, as well as being very understanding during this turbulent time in regards to due dates and being mindful of class workloads while still providing students with a challenge. I feel as though I have learned quite a bit even over just one semester, and the opportunities for clubs and connections to job markets are vast. While I do receive a decent scholarship to attend, I find that the administration is not super helpful in working out payment options for students who receive no parental financial assistance with tuition and are not very understanding of such circumstances, though I am used to falling through the cracks in this way, unfortunately. Still, I hope to continue to be able to attend this school, as I have so far very much enjoyed my classmates, work, and professors.
Despite being online only for fall semester, and being an art school, it was amazing to me how well the professors were able to handle online teaching! I was blown away with the capabilities of the professors to utilize zoom, screen sharing, video production, and online platforms for assignments, even ones like figure drawing which are much, much easier to do in person. I highly appreciated the effort that went into these courses, and am looking forward to the experience of being in person!
I've been through one semester of classes at LCAD, and I have a lot of friends that have been going to the school for longer. I'd say that this school is perfect if you want a specialized school that is going to push your work ethic to the max. It's hard, and it makes you work hard for what you want. There's no real time for partying or nightlife. The biggest downside is the student dorm situation: there's not many of them, and what's there is sub-par. I've only heard complaints from friends living in the dorms. It's renovated office spaces, rather than actual dorms, at the moment, but there's housing available nearby the school, and one apartment complex connected by shuttle if you can't drive, so I think that avoiding the dorms is completely a viable option. Also, there's no kitchen or meal plans, only vending machines and a food truck once a day, but again, something that's easily worked around by bringing your own food. I think the school outweighs those two downsides.