CCA is a distinguished leader in graduate-level education. Our programs provide significant professional education in a highly creative environment.
The Future of Culture
The San Francisco Bay Area, a global hub for ecology, technology, innovation, and creativity, is home to distinguished cultural institutions, an extraordinary number of innovative companies, progressive thinking, and alternative movements.
This unique positioning makes the Bay Area the perfect launch site for your career.
Graduate students have access to excellent state-of-the-art facilities, tap into world-renowned organizations for internships, enroll in phenomenal partnerships in sponsored courses, and exert an ever-growing influence on the future of culture in the Bay Area and beyond.
An Engaging Community
CCA has been known throughout its history as a leader in the arts and crafts movement, where our faculty, students, and alumni foster collaborations that cross disciplinary boundaries, while developing connections and life-long opportunities to make meaningful and engaging new modes of practice.
Through meaningful investigations and conversations, our students seek to make significant contributions to the fields of art, design, architecture, film, criticism, curation, writing, and business. At CCA you will make an impact by engaging today’s social issues and making a difference.
CCA's Graduate Programs
- Master of Architecture (MArch)
- Master of Advanced Architectural Design (MAAD)
- Master of Architecture in Urban Design & Landscape (MAUDL)
- Curatorial Practice (MA)
- Design (MFA)
- Fine Arts (MFA)
- MBA in Design Strategy
- MFA in Comics
- MFA in Film
- Visual and Critical Studies (MA)
- Writing (MFA)
Apply
CCA's graduate programs welcome new students each fall. Look for the 2013 application online available November 1, 2012.
Questions about the application can be directed to the the Graduate Admissions Office at graduateprograms@cca.edu.
Thesis Events
Visit the graduate thesis website to learn more about students and their work.



