Student Profiles

Jesse Crimes

Photography

"One of the things that I really noticed when I first started here was that all of the teachers and all of the classes are structured in a way to make you critically think about everything that you're doing."

Yolla Knight

Painting/Drawing

"I think the best things about CCA are really the sense of community here and the friendships you make and the connections you make with instructors. I think the teachers are really central to CCA's success. They're just very generous people and have really enhanced my experience here."

Daniel Gonzales

Animation

"What turns me on about animation is . . . seeing your paintings and drawings move. CCA teaches you how to take from people and what to give to people. If you lack a strength, somebody's bound to be here to have that strength."

Emily Craig

Graphic Design

"I find inspiration a lot at school from my fellow students. From random stuff that we find on the wall, from being pushed by my teachers constantly, from the city that I grew up in—San Francisco. That's one of the things that CCA has taught me that I can always go out and find inspiration everywhere I look."

Kyle Belcher

Architecture

"I would describe CCA's Architecture Program as strong, but getting stronger. Every year it seems like there's a new event, a new energy that builds on the previous year. This year, for example, we have the 2009 Solar Decathlon, which is an international architecture and engineering competition that's sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy."

Hanh Nguyen

Film

“I chose CCA because of its diversity. Now that I’m here, most of my inspiration comes from my classmates and the hard work they do. Watching a class take their ideas from the first step to the final stage is such an inspiring process."