California College of the Arts

Visiting CCA

Campus Tours

Discover why California College of the Arts is the right place for you by visiting our campuses. Start by taking a virtual campus tour to familiarize yourself with what each campus offers.

For directions, see How to Get Here. For a place to stay, see Lodging. For parking, see Visitor Parking.

Undergraduate Tours

During the fall and spring semesters, walking tours of the San Francisco and Oakland campuses are offered once daily, Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. on the Oakland campus and 1:30 p.m on the San Francisco campus. Please call 800.447.1ART or book online to reserve a space, particularly if you are visiting from out of town.

Oakland tours feature the following programs: Animation, Ceramics, Community Arts, Glass, Jewelry/Metal Arts, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textiles, and Writing and Literature.

San Francisco tours feature the following programs: Architecture, Fashion Design, Film, Furniture, Graphic Design, Illustration, Industrial Design, Interaction Design*, Interior Design, and Painting/Drawing.

  • Launches fall 2011

Graduate Tours

Small group graduate tours of the San Francisco campus are offered from September through December and February through May on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 2:30 p.m. only. Graduate tours on days other than what is currently offered may take place by arranging a special appointment. To arrange a special appointment, please call 800.447.1ART.

Prospective graduate students interested in our fine arts programs—Glass, Ceramics, Jewelry / Metal Arts, Photography, Printmaking, and Textiles—may also want to join an undergraduate tour of the Oakland campus. Dates and times are subject to cancelation for college or office closures as well as college recognized holidays.

Please call 800.447.1ART or book online to reserve a space, particularly if you are visiting from out of town.

Appointments

Undergraduate

Appointments to meet with an enrollment counselor at either campus can be scheduled Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. In addition, appointments to sit in on a course can be arranged on an individual basis with prior notification.

Graduates

Prospective graduate students may schedule an appointment to meet with the associate director of graduate admissions by calling 415.703.9523.

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On-Campus Events

The college hosts many on-campus admissions-related events throughout the year that allow students to take walking tours of the campuses, speak with faculty and current students, and view student work.

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