Foster Community Engagement

CCA offers ENGAGE at CCA, a collection of academic, project-based courses that engage students in active collaborations with communities to solve real-world problems. Read the feature »

Top-Ranking Environmentally Responsible College

California College of the Arts is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States and Canada, according to The Princeton Review, an education service that helps students select and apply to colleges. CCA's inclusion in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 311 Green Colleges: 2011 Edition reinforces the college's reputation as an exemplary institution of higher education committed to sustainability. Read more »

The Christian Science Monitor turned to CCA Fashion Design Program assistant professor Lynda Grose and alumna Karina Michel (BFA 2009) for their expertise in designing with sustainability and economy of resources in mind. Read the feature »

Encourage Political Participation

CCA Film students Ted Hayden, a recent finalist in the college's R.A.W. Video contest, and Chun-Ping "Sunday" Wang won the grand prize in the national Vote Again 2010 Video Contest for their video submission. Read the feature »

Design with Sustainability in Mind

Ryan Duke (Industrial Design 2008), an independent Oakland-based industrial designer won the 2010 Oakland Indie Award in the "Greenie" category. Read the feature »

Embrace a "Less Is More" Philosophy

For two-time CCA alum Christine Wong Yap (Printmaking 1998; MFA 2007), positive psychology is her inspiration and fuel. Read the feature »

Implement Eco-Conscious Solutions to Bridge Design and Technology

Students in CCA's Fashion Design Program partnered with UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business to compete in a Levi Strauss & Co. case competition on sustainability. Read the feature »