Welcome to the Office of Residential Life!

Mission
The Office of Residential Life at California College of the Arts strives to provide a year-round safe, secure, and supportive living environment for all students who seek college-provided housing.

The programs and activities the Residential Life staff offers are designed to complement and enhance student learning while encouraging personal development and artistic achievement in and outside the classroom.

About Residential Life
CCA’s residential community is a vibrant part of campus life. Living in the residence halls allows students to personalize their college experience through the creation of a small community of artists. It also offers students who are new to the Bay Area and college life a variety of affordable housing options. Many of our students who first live together in CCA-provided housing later choose to remain roommates off campus. They often also develop lifelong friendships.

CCA’s Residential Life houses approximately 275 students. First-year students primarily live in Clifton Hall, Irwin Hall, and in the Avenue Apartments on the Oakland campus.

Our graduate, returning, international, and transfer students reside at Webster Hall in downtown Oakland. In addition, Residential Life provides opportunities for students to participate in themed communities and living-learning communities that encourage students to live with other students with whom they share similar interests and passions.

We are excited you may be pursuing CCA’s Residential Life housing options. Please contact us with any unanswered questions you may have.

Sincerely,

Jeannine Szamreta
Director of Residential Life