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CCA will wind down its current operations and will close by the end of the 2026-2027 academic year. Vanderbilt will then become the owner of the campus and will establish undergraduate and graduate programming, including art and design programs, at the campus. Read the full announcement.
We understand you may have many questions and have included detailed Q&As below for spring/summer/fall 2026 applicants and spring 2026 admits. For other questions not addressed here, please email [email protected].
Welcome
A creative community unlike anywhere else
Learn your craft on our newly expanded residential campus
California College of the Arts is located in the urban Design District neighborhood, where creativity and collaboration thrive. At the heart of campus is the Nave, a sunlit corridor in our main building surrounded by student studios that are the hub of CCA’s critique culture. Just beyond, our newly expanded campus adds more than 80,000 square feet of space, enhancing interdisciplinary learning in one of San Francisco’s most vibrant cultural neighborhoods. On campus you’ll also find our residence halls, Founders Hall and Blattner Hall, and the world-renowned Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts.
View inside our studios, student center, makerspaces, and more.
Find the freedom to explore
The confluence of our prime location, diverse creative community, and interdisciplinary curriculum focused on socially engaged projects makes life at CCA unique. Here in San Francisco, we’re connected to the contemporary art scene, as well as industry partners we work with to build design-led technological solutions.
Our campus offers state-of-the-art facilities and a stimulating environment to inspire students’ creativity. Come see for yourself. Experiencing CCA firsthand is the best way to determine why you belong at the top art and design school in the country.
You can take a self-guided virtual tour, make a one-on-one appointment with an admissions advisor, or attend a virtual admissions event from wherever you’d like.
Virtual Tour
Look inside labs, studios, and more
📍 Welcome home, Chimeras
Explore CCA's creative campus from wherever you are. As you tour shops, studios, and residence halls, you'll hear stories from those who know CCA best—our students and faculty—and experience the spaces where we gather and create. It's the closest you can get to our home without leaving yours.
For prospective undergraduate students
Take a quick spin around campus in our Meet CCA Tour, explore the full Chimera experience in our Undergraduate Tour, or tour our neighborhood and discover what students enjoy outside of class.
For prospective graduate students
Tour CCA's shops and studios. You'll see first-hand why San Francisco is the best place to earn a prestigious graduate degree.
Maps & Directions
Getting to campus
CCA is located at 145 Hooper Street in San Francisco’s Design District.
By rideshare — A rideshare service can drop you off directly in front of our main campus building.
By car—Limited parking is also available along streets adjacent to our campus, with a four-hour time limit. There are parking garages in the neighborhood.
By public transportation — Campus is accessible by BART with Muni bus connections at Civic Center station or 16th Street station or by Muni with nearby stops for the 19, 22, and 55 bus lines.
From the airport — San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is about 12 miles (19.3 kilometers) from campus. There are several options for getting to campus from the airport, and SFO also has shuttle services that provide transportation to any destination in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area.
