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Founders Hall is a new student housing facility, part of CCA’s expanded campus design in San Francisco.

CCA’s Pre-College and summer youth programs help students deepen their skills and pursue their passions long before becoming degree-seeking students.

Two new chairs join CCA's Design division, Erin Malone, Chair of Interaction Design and Sara Fenske Bahat, Chair of MBA in Design Strategy.

Led by Assistant Chair Sara Dean, the Design Futures Lab provides students with the resources they need to practice speculative design and propose alternate futures.

Mickie Lau shares how the MBA in Design Strategy at California College of the Arts is catalyzing her dream career.

The Illustrated Poster class is part of a number of interdisciplinary courses at CCA. Taught jointly by Michael Wertz (Illustration) and Thomas Wojak (chair, Printmaking).

Aaron De La Cruz’s work walks the line between organization and chaos.

Sitou Akolly shares why he came to CCA and his interest in pre-colonial architecture of Togo.

Ryan Golenberg (BArch 2009) and Sean Canty (BArch 2010) have had a collaborative relationship since their time as peers at CCA, then continuing on to the Harvard University Graduate School of Design’s MArch program.

CCA Photography student Jendayi Ingram discusses her artistic influences and offers scholarship advice to first-time freshmen.

Alum Matthew Lew’s Pre-College experience launched him toward a successful graphic design career.

We asked CCA’s Nelson Chan, Jennine Scarboro, and Leslie Roberts to talk about some of their top books to read.

CCA’s dean of Fine Arts discusses the value of an arts education in today’s product-driven and politically tense world.

During an Interior Design course lab called tranSTUDIO, students explore new frontiers in advanced manufacturing and design at Autodesk.

Public Sediment for Alameda Creek, a project by CCA’s Architectural Ecologies research lab, has been awarded $31.4 million in California state funding.

Edit your college art portfolio with 4 tips that will help you show off your strengths and avoid easy-to-make mistakes.

CCA Interior Design student Moon Lou enters her senior year with a prestigious award and advice for new students.

Negar Kalantar explores how relief cutting, or kerfing, can improve building materials’ adaptability to environmental threats.

Feeling the “vibe” of an art school, imagining yourself living, studying, and working there, is a crucial part of the campus visit. But there are a few more tangible things you should keep your eye out for, as well.

Galen Boone shares how the Individualized Studies curriculum formed her practice, which CCA faculty had the biggest impact, and what life has been like after graduation.