Friday, November 13, 2009

Best Colleges 2010

California College of the Arts

Work 1111 Eighth Street San Francisco, CA 94107
Work(800) 447-1278
Web site: http://www.cca.edu
Unranked School
College Category:
Arts

Overview : California College of the Arts

General Information  
Institutional Control: Private
Year founded: 1907
Religious affiliation: N/A
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 1,355
Setting: urban
Endowment: $32,281,000
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: rolling
Application fee: $50
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: 76.8%
Selectivity: N/A
Expenses  
Costs: 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $33,254
Mission  
School mission: California College of the Arts is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, home to world-class museums, galleries, theaters, film festivals, and performance spaces. Founded in 1907, the school has two campuses, one in San Francisco and one in Oakland, and offers 20 undergraduate and seven graduate programs in the areas of fine arts, architecture, design, and writing. The college offers bachelor of architecture, bachelor of arts, bachelor of fine arts, master of architecture, master of arts, master of business administration, and master of fine arts degrees. More than 1,600 full-time students are currently enrolled. At CCA, students make art that makes a difference. They develop their individual voices and styles as part of a dynamic conversation that engages global currents of thought and practice. Their work is informed by a multidisciplinary context in which crossing boundaries is encouraged and celebrated. The faculty, a diverse group of nationally and internationally known artists, architects, designers, and writers who are active in their respective fields, support students in their explorations while challenging them to take risks, clarify and deepen their processes of inquiry, and refine their techniques. Visiting artists and scholars bring fresh perspectives through stimulating lectures and studio visits. Noted alumni include the painters Nathan Oliveira and Raymond Saunders; the ceramicists Robert Arneson, Viola Frey, and Peter Voulkos; the filmmaker Wayne Wang; the conceptual artists David Ireland and Dennis Oppenheim; and the designers Lucille Tenazas and Michael Vanderbyl. For more information about the college, visit www.cca.edu.

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