California College of the Arts |
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California College of the Arts
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5212 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94618-1487 |
General information
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(510) 594-3600
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| Mission |
| California College of the Arts educates students to shape culture through the practice and critical study of the arts. The college prepares its students for lifelong creative work and service to their communities through a curriculum in art, architecture, design and writing. |
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| About this School |
| Founded in 1907, California College of the Arts (formerly California College of Arts and Crafts) is a regionally accredited, independent school of art and design in Oakland and San Francisco, California, USA. It's one of the leading art and design schools in the country.
The college offers undergraduate and graduate majors in the areas of fine arts, architecture, design, and writing. The college confers bachelor of architecture, bachelor of arts, bachelor of fine arts, master of architecture, master of arts, and master of fine arts degrees.
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| History |
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CCA was founded in 1907 by Frederick Meyer in Berkeley as School of the California Guild of Arts and Crafts during the height of the Arts and Crafts movement. In 1922 the school moves to a new campus on the former James Treadwell estate in Oakland, where it is renamed the California School of Arts and Crafts, and then in 1936 the school becomes the California College of Arts and Crafts.
Recognizing the growth of the school and its broad curriculum as well as image reasons, the college was renamed California College of the Arts. CCA(C) dropped the word "Crafts" from its name in 2003 and is now simply known as "CCA", Many students and facilities voiced objection about the name change afterward, and still refer the school as CCAC years after the name change.
CCA's faculty and graduates have influenced, and in many cases led, almost every mid- and late-twentieth-century art movement. CCAC is closely linked to the emergence of the 1960s ceramics movement. Alumni Robert Arneson and Peter Voulkos and faculty member Viola Frey helped instigate the ceramics revolution, which established that medium as a fine art. The photorealist movement of the 1970s is represented by current faculty member Jack Mendenhall and alumni Robert Bechtle and Richard McLean. Alumni Nathan Oliveira and Manuel Neri were leaders in the Bay Area figurative art movement.
Today, Frederick Meyer's "practical art school" is an internationally known and respected institution, drawing students from throughout the world.
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| Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students |
| Tuition and Fees | 2009-2008 | 2008-2007 | 2007-2006 |
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| In-State | $ 31,382 | $ 29,570 | $ 27,915 |
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| Out of State | $ 31,382 | $ 29,570 | $ 27,915 |
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| Books and Supplies | $ 1,500 | $ 1,490 | $ 1,300 |
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| On-Campus |
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| Room and board | $ 9,450 | $ 9,250 | $ 8,615 |
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| Other Expenses | $ 3,450 | $ 3,300 | $ 3,150 |
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| Off Campus |
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| Room and board | $ 9,350 | $ 9,350 | $ 9,035 |
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| Other Expenses | $ 4,160 | $ 4,010 | $ 3,890 |
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| Off Campus w/ family |
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| Other Expenses | $ 4,400 | $ 4,250 | $ 3,500 |
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Financial aid 2006-2007
Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students
| Type of Aid | Percentage of students receiving aid | Average amount of aid they received |
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| Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
25% |
$ 3,704 |
| State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
13% |
$ 8,176 |
| Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
85% |
$ 10,385 |
| Loans to students |
62% |
$ 4,618 |
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Bachelor degree
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Ceramics | |
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Community Arts | |
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Furniture | |
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Glass | |
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Graphic Design | |
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Illustration | |
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Individualized | |
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Industrial Design | |
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Interior Design | |
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Jewelry / Metal Arts | |
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Media Arts
Experimental Film and Video | |
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Narrative Film And Video | |
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New Digital Media | |
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Painting / Drawing | |
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Photography | |
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Printmaking | |
The Printmaking Program embraces a full range of technologies and ideas as part of the contemporary art and culture dialogue. We encourage students to explore the multiple possibilities of print and book arts to develop an individual and sustained pathway as an artist, whether printmaking is the central... |
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Sculpture | |
CCA's Sculpture Program is a dynamic hub of activity that cultivates the experiential complex of materials, the social and poetic life of objects, and the deep historical context of all cultural production.
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Subject Matter Art | |
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Textiles
Fiber Sculpture | |
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Textile Printing | |
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Weaving | |
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Visual Studies | |
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Writing and Literature | |
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Masters degree
Architecture | |
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Curatorial Practice | |
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Design | |
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Design Strategy | |
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Fine Arts (MFA) | |
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Visual and Critical Studies | |
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Writing | |
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