CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS K-4

1111 Eighth St.
San Francisco, CA 94107
Tel: (415)703-9500
Free: 800-447-1ART
Admissions: (415)703-9523
Fax: (415)703-9539
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.cca.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1907. Setting: 4-acre urban campus. Endowment: $18.2 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $9486 per student. Total enrollment: 1,587. Faculty: 339 (41 full-time, 298 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 9:1. 655 applied, 81% were admitted. 10% from top 10% of their high school class, 39% from top quarter, 77% from top half. Full-time: 1,194 students, 60% women, 40% men. Part-time: 125 students, 58% women, 42% men. Students come from 39 states and territories, 26 other countries, 47% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 7% Hispanic, 2% black, 12% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 6% international, 69% 25 or older, 12% live on campus, 19% transferred in. Retention: 79% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: visual/performing arts; architecture; trade and industry. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, internships. Off campus study at Mills College, Holy Names College, AICAD Mobility Program, University of San Francisco. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, portfolio. Recommended: SAT or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 2/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. Comprehensive fee: $32,870 includes full-time tuition ($24,350), mandatory fees ($290), and college room and board ($8230). College room only: $5800. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility. Part-time tuition: $1015 per unit. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 11 open to all. Most popular organizations: American Institute of Architecture Student Chapter, American Institute of Graphic Arts Student Chapter, Women's Caucus for the Arts, International Student Club, Artists that are Queer. Major annual events: Winter and Spring Fairs, Founders' Day, All-College Honors. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. 231 college housing spaces available; 193 were occupied in 2003-04. Option: coed housing available. Meyer Library plus 1 other with 39,000 books, 50 microform titles, 340 serials, 520 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $457,514. 180 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Laney College.