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California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA

Welcome to California College of the Arts (CCA)! We offer 22 undergraduate and 10 graduate programs in architecture, design, fine arts, and writing. Take a tour of our creative campus, from the studios to residence halls to the classrooms, and hear stories from students and faculty members as you go.

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View of the Close-Hipp Buildings during the day

General Campus Tour - Walking

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Entrance to the Riverbanks Zoo

General Campus Tour - Driving

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View of the front of Maxcy College during the day

Housing Tour

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View of the front of DeSaussure College during the day.

Historic Horseshoe

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View of the front of the ROTC Center during the day

Veteran & Military Tour Route

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Black and white view of the Pickens Street Bridge

Ghost Tours

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View of the front of the Booker T. Washington Building during the day

African-American Historical Tour

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View of the front of Rutledge College during the day

Love Tour

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CCA lettermark in teal against a white background

CCA lettermark in teal against a white background

An aerial view of California College of the Arts with San Francisco in the background

The city is your campus. CCA is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, a one-of-a-kind cultural and innovation hub—the ideal landscape to study the theory and practice of art, design, architecture, and writing.

Front of white modern building with blue skies

Front of white modern building with blue skies

Students in the Nave looking at architecture models on tables

The Nave activated by crowds and student work during an Architecture pop-up event.

An exterior view of Founders Hall: A white building with red linear details.

CCA’s new student residence, Founders Hall, includes Makers Cafe on the ground floor.

An aerial view of CCA's backlot with colorful chalk drawings of abstract shapes, painted containers, potted plants, and picnic tables decorating the concrete area. The main building recedes in the background.

The city is your campus. CCA is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, a one-of-a-kind cultural and innovation hub—the ideal landscape to study the theory and practice of art, design, architecture, and writing.

An aerial view of CCA's backlot with colorful chalk drawings of abstract shapes, painted containers, potted plants, and picnic tables decorating the concrete area. The main building recedes in the background.

Exit the Nave and you’ll find yourself in a multi-use outdoor area. Currently an open-air maker space, the Backlot will be the centerpiece of CCA’s transformational campus expansion.

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