Visiting CCA

Campus Tours

The best way to discover if California College of the Arts is the place for you is to visit our campuses. You can get an introduction to them in the virtual campus tour.

For directions, see How to Get Here. For a place to stay, see Lodging. For parking, see Visitor Parking.

Undergraduate: During the fall and spring semesters, walking tours of the San Francisco and Oakland campuses are offered once daily, Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. on the Oakland campus and 1:30 p.m on the San Francisco campus. Please call 800.447.1ART or book online to reserve a space, particularly if you are visiting from out of town.

Graduate: Small group graduate tours/orientations of the San Francisco campus are offered twice a week. Prospective graduate students interested in the Fine Arts programs of glass, ceramics, jewelry / metal arts, photography, printmaking, and textiles may also want to join an undergraduate tour of the Oakland campus. Please call 800.447.1ART or book online to reserve a space, particularly if you are visiting from out of town.

Appointments

Undergraduate: Appointments to meet with an enrollment counselor at either campus can be scheduled Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. In addition, appointments to sit in on a course can be arranged on an individual basis with prior notification.

Graduate: Prospective graduate students may schedule an appointment to meet with the associate director of graduate admissions by calling 415.703.9523.

Take a Virtual Tour

Tour CCA's campuses

On-Campus Events

The college hosts on-campus events so that prospective students can take walking tours of the campuses, speak with faculty and current students, and view student work.

For directions, see How to Get Here. For parking, see Visitor Parking.

English Placement Exam
Fall 2008 - Orientation
August 25, 2008, 9–11 am

Yozo Hamaguchi Printmaking Scholarship Awards Exhibition
August 27, 2008–September 11, 2008, 10 am–7:30 pm

Constitution Day Exhibition
September 15, 2008–September 19, 2008