UNDERGRAD PROGRAMS
Animation (BFA)
Architecture (BArch)
Ceramics (BFA)
Comics (BFA)
Fashion Design (BFA)
Film (BFA)
Furniture (BFA)
Game Arts (BFA)
Graphic Design (BFA)
History of Art and Visual Culture (BA)
Illustration (BFA)
Individualized Studies (BFA)
Industrial Design (BFA)
Interaction Design (BFA)
Interior Design (BFA)
Jewelry and Metal Arts (BFA)
Painting and Drawing (BFA)
Photography (BFA)
Printmedia (BFA)
Sculpture (BFA)
Textiles (BFA)
Writing and Literature (BA)
MINORS
Comics (for Illustration majors)
Computational Practices
Ecological Practices
Furniture (for Industrial Design majors)
History of Art and Visual Culture
Industrial Design (for Furniture majors)
Visual Development (for Illustration majors)
Writing and Literature
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Advanced Architectural Design (MAAD)
Architecture (MArch)
Comics (MFA)
Design (MFA)
Design Strategy (MBA)
Film (MFA)
Fine Arts (MFA)
Interaction Design (MDes)
Visual and Critical Studies (MA)
Writing (MFA)
cca.edu/international
• Application
• Personal essay
• $70 application fee
• Portfolio
• Transcripts
• Letter of recommendation
• Proof of English proficiency
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Undergraduate: TOEFL iBT: 80, IELTS: 6.5, PTE Academic: 58, Duolingo: 120
Graduate: TOEFL iBT: 100, IELTS: 7.5, Duolingo: 120
STEMDESIGNATED DEGREES
Animation (BFA)
Architecture (BArch, MArch)
Advanced Architectural Design (MAAD)
Comics (BFA and MFA full-residency model only)
Graphic Design (BFA)
Interaction Design (BFA, MDes)
Design Strategy (MBA)
Students who do not meet these language requirements may be extended an offer of admission and asked to enroll in an additional language support class in their first year.
Send your TOEFL and IELTS scores to CCA using CEEB code 4031.
PRIORITY DEADLINES
Undergraduate (fall): November 15 (early action)
February 1 (first-year priority deadline) March 1 (transfer priority deadline)
Undergraduate (spring): October 1
Graduate (fall): January 15
WE KNOW HOW POWERFUL A CREATIVE MIND CAN BE HERE ,
F-1 students who graduate with a qualifying science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) degree may qualify for extension of post-completion
Optional Practical Training (OPT) and may apply to extend their 12-month post-completion OPT for an additional 24 months.
For more information, contact: internationaladmissions@cca.edu
internationaladmissions@cca.edu
+1 415-551-9200 (call only)
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RANKINGS
• #1 art school in the nation for return on investment
- PayScale, 2024
• #4 best graphic design program and #6 best ceramics program in the U.S.
- U.S. News & World Report
• #7 best masters in UX design programs
- Career Foundry, 2024
• #10 best value colleges for art majors
- PayScale, 2024
• #10 best MFA program in the U.S.
- U.S. News & World Report
• #8 top illustration schools and colleges in the U.S.
- Animation Career Review
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