California College of the Arts

California College of the Arts (CCA) is the action-oriented art, design, and architecture school in San Francisco, educating students to become global changemakers through purposeful practice and critical discourse. CCA consistently ranks high for return on investment, including best undergraduate school by salary potential and a top 10 graduate fine arts program nationally. Founded in 1907, CCA continues to build on its legacy while looking to the future: In 2024, the college completed the capstone to its campus expansion project spearheaded by the award-winning architecture firm Studio Gang, uniting the college's programs in a fully residential campus.