California College of the Arts
145 Hooper Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
United States
Telephone: 415-703-9500
URL: http://www.cca.edu
Staff Liaison:Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities. Barbara Gross Davis
Student Achievement URL:WSCUC Standards require that institutions regularly generate, evaluate, and make public data about student achievement, including measures of retention, and graduation, and evidence of student learning. https://portal.cca.edu/teaching/academic-affairs/student-achievement/
Current Accreditation Status:Accredited - Reflects the Commission's finding that the institution is in compliance with the Standards. Accredited
Most Recent Commission Action: February 17, 2017
Granted Candidacy:Candidacy is a status of preliminary affiliation with the Senior College and University Commission, awarded for a maximum of four years following a procedure for institutional review that includes self-study and on-site visitation. Candidacy indicates that the institution meets all or nearly all the Standards at a minimum level. Candidacy is not accreditation and does not ensure eventual accreditation; it means that an institution is progressing toward accreditation. This is the date that the institution was first granted the status of Candidacy with WSCUC. Not all institutions have become accredited with WSCUC through the Candidacy process. 1900
First Accredited:Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC. 1954
Undergraduate FTE: 1,022
Graduate FTE: 315
Financial Structure Type:Institutions within the WSCUC region are classified as Non-profit, For-profit or State-supported. Non-Profit
Sponsorship:Choices include: No related entity, Proprietary with Parent Board, Religious Control, Multi-institutional system, Other. For more information please see the Related Entities Policy. No Related Entity
Academic Calendar:The period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to 2 semesters or trimesters, 3 quarters, or the period covered by a 4-1-4 calendar system. Semester
Distributes Federal Financial Aid: Yes
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Role | Name | Title | |
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Accreditation Liaison Officer | Dominick Tracy | Associate Provost for Educational Effectiveness | dtracy@cca.edu |
Board of Directors Chair | Lorna Meyer | Managing Director, Wealth Management, Merrill Lynch | lorna_meyer@ml.com |
Chief Academic Officer | Tammy Rae Carland | Provost | tcarland@cca.edu |
Chief Executive Officer | David Howse | President | presidents-office@cca.edu |
Chief Financial Officer | Remy Hathaway | Interim Chief Financial Officer | remy@cca.edu |
Director Institutional Research | Jose de los Reyes | Associate Director of Institutional Research | jdelosreyes@cca.edu |
OPEID | Name | City | Location Type | Status |
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00112700 | California College of the Arts | San Francisco | Main Campus | Active |
Degree | Degree Level | Year Implemented | Modality |
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Advanced Architectural Design | Masters | 2011 | On-Site |
Animation | Bachelors | 2007 | On-Site |
Architecture | Bachelors | 1985 | On-Site |
Architecture | Masters | 2004 | On-Site |
Ceramics | Bachelors | 1936 | On-Site |
Comics | Masters | 2013 | On-Site |
Comics | Bachelors | 2022 | On-Site |
Curatorial Practice | Masters | 2003 | On-Site |
Design | Masters | 2000 | On-Site |
Fashion Design | Bachelors | 1997 | On-Site |
Film | Masters | 2013 | On-Site |
Film | Bachelors | 1950 | On-Site |
Fine Arts | Masters | 1936 | On-Site |
Furniture | Bachelors | 1978 | On-Site |
Game Arts | Bachelors | 2021 | On-Site |
Graphic Design | Bachelors | 1941 | On-Site |
History of Art and Visual Culture | Bachelors | 2003 | On-Site |
Illustration | Bachelors | 1985 | On-Site |
Individualized | Bachelors | 1988 | On-Site |
Industrial Design | Bachelors | 1988 | On-Site |
Interaction Design | Masters | 2015 | On-Site |
Interaction Design | Bachelors | 2011 | On-Site |
Interior Design | Bachelors | 1970 | On-Site |
Jewelry/Metal Arts | Bachelors | 1936 | On-Site |
MBA in Design Strategy | Masters | 2008 | On-Site |
Painting/Drawing | Bachelors | 1936 | On-Site |
Photography | Bachelors | 1936 | On-Site |
Printmedia | Bachelors | 1936 | On-Site |
Sculpture | Bachelors | 1936 | On-Site |
Textiles | Bachelors | 1950 | On-Site |
Visual and Critical Studies | Masters | 2000 | On-Site |
Writing | Masters | 2000 | On-Site |
Writing and Literature | Bachelors | 2003 | On-Site |
Season | Year | Review Type |
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Spring | 2026 | Offsite Review |
Fall | 2026 | Accreditation Visit |