California College of the Arts

California College of the Arts is on a 4-acre campus in the urban setting of San Francisco, California, not far from San Francisco and Oakland.

California College of the Arts Student Activities

California College of the Arts has many clubs, organizations, and activities for students to join – including a radio station and more.

Interested in Greek life? California College of the Arts has fraternities and sororities.

California College of the Arts has the Student of Color Coalition. In fact, more students participate in the Student of Color Coalition than any other on-campus activity.

Other popular student organizations at California College of the Arts include International Student Alliance, Chimera Council, Animation Resource Center and MyChina.

The California College of the Arts community comes together each year for Chimerapalooza, Holiday Lunch and Holiday Fair.

California College of the Arts Housing

This table offers information on housing at California College of the Arts.

California College of the Arts offers housing for students. Students are not required to live on campus. First year students are given priority for on-campus housing.

Most California College of the Arts students live off campus. In 2022, 22% of undergrads at California College of the Arts lived in some kind of on-campus housing and 80% of students lived off-campus or commuted to California College of the Arts. There are 505 spots available in on-campus housing for all 1,239 undergraduates. In the 2021-2022 school year, 446 students chose to live in campus housing. First year students are not allowed to park a car on campus.

California College of the Arts offers coed housing and housing for students with disabilities.

California College of the Arts Athletics

California College of the Arts does not have any athletic programs or the school has not reported any information on their athletic teams.

Safety at California College of the Arts

College is like a home away from home. Whether you're walking to class or coming back from late-night studying (or partying!), it's important to feel safe on campus.

California College of the Arts is patroled 24 hours a day by trained security. The California College of the Arts campus has emergency telephones or alarms for students to use anytime of day or night.

California College of the Arts offers late-night transportation or safety escorts for students. Dorms can only be accessed with secure key cards so that students can feel confident that they are safe in on-campus housing.

Plan a Visit to California College of the Arts

Visiting colleges is one of the best ways to get a sense of the campus and student body. If you'd like to visit California College of the Arts, take State Highway 101 to San Francisco, CA. If you need to fly, book your flight to San Francisco International airport.

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