California

Laguna College of Art and Design

Laguna Beach, California

Private nonprofitBachelor's to graduateFounded 1961Rural, near a citySEVP certified

About

Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD) is a private college in Laguna Beach, California. With an enrollment of more than 700 students, the college offers Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in 11 majors and three Master of Fine Arts degree programs as well as a post-baccalaureate certificate program in Drawing and Painting. LCAD has an affiliate arrangement with the Florence Academy of Art for summer study in Florence, Italy for class credit. Similar arrangements for Painting and Drawing majors exist with the Art Students League, and for Game Art majors with the Academy for Digital Entertainment at NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences. In Graphic Design, an association was created in 2011 with the Communication University of China, Beijing.

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Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state)
US$39,376
Estimated total for international students
US$63,823
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International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates
746
Graduate students
29
International undergraduates
5%
Students per teacher
9 to 1

Admissions

Admission rate
94%

Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.

Outcomes

Graduation rate
60%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
US$49,168

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (9)

Bachelor's degrees3 subjects
Design and Applied ArtsFine and Studio ArtsGraphic Communications
Master's degrees2 subjects
Design and Applied ArtsFine and Studio Arts
Undergraduate certificates3 subjects
Design and Applied ArtsFine and Studio ArtsGraphic Communications
Graduate certificates1 subject
Fine and Studio Arts

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.