Art Center College of Design




Founded in 1930, Art Center College of Design is a private non-profit global leader in art and design education. It offers a new model for art and design education in the 21st century. The college visionary approach is based on the College’s conservatory-like approach to teaching and learning, a desire for rich, intercultural and Transdisciplinary dialogue and a mandate to provide students innovative learning and making spaces.
Art Center offers 11 undergraduate and seven graduate degrees in a wide array of industrial design, visual and applied arts disciplines, as well as a joint MS/MBA program with the Drucker School of Management and a minor in Social Innovation through the Design matters program.
The College’s cutting-edge facilities span two campuses and four structures. It is located in Pasadena, California. From wooded acres in the San Rafael Hills to adaptive reuse in downtown Pasadena, Art Centre’s two campuses provide future artists and designers with a wide array of creative learning opportunities enriched by the creative and academic resources within the surrounding communities and the greater Los Angeles area.




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