About the course

With deep roots in the Arts and Crafts movement, the Furniture program prepares students for versatile careers in a rapidly changing landscape. We teach craft-based methods alongside digital fabrication methods, emphasizing innovation, sustainability, and collaboration. Students work ly with celebrated faculty to make full-scale sculpture and furniture in our wide range of studios and shops. And if your interests go beyond hands-on making and into fabrication and material innovation, you can add a minor in Industrial Design to your Furniture major. Furniture at CCA is a combination of studio art, craft, and design. Learn?among many other things?woodworking, sketching and perspective techniques, small-scale production strategies, and the historical and theoretical roots of contemporary furniture forms. Courses are designed to immerse you in interdisciplinary making and dynamic conversations around innovation and sustainability.

　　Our students emerge from the program with versatile, adaptable skills in furniture design. Our alumni make conceptual sculpture, teach woodworking, design custom furniture for retail spaces, create small-run production pieces, and exhibit widely. Whether they become independent shop owners or work for major architectural firms, they are thoughtful collaborators with fine-tuned design instinct. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 8 Semester(s)Fees: US$228,384

Intake	Location
Spring (January), 2024	San Francisco
Fall (August), 2024	San Francisco
Spring (January), 2025	San Francisco
Fall (August), 2025	San Francisco
Spring (January), 2026	San Francisco

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for California College of the Arts

An online application and nonrefundable application fee of $70

　　Personal essay

　　High school and/or university transcripts

　　Letter of recommendation

　　Portfolio (log in to SlideRoom)

　　Proof of English proficiency

　　International undergraduate applicants must earn a minimum score of 550 on the PBT or 80 on the iBT.

　　(IELTS) minimum score of 6.5 or higher.

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 80.0

　　

Application deadline:

This date isn’t available – speak to an IDP counsellor to get detailed information.

　　

Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at California College of the Arts. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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