Laguna College of Art & Design

Laguna College of Art and Design, called LCAD, is a private college located in Laguna Beach, California. LCAD has a small student body with a current enrollment of 450 students.

Founded in 1961 as the Laguna Beach School of Art, LCAD has grown to include five undergraduate majors and a graduate department. We offer a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drawing and Painting, Illustration, Graphic Design, Animation, and Game Art. The graduate program awards a Master of Fine Arts in Drawing and in Painting.

Programs

• Foundation
• Fine Arts
• Graphic Design
• Game Art
• Liberal Arts
• Fine Arts
• Illustration
• Animation

Campus

The main campus is situated in Laguna Canyon, on 4 acres  near the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. The school also contains a South Campus and graduate campus. In 2010, it opened what is called the Big Bend Campus housing Animation, Game Art, and Graphic Design majors, those needing high-end computing power. LCAD maintains the Ruth Osgood Salyer Library, which allows students to access a multi-media collection including 16,000 volumes, 1,300 videotapes and DVDs,and many arts-oriented online databases.

2011-2012 Catalog

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