Laguna College of Art and Design
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| Motto | "Great Art Matters" |
| Established | 1961 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Jonathan Burke |
| Students | 450 |
| Undergraduates | 410 |
| Postgraduates | 40 |
| Location | Laguna Beach, California, United States |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Nickname | LCAD |
| Website | http://www.lcad.edu/ |
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. The college offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts with majors in Painting and Drawing, Illustration, Animation, Graphic Design, and Game Art. A minor is available in Sculpture.
In 2006, the college added a graduate program leading to a Master of Fine Arts in Painting with an emphasis on representational and figurative art, the only one of its kind in the western U.S. Satellite MFA facilities.[citation needed] In 2010, accreditation was approved for a graduate major in Drawing. A post-baccalaureatte certificate is also awarded.
Also in 2006, a formal partnership was created with the Florence Academy of Art so that students may take summer classes in Florence and obtain credit toward their degree at LCAD. 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 a formal alliance was created in 2011 with the Communication University of China, Beijing.
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[edit] Facilities
The main campus is situated in Laguna Canyon, on 4 acres (16,000 m2) 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.[1]
[edit] Notable faculty
- Chair of Sculpture - Raymond Persinger, sculptor
- Animation professor - David Pruiksma, formerly with The Walt Disney Company
- Vice President and Dean of Visual Communication - Jack Lew, formerly with Disney and EA
[edit] Accreditation
The college is accredited by both the National Association of Schools of Art and Design[citation needed] (NASAD) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges[citation needed] (WASC). During the last accreditation inspection by WASC, the reviewing team gave several commendations. Among these are:
- "Notable among the examples was the high quality of the integrated liberal arts program that cuts across all majors. The team viewed this program as a unique example among professional colleges. Related to the accomplishments of the liberal arts program is an effective program in English and writing skills, and the integration of learning for all students through the Senior Capstone courses. The English and writing skills program was reported to be highly correlated to successful student communication skills. The team also found that the importance and effectiveness of the liberal arts program was widely accepted throughout the college community."[citation needed]
- "The College's integration of technology into the curriculum has had a distinctive impact on the institution's academic culture, and was viewed by the team as an exemplar of technology planning and integration."[citation needed]
