California College of the Arts, founded in 1961, is an accredited higher education institution in the State of California, located in Valencia, California.
The California Institute of the Arts (CALA), a non-profit advanced Art school funded by Disney Group, is one of the most avant-garde pure art schools in the United States, and one of the few colleges of higher Art in the United States with a critical department.
California Institute of The Arts is the birthplace of Disney animators, has trained many top talents in Hollywood, and is one of the pioneers in the combination of computer technology and performance animation for Hollywood. Its multimedia, visual communication, photography, sculpture and other fields rank among the top in the United States.
The University offers bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in the fields of visual arts, performance and literature, and offers major programs in art, fine arts, graphic design, photography and media, visual communication, photography, sculpture, film, animation and performance.