California Institute of the Arts

Educational Resources

Libraries

Intel Lab, Slide Collection: 131,235

• Member of library consortia.
• 94,839 books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents.
• 309 current serial subscriptions.
• 7,160 microforms.
• 221,184 Audio/Visual items.

Computing

Requirements

• Students are required to take a computer course.
• Students are not required to own or lease a computer.
• Recommended computer operating system: Mac

Campus Resources

• 250 computers for student use in locations such as computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
• 50 Internet connections in libraries.

Student accommodations

• Email accounts are available to all students.
• Internet access is available to all students.
• Student web-pages are permitted.
• Online class registration is not available.
• 100% of college-owned hosting units are available for internet access.

Wireless Internet Hotspots

• Wifi is available in some classrooms, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas

Services

Basic

health service, health insurance

Counseling

career, personal, psychological, birth control

Career

internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 40% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Room Accessories

• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 90% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Annual Halloween Party, Fashion Show
• Student activities: dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Jewish Artists of Valencia Association, Christian Artists Union
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Union, Latino Student Union, Jewish Artists of Valencia Association, Asian Student Union, Armenian Club

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Burbank (21), Los Angeles (29)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Los Angeles (30)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Los Angeles (30)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is available.
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors