Transform your passion into a dream career
Imagine a place where visionaries like you prepare to become future leaders of LA’s $980 billion creative economy. Located in the heart of Los Angeles, California College of ASU offers a unique learning environment where you can expand what’s possible. Through personalized instruction from award-winning faculty with deep ties in the entertainment industry, you will master the creative, technical and entrepreneurial skills you need for an off-the-charts career in the creative sector. Here, in our state-of-the-art spaces equipped with industry-grade technology, you will experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to gain critical knowledge and real-world expertise.
It’s time to imagine outside the bounds of possibility. We can’t wait to see what you will do.
Our Values
Artistry
Artistry is creativity at work in the world. Students develop artistry in parallel with professional skills. They become agile and innovative thinkers with an edge in an increasingly automated workforce and powerful imaginations that the world needs and market leaders seek.
Collaboration
Collaboration makes everyone's world bigger. Students at California College of ASU acquire the skills that empower them to create positive and productive team environments wherever they choose to go next.
Adaptability
The only thing we know about the future is that it won't look like today. Our students learn skills of adaptability that prepare them for opportunities and challenges we can't yet envision.
Inclusion
Students learn to value the knowledge, perspectives, voices and skills of their classmates and develop the tools needed to thrive in diverse and changing environments. The pursuit of inclusive excellence connects students to each other, the curriculum and the world. Students grounded in these values grow into professionals with the strength of character, courage and commitment to create high-performing, equitable work environments.
Leadership
Students at California College of ASU learn to harness their own and others' artistry and adaptability. They develop as leaders who are ready to make a place for themselves and others in any work environment or civic realm they enter.
Our mission
California College of ASU educates students in the art and science of communications and the diverse media of contemporary storytelling within an exploration of the liberal arts. Our rigorous course of study and practice prepares graduates to be analytical thinkers and effective communicators who are creative, knowledgeable and responsible contributors to advancing a curious, thoughtful and compassionate global community.
Our affiliation with Arizona State University
The college is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of Arizona State University. Through this affiliation, California College of ASU students can benefit from a distinct and personalized college experience while accessing the robust academic and extracurricular programs and services of a Research 1 university. Here, students have the opportunity to simultaneously enroll in ASU courses from both California College of ASU and Arizona State University.
