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Visual & Performing Arts community-college programs in California

97 community colleges in California report awarding credentials in Visual & Performing Arts. Studio, design, music, theatre, and film tracks emphasizing portfolio readiness. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Visual & Performing Arts program in California, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with California public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within California published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for California and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesLos Angeles100%
  2. Interior Designers InstituteNewport Beach100%
  3. Theatre of ArtsHollywood100%
  4. Young Americans College of the Performing ArtsCorona100%
  5. FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & MerchandisingLos Angeles40%
  6. San Diego City CollegeSan Diego11%
  7. Platt College-OntarioOntario8%
  8. Canada CollegeRedwood City7%
  9. Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles6%
  10. Cabrillo CollegeAptos5%
  11. College of MarinKentfield5%
  12. San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego5%
  13. Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica5%
  14. Las Positas CollegeLivermore4%
  15. Porterville CollegePorterville4%
  16. Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut4%
  17. Modesto Junior CollegeModesto4%
  18. College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita4%
  19. Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga4%
  20. Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen4%
  21. Glendale Community CollegeGlendale4%
  22. Riverside City CollegeRiverside4%
  23. Fullerton CollegeFullerton3%
  24. Sierra CollegeRocklin3%
  25. Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill3%
  26. Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento3%
  27. College of AlamedaAlameda3%
  28. West Valley CollegeSaratoga3%
  29. Napa Valley CollegeNapa3%
  30. El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance3%
  31. Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon3%
  32. Moorpark CollegeMoorpark3%
  33. College of the SequoiasVisalia3%
  34. Pasadena City CollegePasadena3%
  35. Southwestern CollegeChula Vista3%
  36. Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto3%
  37. Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley2%
  38. Skyline CollegeSan Bruno2%
  39. Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo2%
  40. Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier2%
  41. Laney CollegeOakland2%
  42. Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara2%
  43. Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe2%
  44. Sacramento City CollegeSacramento2%
  45. Fresno City CollegeFresno2%
  46. Mendocino CollegeUkiah2%
  47. West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City2%
  48. Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar2%
  49. College of San MateoSan Mateo2%
  50. Ohlone CollegeFremont2%
  51. Solano Community CollegeFairfield2%
  52. Clovis Community CollegeFresno2%
  53. Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine2%
  54. San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton2%
  55. East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park2%
  56. Columbia CollegeSonora2%
  57. Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills2%
  58. Chabot CollegeHayward2%
  59. De Anza CollegeCupertino2%
  60. American River CollegeSacramento2%
  61. Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield2%
  62. Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach2%
  63. Mission CollegeSanta Clara2%
  64. San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino2%
  65. Gavilan CollegeGilroy2%
  66. Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom2%
  67. Yuba CollegeMarysville2%
  68. Madera Community CollegeMadera1%
  69. Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey1%
  70. Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster1%
  71. Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose1%
  72. Copper Mountain Community CollegeJoshua Tree1%
  73. San Jose City CollegeSan Jose1%
  74. Norco CollegeNorco1%
  75. Imperial Valley CollegeImperial1%
  76. Merced CollegeMerced1%
  77. San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego1%
  78. Barstow Community CollegeBarstow1%
  79. Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon1%
  80. Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos Angeles1%
  81. Feather River Community College DistrictQuincy1%
  82. Hartnell CollegeSalinas1%
  83. Los Medanos CollegePittsburg1%
  84. College of the RedwoodsEureka1%
  85. Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley1%
  86. Ventura CollegeVentura1%
  87. Taft CollegeTaft1%
  88. Lemoore CollegeLemoore1%
  89. Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington1%
  90. Lassen Community CollegeSusanville1%
  91. Oxnard CollegeOxnard1%
  92. Shasta CollegeRedding1%
  93. College of the SiskiyousWeed0%
  94. Cerro Coso Community CollegeRidgecrest0%
  95. Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley0%
  96. Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo0%
  97. Compton CollegeCompton0%

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