Making art and design inseparable from planetary health™
LCAD's Mission
Laguna College of Art & Design prepares individuals for careers as creative artists and designers in a culturally and ethnically diverse world through a curriculum that emphasizes acquiring skills based on observation, representation, and concept development, while embracing challenges of new, innovative technologies. The College is committed to offering its curriculum through accredited degree programs that imaginatively combine studio work with academic studies, and to sharing its resources with the broader community through continuing education and exhibition programs.
Laguna College of Art + Design is Accredited by:
WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
985 Atlantic Ave., Ste. 100
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 748-9001
Website: https://www.wscuc.org
WASC Affirmation: WASC – Commission Action Letter June 2022
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
11250 Roger Bacon Dr., Suite 21
Reston, VA, 20190-5248
(703) 437-6312
Website: https://nasad.arts-accredit.org
Laguna College of Art + Design is a member of:
Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD)
236 Hope Street
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 270-5991
Website: http://aicad.org
Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
Laguna College of Art + Design’s Institutional learning outcomes (ILOs) define what a graduate from programs should be able to do upon completion of an undergraduate level academic program and guide all student learning. Program learning outcomes (PLOs), on the other hand, are discipline-specific and define what students can do upon completion of a particular degree program.
ILO1: Written Communication—Graduates are able to demonstrate a command of fundamental writing principles to communicate clear and complex thoughts using standard written English.
ILO2: Information Literacy – Graduates are able to effectively access, analyze, and use information from reliable outside sources in order to build knowledge and understanding in the approach to diverse issues and problems.
ILO3: Oral Communication – Graduates are able to deliver clear, coherent oral presentations effective in communicating a rich understanding of a given topic.
ILO4: Critical Thinking – Graduates are able to analyze different points of view—discerning value within opinions with which they disagree—and arriving at multiple solutions to problems.
ILO5: Quantitative Reasoning – Graduates will be able to utilize quantitative information in a variety of forms in order to draw conclusions and solve problems.
IILO6: Creativity – Graduates can demonstrate diversity in their creative productions by generating applications of their acquired knowledge through the thoughtful planning and designing of visual solutions.
ILO 7: Technical Skill Expertise – Ability to create within and through discipline specific media, purposefully applying technical skill and stylistic context.