Mission + Accreditation
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.
Making art and design inseparable from planetary health™
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