Mission + Accreditation

Ocean view in Laguna Beach, California near laguna college of art and design. Ocean photo with the hills wrapped around on one side, with palm trees and greenery.

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.