 Finish Your Studies at Otis College of Art and Design
We welcome you to consider Otis College of Art and Design and Los Angeles for completion of your creative studies! Our team is here to support you and offer you resources to make this transition as seamless as possible. We will offer maximum transfer credits from California College of the Arts to Otis and a guaranteed scholarship tuition discount to keep costs reasonable for you. We will continue to update this page as more questions come forward! Please reach out with any questions: Yoi Tanaka, Vice President of Admissions and Financial Aid, ytanaka@otis.edu or text/call us at (323) 870-6820.  California College of the Arts students can submit a transfer application for Fall 2026, Spring 2027 or Fall 2027 to complete their studies with us. CCA students will receive the following benefits:
Were you accepted for Fall 2025? You can still request a deferral of your admission by emailing ytanaka@otis.edu. Programs Eligible:To be eligible, you should apply for the major directly correlated in the chart below. If you apply for a different major, you will still be eligible for transfer credits from CCA to Otis, but a full portfolio should be submitted.
Our goal is to help you maximize your transfer credits from CCA to Otis. We will also assist you if you'd like to change your major to any of those that we offer at Otis. Financial Aid and ScholarshipOtis will do its best to match CCA's tuition discount and will also provide students with the ability to apply for appeal scholarships for relocation assistance. Our dedicated financial aid advisors will work with California residents receiving Cal Grant to help with transferring these funds over to Otis. Please ensure that you submit the 26-27 FAFSA to Otis to maximize your financial aid offer.If a student is looking to apply for a new major, a full portfolio will need to be received and we will use the CCA and prior school GPA to evaluate the student for merit scholarship. If a student wants to be considered for the Charles White Scholarship, a full application including personal statement and portfolio will need to be submitted by February 15, 2026 along with the FAFSA. In addition, students who are eligible to submit a supplemental Charles White application will be notified shortly after February 15th and will have until March 15th to complete this separate application. About Otis College of Art and DesignEstablished in 1918, Otis College of Art and Design is a national leader in art and design education. Located in the center of Los Angeles, the College mission is to educate a diverse community of students to become highly skilled, well-informed and responsible professionals -- empowering them to shape the world. Alumni and faculty are Fulbright, MacArthur, and Guggenheim grant recipients, Oscar winners, legendary costume designers, leaders of contemporary art movements, entrepreneurs, and design stars at influential companies including Apple, Abercrombie & Fitch, Pixar, DreamWorks, Mattel, Nike, and Netflix. With a 96% employment rate, Otis graduates are well prepared to enter the creativity economy of LA and beyond. Otis is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges – Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). Otis is also a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD). Questions?
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