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Performing Arts Schools in California

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California Performing Arts Schools California is a wonderful place to get your performing arts diploma. There are 157 schools offering such programs in California, and the best one is offered by University of Southern California. That school has an excellent performing arts program: five stars for curriculum and four stars for teaching.

Check all the performing arts schools in California below or narrow your search by desired diploma or city in California.

California performing arts schools:

University of Southern California - Art School Ranking
1. University of Southern California

Located in Los Angeles, 27 performing arts programs

University of California Los Angeles - Art School Ranking
2. University of California Los Angeles

Located in Los Angeles, 7 performing arts programs

University of California Berkeley - Art School Ranking
3. University of California Berkeley

Located in Berkeley, 7 performing arts programs

University of California Irvine - Art School Ranking
4. University of California Irvine

Located in Irvine, 10 performing arts programs

University of California San Diego - Art School Ranking
5. University of California San Diego

Located in La Jolla, 10 performing arts programs

California Institute of the Arts - Art School Ranking
6. California Institute of the Arts

Located in Valencia, 5 performing arts programs

University of California Santa Barbara - Art School Ranking
7. University of California Santa Barbara

Located in Santa Barbara, 5 performing arts programs

University of California Davis - Art School Ranking
8. University of California Davis

Located in Davis, 8 performing arts programs

San Francisco Conservatory of Music - Art School Ranking
9. San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Located in San Francisco, 29 performing arts programs

California State University Long Beach - Art School Ranking
10. California State University Long Beach

Located in Long Beach, 5 performing arts programs

University of California Santa Cruz - Art School Ranking
11. University of California Santa Cruz

Located in Santa Cruz, 5 performing arts programs

California State University Fullerton - Art School Ranking
12. California State University Fullerton

Located in Fullerton, 5 performing arts programs

San Diego State University - Art School Ranking
13. San Diego State University

Located in San Diego, 4 performing arts programs

California State Polytechnic University Pomona - Art School Ranking
14. California State Polytechnic University Pomona

Located in Pomona, 3 performing arts programs

San Jose State University - Art School Ranking
15. San Jose State University

Located in San Jose, 4 performing arts programs

San Francisco State University - Art School Ranking
16. San Francisco State University

Located in San Francisco, 8 performing arts programs

California State University Northridge - Art School Ranking
17. California State University Northridge

Located in Northridge, 2 performing arts programs

California State University Fresno - Art School Ranking
18. California State University Fresno

Located in Fresno, 2 performing arts programs

California State University Sacramento - Art School Ranking
19. California State University Sacramento

Located in Sacramento, 3 performing arts programs

California State University San Bernardino - Art School Ranking
20. California State University San Bernardino

Located in San Bernardino, 3 performing arts programs

California State University Los Angeles - Art School Ranking
21. California State University Los Angeles

Located in Los Angeles, 2 performing arts programs

California State University Chico - Art School Ranking
22. California State University Chico

Located in Chico, 3 performing arts programs

Stanford University - Art School Ranking
23. Stanford University

Located in Stanford, 4 performing arts programs

Pomona College - Art School Ranking
24. Pomona College

Located in Claremont, 4 performing arts programs

Loyola Marymount University - Art School Ranking
25. Loyola Marymount University

Located in Los Angeles, 4 performing arts programs

University of San Diego - Art School Ranking
26. University of San Diego

Located in San Diego, 2 performing arts programs

Occidental College - Art School Ranking
27. Occidental College

Located in Los Angeles, 2 performing arts programs

Pitzer College - Art School Ranking
28. Pitzer College

Located in Claremont, 5 performing arts programs

Chapman University - Art School Ranking
29. Chapman University

Located in Orange, 13 performing arts programs

University of California Riverside - Art School Ranking
30. University of California Riverside

Located in Riverside, 5 performing arts programs

California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo - Art School Ranking
31. California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

Located in San Luis Obispo, 1 performing arts program

University of Redlands - Art School Ranking
32. University of Redlands

Located in Redlands, 10 performing arts programs

FIDM Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Art School Ranking
33. FIDM Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

Located in Los Angeles, 2 performing arts programs

California College of the Arts - Art School Ranking
34. California College of the Arts

Located in San Francisco, 1 performing arts program

Otis College of Art and Design - Art School Ranking
35. Otis College of Art and Design

Located in Los Angeles, 1 performing arts program

Santa Monica College - Art School Ranking
36. Santa Monica College

Located in Santa Monica, 3 performing arts programs

Academy of Art University - Art School Ranking
37. Academy of Art University

Located in San Francisco, 3 performing arts programs

Claremont McKenna College - Art School Ranking
38. Claremont McKenna College

Located in Claremont, 2 performing arts programs

Santa Clara University - Art School Ranking
39. Santa Clara University

Located in Santa Clara, 2 performing arts programs

Pepperdine University - Art School Ranking
40. Pepperdine University

Located in Malibu, 3 performing arts programs

Saint Mary's College of California - Art School Ranking
41. Saint Mary's College of California

Located in Moraga, 5 performing arts programs

Scripps College - Art School Ranking
42. Scripps College

Located in Claremont, 3 performing arts programs

Biola University - Art School Ranking
43. Biola University

Located in La Mirada, 2 performing arts programs

Dominican University of California - Art School Ranking
44. Dominican University of California

Located in San Rafael, 1 performing arts program

Point Loma Nazarene University - Art School Ranking
45. Point Loma Nazarene University

Located in San Diego, 1 performing arts program

University of the Pacific - Art School Ranking
46. University of the Pacific

Located in Stockton, 1 performing arts program

University of San Francisco - Art School Ranking
47. University of San Francisco

Located in San Francisco, 2 performing arts programs

Azusa Pacific University - Art School Ranking
48. Azusa Pacific University

Located in Azusa, 1 performing arts program

California Lutheran University - Art School Ranking
49. California Lutheran University

Located in Thousand Oaks, 2 performing arts programs

California Baptist University - Art School Ranking
50. California Baptist University

Located in Riverside, 3 performing arts programs

California State University Stanislaus - Art School Ranking
51. California State University Stanislaus

Located in Turlock, 2 performing arts programs

University of La Verne - Art School Ranking
52. University of La Verne

Located in La Verne, 1 performing arts program

California State University East Bay - Art School Ranking
53. California State University East Bay

Located in Hayward, 2 performing arts programs

California State University Monterey Bay - Art School Ranking
54. California State University Monterey Bay

Located in Seaside, 1 performing arts program

Westmont College - Art School Ranking
55. Westmont College

Located in Santa Barbara, 1 performing arts program

New York Film Academy - Art School Ranking
56. New York Film Academy

Located in Burbank, 7 performing arts programs

California State Polytechnic University Humboldt - Art School Ranking
57. California State Polytechnic University Humboldt

Located in Arcata, 3 performing arts programs

El Camino Community College District - Art School Ranking
58. El Camino Community College District

Located in Torrance, 3 performing arts programs

California State University San Marcos - Art School Ranking
59. California State University San Marcos

Located in San Marcos, 1 performing arts program

Mount Saint Mary's University - Art School Ranking
60. Mount Saint Mary's University

Located in Los Angeles, 2 performing arts programs

California State University Bakersfield - Art School Ranking
61. California State University Bakersfield

Located in Bakersfield, 1 performing arts program

Gnomon - Art School Ranking
62. Gnomon

Located in Hollywood, 1 performing arts program

Sonoma State University - Art School Ranking
63. Sonoma State University

Located in Rohnert Park, 4 performing arts programs

Concordia University Irvine - Art School Ranking
64. Concordia University Irvine

Located in Irvine, 1 performing arts program

Vanguard University of Southern California - Art School Ranking
65. Vanguard University of Southern California

Located in Costa Mesa, 2 performing arts programs

Whittier College - Art School Ranking
66. Whittier College

Located in Whittier, 2 performing arts programs

California State University Dominguez Hills - Art School Ranking
67. California State University Dominguez Hills

Located in Carson, 3 performing arts programs

William Jessup University - Art School Ranking
68. William Jessup University

Located in Rocklin, 1 performing arts program

Foothill College - Art School Ranking
69. Foothill College

Located in Los Altos Hills, 1 performing arts program

Mt San Antonio College - Art School Ranking
70. Mt San Antonio College

Located in Walnut, 2 performing arts programs

Cypress College - Art School Ranking
71. Cypress College

Located in Cypress, 2 performing arts programs

Southwestern College - Art School Ranking
72. Southwestern College

Located in Chula Vista, 2 performing arts programs

Antelope Valley Community College District - Art School Ranking
73. Antelope Valley Community College District

Located in Lancaster, 1 performing arts program

Platt College Ontario - Art School Ranking
74. Platt College Ontario

Located in Ontario, 1 performing arts program

Napa Valley College - Art School Ranking
75. Napa Valley College

Located in Napa, 2 performing arts programs

Gavilan College - Art School Ranking
76. Gavilan College

Located in Gilroy, 1 performing arts program

Skyline College - Art School Ranking
77. Skyline College

Located in San Bruno, 1 performing arts program

Diablo Valley College - Art School Ranking
78. Diablo Valley College

Located in Pleasant Hill, 2 performing arts programs

Santa Ana College - Art School Ranking
79. Santa Ana College

Located in Santa Ana, 2 performing arts programs

Chaffey College - Art School Ranking
80. Chaffey College

Located in Rancho Cucamonga, 2 performing arts programs

Crafton Hills College - Art School Ranking
81. Crafton Hills College

Located in Yucaipa, 1 performing arts program

College of the Canyons - Art School Ranking
82. College of the Canyons

Located in Santa Clarita, 1 performing arts program

Los Angeles Valley College - Art School Ranking
83. Los Angeles Valley College

Located in Valley Glen, 1 performing arts program

Glendale Community College California - Art School Ranking
84. Glendale Community College California

Located in Glendale, 4 performing arts programs

College of Marin - Art School Ranking
85. College of Marin

Located in Kentfield, 3 performing arts programs

Shasta College - Art School Ranking
86. Shasta College

Located in Redding, 1 performing arts program

Canada College - Art School Ranking
87. Canada College

Located in Redwood City, 1 performing arts program

Columbia College Hollywood - Art School Ranking
88. Columbia College Hollywood

Located in Tarzana, 1 performing arts program

Sierra College - Art School Ranking
89. Sierra College

Located in Rocklin, 1 performing arts program

Fresno Pacific University - Art School Ranking
90. Fresno Pacific University

Located in Fresno, 3 performing arts programs

West Los Angeles College - Art School Ranking
91. West Los Angeles College

Located in Culver City, 1 performing arts program

MiraCosta College - Art School Ranking
92. MiraCosta College

Located in Oceanside, 2 performing arts programs

American Academy of Dramatic Arts Los Angeles - Art School Ranking
93. American Academy of Dramatic Arts Los Angeles

Located in Los Angeles, 1 performing arts program

Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre - Art School Ranking
94. Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre

Located in Blue Lake, 1 performing arts program

Saddleback College - Art School Ranking
95. Saddleback College

Located in Mission Viejo, 2 performing arts programs

Las Positas College - Art School Ranking
96. Las Positas College

Located in Livermore, 1 performing arts program

Los Angeles College of Music - Art School Ranking
97. Los Angeles College of Music

Located in Pasadena, 18 performing arts programs

Irvine Valley College - Art School Ranking
98. Irvine Valley College

Located in Irvine, 2 performing arts programs

Citrus College - Art School Ranking
99. Citrus College

Located in Glendora, 3 performing arts programs

Santa Rosa Junior College - Art School Ranking
100. Santa Rosa Junior College

Located in Santa Rosa, 3 performing arts programs

Fullerton College - Art School Ranking
101. Fullerton College

Located in Fullerton, 2 performing arts programs

Modesto Junior College - Art School Ranking
102. Modesto Junior College

Located in Modesto, 3 performing arts programs

Moorpark College - Art School Ranking
103. Moorpark College

Located in Moorpark, 3 performing arts programs

East Los Angeles College - Art School Ranking
104. East Los Angeles College

Located in Monterey Park, 1 performing arts program

Riverside City College - Art School Ranking
105. Riverside City College

Located in Riverside, 2 performing arts programs

Los Medanos College - Art School Ranking
106. Los Medanos College

Located in Pittsburg, 1 performing arts program

Palomar College - Art School Ranking
107. Palomar College

Located in San Marcos, 4 performing arts programs

Golden West College - Art School Ranking
108. Golden West College

Located in Huntington Beach, 2 performing arts programs

Hartnell College - Art School Ranking
109. Hartnell College

Located in Salinas, 1 performing arts program

Butte College - Art School Ranking
110. Butte College

Located in Oroville, 1 performing arts program

Pasadena City College - Art School Ranking
111. Pasadena City College

Located in Pasadena, 2 performing arts programs

Cuesta College - Art School Ranking
112. Cuesta College

Located in San Luis Obispo, 1 performing arts program

City College of San Francisco - Art School Ranking
113. City College of San Francisco

Located in San Francisco, 2 performing arts programs

College of San Mateo - Art School Ranking
114. College of San Mateo

Located in San Mateo, 1 performing arts program

College of the Sequoias - Art School Ranking
115. College of the Sequoias

Located in Visalia, 2 performing arts programs

Orange Coast College - Art School Ranking
116. Orange Coast College

Located in Costa Mesa, 4 performing arts programs

Los Angeles City College - Art School Ranking
117. Los Angeles City College

Located in Los Angeles, 3 performing arts programs

Allan Hancock College - Art School Ranking
118. Allan Hancock College

Located in Santa Maria, 4 performing arts programs

Ventura College - Art School Ranking
119. Ventura College

Located in Ventura, 1 performing arts program

College of the Desert - Art School Ranking
120. College of the Desert

Located in Palm Desert, 1 performing arts program

Santa Barbara City College - Art School Ranking
121. Santa Barbara City College

Located in Santa Barbara, 3 performing arts programs

Los Angeles Mission College - Art School Ranking
122. Los Angeles Mission College

Located in Sylmar, 1 performing arts program

Cosumnes River College - Art School Ranking
123. Cosumnes River College

Located in Sacramento, 1 performing arts program

Fresno City College - Art School Ranking
124. Fresno City College

Located in Fresno, 2 performing arts programs

Long Beach City College - Art School Ranking
125. Long Beach City College

Located in Long Beach, 3 performing arts programs

American River College - Art School Ranking
126. American River College

Located in Sacramento, 2 performing arts programs

Sacramento City College - Art School Ranking
127. Sacramento City College

Located in Sacramento, 1 performing arts program

Laney College - Art School Ranking
128. Laney College

Located in Oakland, 2 performing arts programs

Merced College - Art School Ranking
129. Merced College

Located in Merced, 1 performing arts program

West Valley College - Art School Ranking
130. West Valley College

Located in Saratoga, 1 performing arts program

San Diego Mesa College - Art School Ranking
131. San Diego Mesa College

Located in San Diego, 2 performing arts programs

Yuba College - Art School Ranking
132. Yuba College

Located in Marysville, 1 performing arts program

Bakersfield College - Art School Ranking
133. Bakersfield College

Located in Bakersfield, 1 performing arts program

Cabrillo College - Art School Ranking
134. Cabrillo College

Located in Aptos, 2 performing arts programs

Chabot College - Art School Ranking
135. Chabot College

Located in Hayward, 2 performing arts programs

Los Angeles Pierce College - Art School Ranking
136. Los Angeles Pierce College

Located in Woodland Hills, 2 performing arts programs

Rio Hondo College - Art School Ranking
137. Rio Hondo College

Located in Whittier, 2 performing arts programs

Ohlone College - Art School Ranking
138. Ohlone College

Located in Fremont, 1 performing arts program

University of Silicon Andhra - Art School Ranking
139. University of Silicon Andhra

Located in Milpitas, 2 performing arts programs

Mt San Jacinto Community College District - Art School Ranking
140. Mt San Jacinto Community College District

Located in San Jacinto, 4 performing arts programs

Solano Community College - Art School Ranking
141. Solano Community College

Located in Fairfield, 1 performing arts program

Folsom Lake College - Art School Ranking
142. Folsom Lake College

Located in Folsom, 3 performing arts programs

San Bernardino Valley College - Art School Ranking
143. San Bernardino Valley College

Located in San Bernardino, 1 performing arts program

Los Angeles Southwest College - Art School Ranking
144. Los Angeles Southwest College

Located in Los Angeles, 1 performing arts program

Grossmont College - Art School Ranking
145. Grossmont College

Located in El Cajon, 5 performing arts programs

Mendocino College - Art School Ranking
146. Mendocino College

Located in Ukiah, 3 performing arts programs

San Jose City College - Art School Ranking
147. San Jose City College

Located in San Jose, 2 performing arts programs

Monterey Peninsula College - Art School Ranking
148. Monterey Peninsula College

Located in Monterey, 4 performing arts programs

San Diego Miramar College - Art School Ranking
149. San Diego Miramar College

Located in San Diego, 1 performing arts program

West Hills College Coalinga - Art School Ranking
150. West Hills College Coalinga

Located in Coalinga, 1 performing arts program

College of the Siskiyous - Art School Ranking
151. College of the Siskiyous

Located in Weed, 1 performing arts program

Victor Valley College - Art School Ranking
152. Victor Valley College

Located in Victorville, 1 performing arts program

Theatre of Arts - Art School Ranking
153. Theatre of Arts

Located in Hollywood, 1 performing arts program

Lake Tahoe Community College - Art School Ranking
154. Lake Tahoe Community College

Located in South Lake Tahoe, 1 performing arts program

Cerritos College - Art School Ranking
155. Cerritos College

Located in Norwalk, 2 performing arts programs

San Diego City College - Art School Ranking
156. San Diego City College

Located in San Diego, 2 performing arts programs

San Joaquin Delta College - Art School Ranking
157. San Joaquin Delta College

Located in Stockton, 2 performing arts programs

CA performing arts schools by diploma:

Certificates: 19 schools
Associate's Degrees: 90 schools
Bachelor's Degrees: 68 schools
Master's Degrees: 30 schools
Doctoral Degrees: 10 schools

Other art school programs in California:

General Fine Arts: 180 schools
Painting and Drawing: 31 schools
Sculpture Art: 11 schools
Design and Animation: 110 schools
Applied Arts: 21 schools
Digital Arts: 59 schools
Arts Management: 21 schools

California art schools by city:

Alameda: 1 school
Angwin: 1 school
Aptos: 1 school
Arcata: 1 school
Azusa: 1 school
Bakersfield: 2 schools
Barstow: 1 school
Belmont: 1 school
Berkeley: 2 schools
Beverly Hills: 1 school
Blue Lake: 1 school
Burbank: 2 schools
Camarillo: 1 school
Carson: 1 school
Chico: 1 school
Chula Vista: 1 school
Claremont: 6 schools
Coalinga: 1 school
Compton: 1 school
Costa Mesa: 2 schools
Culver City: 1 school
Cupertino: 1 school
Cypress: 1 school
Davis: 1 school
El Cajon: 2 schools
Emeryville: 1 school
Eureka: 1 school
Fairfield: 1 school
Folsom: 1 school
Fountain Valley: 1 school
Fremont: 1 school
Fresno: 4 schools
Fullerton: 2 schools
Gilroy: 1 school
Glendale: 1 school
Glendora: 1 school
Hayward: 2 schools
Hollywood: 4 schools
Huntington Beach: 1 school
Imperial: 1 school
Irvine: 4 schools
Joshua Tree: 1 school
Kentfield: 1 school
La Jolla: 1 school
La Mirada: 1 school
La Verne: 1 school
Laguna Beach: 1 school
Lancaster: 1 school
Lemoore: 1 school
Livermore: 1 school
Long Beach: 2 schools
Los Altos Hills: 1 school
Los Angeles: 12 schools
Madera: 1 school
Malibu: 1 school
Marysville: 1 school
Merced: 1 school
Milpitas: 1 school
Mission Viejo: 1 school
Modesto: 1 school
Monterey: 1 school
Monterey Park: 1 school
Moorpark: 1 school
Moraga: 1 school
Moreno Valley: 1 school
Napa: 1 school
Newport Beach: 1 school
Norco: 1 school
Northridge: 1 school
Norwalk: 1 school
Oakland: 2 schools
Oceanside: 1 school
Ontario: 1 school
Orange: 2 schools
Oroville: 1 school
Oxnard: 1 school
Palm Desert: 1 school
Pasadena: 3 schools
Pittsburg: 1 school
Pleasant Hill: 1 school
Pomona: 1 school
Porterville: 1 school
Quincy: 1 school
Rancho Cucamonga: 1 school
Rancho Palos Verdes: 1 school
Redding: 1 school
Redlands: 1 school
Redwood City: 1 school
Reedley: 1 school
Ridgecrest: 1 school
Riverside: 4 schools
Rocklin: 2 schools
Rohnert Park: 1 school
Sacramento: 4 schools
Salinas: 1 school
San Bernardino: 2 schools
San Bruno: 1 school
San Diego: 10 schools
San Francisco: 8 schools
San Jacinto: 1 school
San Jose: 3 schools
San Luis Obispo: 2 schools
San Marcos: 3 schools
San Mateo: 1 school
San Pablo: 1 school
San Rafael: 1 school
Santa Ana: 1 school
Santa Barbara: 3 schools
Santa Clara: 2 schools
Santa Clarita: 2 schools
Santa Cruz: 1 school
Santa Maria: 1 school
Santa Monica: 1 school
Santa Rosa: 1 school
Saratoga: 1 school
Seaside: 1 school
Sonora: 1 school
South Lake Tahoe: 1 school
Stanford: 1 school
Stockton: 2 schools
Susanville: 1 school
Sylmar: 1 school
Taft: 1 school
Tarzana: 1 school
Thousand Oaks: 1 school
Torrance: 1 school
Turlock: 1 school
Ukiah: 1 school
Valencia: 1 school
Valley Glen: 1 school
Van Nuys: 1 school
Ventura: 2 schools
Victorville: 1 school
Visalia: 1 school
Walnut: 1 school
Weed: 1 school
Whittier: 2 schools
Wilmington: 1 school
Woodland Hills: 1 school
Yucaipa: 1 school

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