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 THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF ART AND DESIGN AND THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES AND IS COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS.