Located in downtown Los Angeles, SCI-Arc is a world-renowned center of innovation and one of the nation’s few independent architecture schools.
- 5 Bachelors
- Private Institution Type
Los Angeles, California, United States
Bachelor's programmes
Arts, Design & Architecture (3)
- B.Arch. Applied Studies
- B.Arch. Design Studio
- B.Arch. Visual Studies
Humanities (2)
- B.Arch. History and Theory
- B.Arch. Liberal Arts
About
History
SCI-Arc was founded in 1972 in Santa Monica by a group of faculty and students from the Department of Architecture at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, who wanted to approach the subject from a more experimental perspective than traditional schools offered.
Education
Offering undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs
Career
SCI-Arc takes pride in recruiting and retaining the best and brightest candidates for a career at SCI-Arc, and is dedicated to creating a culturally rich, artistic, diverse work environment.
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Housing services
There is no on-campus housing provided at SCI-Arc. Students live in the Arts District itself or the nearby communities of Little Tokyo, Echo Park, Chinatown, Silver Lake, and Koreatown. Each community has a distinctive flavor that can best be understood by visiting. Some have easily accessible public transportation, others may require a vehicle.
Accreditation
The undergraduate and graduate professional degrees awarded by SCI-Arc are accredited by both the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
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