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Laguna College of Art and Design Graduate Schools

Laguna College of Art and Design (referred to as LCAD) is a Private, 4 years school located in Laguna Beach, CA. It is classified as a School of art, music, and design school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Laguna College of Art and Design is $38,850 in average. The school has 53 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 758 including undergraduate students.

Laguna College of Art and Design Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation (7/1/1982 - Current[Estimated Date]).

LCAD Directory Information
School Name	Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD)
Address	2222 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Phone	949-376-6000
Web	https://www.lcad.edu
Online Application	https://www.lcad.edu/admissions
Financial Info	https://

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Laguna College of Art and Design is $38,850 in average. The school has 53 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 758 including undergraduate students.

LCAD Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$38,850
Student Population	53
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's
Number of Programs	3 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Laguna College of Art and Design is $38,850 in average for academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $1,295. Laguna College of Art and Design offers the alternative tuition plans.

LCAD 2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$38,850
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,295

Laguna College of Art and Design offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services at LCAD
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2022 Tuition, Fees, Other College Costs

For academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Laguna College of Art and Design is $38,850. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.05% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 16, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$34,500	-
2018-2019	$35,500	-
2019-2020	$36,600	-
2020-2021	$37,700	-
2021-2022	$38,850	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of LCAD is expensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,187 and the California graduate tuition is $21,959 (public) / $23,736 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Laguna College of Art and Design	$38,850
All Graduate Schools	$11,040	$19,187
Public	$11,040	$20,146
Private	$19,294
California Graduate Schools	$11,285	$22,237
Public	$11,285	$21,959
Private	$23,736

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $22,053 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Laguna College of Art and Design. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.98% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $22,634. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.57% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Costs
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$13,290	$3,293	$12,492	$4,283
2018-2019	$15,418	$3,365	$13,779	$4,248
2019-2020	$17,086	$3,842	$15,084	$5,274
2020-2021	$16,016	$3,842	$16,580	$5,274
2021-2022	$16,496	$3,954	$17,077	$5,557

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,295 at Laguna College of Art and Design. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.02% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$1,150
2018-2019	$1,185
2019-2020	$1,317
2020-2021	$1,257
2021-2022	$1,295

Graduate Programs at LCAD

Laguna College of Art and Design offers 3 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 20 students have completed their study at Laguna College of Art and Design.

Offered Degrees at Laguna College of Art and Design
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	2	16
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	4
Total	3	20

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Laguna College of Art and Design by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Fine/Studio Arts program with 4 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Fine/Studio Arts program with 10 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Laguna College of Art and Design
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at Laguna College of Art and Design
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	10	-
Game and Interactive Media Design	✕	6	-

Laguna College of Art and Design offers 3 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 20 students have completed their graduate studies.

16 students have earned/completed Master's program.
4 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Visual And Performing Arts [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Game and Interactive Media Design	✕	6	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	10	-
	Total	16

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Visual And Performing Arts [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	4	-
	Total	4

Graduate Student Population at LCAD

For academic year 2021-2022, total 50 students enrolled into Laguna College of Art and Design graduate schools where it has total 758 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 30 full-time and 20 part-time graduate students. By gender, 18 male and 32 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	50	18	32
Full-time	30	15	15
Part-tme	20	3	17

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 23 White (46.00%), 8 Hispanic (16.00%), 5 Asian (10.00%), and 14 students with other races. 7 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	50	18	32
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	5	1	4
Black/African American	0	0	0
Hispanic	8	4	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	23	8	15
Two More	7	2	5
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	7	3	4

Laguna College of Art and Design offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 50 graduate students (100.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.