are on the National Register of Historic Places. After the San Francisco campus opened, the Oakland campus housed the more traditional, craft-based studios such as art glass, jewelry and metal arts, printmaking, painting, sculpture and ceramic programs.
In 1936, it became the California College of Arts and Crafts (CCAC). In 1940 a Master of Fine Arts program was established.
In the 1980s, the college began renting various locations in San Francisco, and in 1996 it opened a campus in the city's Design District, converting a former Greyhound maintenance building.
=== 21st century and modern history ===
In 2003, the college changed its name to California College of the Arts, under the leadership of president Michael S. Roth.
In 2016, it was decided to close the Oakland campus and consolidate all activities at the San Francisco campus. The final day of classes at Oakland was May 6, 2022. The college said it will "redevelop the campus with community gathering spaces, affordable housing, office space for arts nonprofits …
