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Extension's Education Programs

Adult Education

Continue your personal or professional development with Otis College Extension. Whether you’re looking to advance your career, explore a new interest, or improve your artistic capabilities, Otis College Extension offers programs that will meet the needs of any adult learner.

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Adult Education

Continue your personal or professional development with Otis College Extension. Whether you’re looking to advance your career, explore a new interest, or improve your artistic capabilities, Otis College Extension offers programs that will meet the needs of any adult learner.

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Courses

Take an individual course that serves your personal or professional goals. From one-day workshops to 10-week courses, Otis College Extension offers a wide array of courses that will help you grow in your profession, gain valuable insights into a new field or technique, and expose you to practitioners who are at the top of their disciplines

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Courses

Take an individual course that serves your personal or professional goals. From one-day workshops to 10-week courses, Otis College Extension offers a wide array of courses that will help you grow in your profession, gain valuable insights into a new field or technique, and expose you to practitioners who are at the top of their disciplines

Certificates

Choose from 15 different certificate programs that will propel you in your career and open up doors for you that you might not even know existed. If you’re seeking your next promotion, looking to shift your career, or pursuing a certificate for personal growth, our certificate programs are designed for the working professional and are structured to help you achieve your dreams.

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Certificates

Choose from 15 different certificate programs that will propel you in your career and open up doors for you that you might not even know existed. If you’re seeking your next promotion, looking to shift your career, or pursuing a certificate for personal growth, our certificate programs are designed for the working professional and are structured to help you achieve your dreams.

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Residences

Otis College Extension residencies offer artists and designers the opportunity to explore and create work in the unique and culturally diverse arts community of Los Angeles. Our residencies engage participants in challenging work alongside peers and colleagues who share the same creative goals and passion. Residencies include a robust selection of public programming, including prominent keynote speakers, panel discussions, and important networking opportunities.

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Residences

Otis College Extension residencies offer artists and designers the opportunity to explore and create work in the unique and culturally diverse arts community of Los Angeles. Our residencies engage participants in challenging work alongside peers and colleagues who share the same creative goals and passion. Residencies include a robust selection of public programming, including prominent keynote speakers, panel discussions, and important networking opportunities.

Youth Education

Otis College Extension youth programs introduce the elements and principles of art and design, and encourage personal self-expression. Taught by practicing professional artists who are also skilled arts educators, our programs are designed for the experienced artist, as well as students with limited art training.

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Youth Education

Otis College Extension youth programs introduce the elements and principles of art and design, and encourage personal self-expression. Taught by practicing professional artists who are also skilled arts educators, our programs are designed for the experienced artist, as well as students with limited art training.

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Courses

 Choose from a multitude of individual courses and workshops geared toward children and adolescents who are interested in expanding their artistic boundaries. Otis College Extension offers a large spectrum of both weekend and after-school programs that will advance your child’s interest and abilities in art and design. From courses in painting, animation, photography, drawing, and numerous other disciplines, to portfolio preparation for college applications, our lineup of programs will meet whatever goals your child is looking to reach.

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Courses

 Choose from a multitude of individual courses and workshops geared toward children and adolescents who are interested in expanding their artistic boundaries. Otis College Extension offers a large spectrum of both weekend and after-school programs that will advance your child’s interest and abilities in art and design. From courses in painting, animation, photography, drawing, and numerous other disciplines, to portfolio preparation for college applications, our lineup of programs will meet whatever goals your child is looking to reach.

Camps

Summer Youth Camps are a mainstay at Otis College, and we’re excited to see them grow in popularity with each passing year. Our one-week (Monday through Friday) camps run through all of June, July, and into August. Art and design specific programming takes place from 9am to 5pm each day, with a break for lunch. Before and after care is available for participants who need to be dropped off early or picked up late.

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Camps

Summer Youth Camps are a mainstay at Otis College, and we’re excited to see them grow in popularity with each passing year. Our one-week (Monday through Friday) camps run through all of June, July, and into August. Art and design specific programming takes place from 9am to 5pm each day, with a break for lunch. Before and after care is available for participants who need to be dropped off early or picked up late.

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Summer of Art

July 5- 29, 2022


Otis College Extension’s flagship youth program provides an unrivaled experience that will serve as a seminal moment in your teenager’s artistic development. This intensive, four-week, pre-college program is for individuals aged 15 years or older who wish to study at one of the top art and design colleges in the country. Serious young artists seeking to strengthen and enhance their art and design skills, as well as students with limited art training, are invited to participate.

Courses

Small classes ensure personalized, in-depth learning. Rigorous course work includes hands-on studio courses and labs in your chosen Specialization Course (three days per week) and/or Drawing Studio Course (two days per week). Classes meet 9:00am - 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. (Some outside work is required.) Two units of college credit for Specialization Courses and one unit of college credit for Drawing Studio Courses are awarded to eligible students upon successful completion of the program.

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Summer of Art

July 5- 29, 2022


Otis College Extension’s flagship youth program provides an unrivaled experience that will serve as a seminal moment in your teenager’s artistic development. This intensive, four-week, pre-college program is for individuals aged 15 years or older who wish to study at one of the top art and design colleges in the country. Serious young artists seeking to strengthen and enhance their art and design skills, as well as students with limited art training, are invited to participate.

Courses

Small classes ensure personalized, in-depth learning. Rigorous course work includes hands-on studio courses and labs in your chosen Specialization Course (three days per week) and/or Drawing Studio Course (two days per week). Classes meet 9:00am - 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. (Some outside work is required.) Two units of college credit for Specialization Courses and one unit of college credit for Drawing Studio Courses are awarded to eligible students upon successful completion of the program.

Why Otis?

A leader in art and design education for over 100 years.

Otis College educates a diverse community of students to become highly skilled, well-informed, and responsible professionals -- empowering them to shape the world. Ideally situated within Los Angeles, our distinguished programs and instructors transform students’ lives through rigorous practice that nurtures and propels their creativity, skill, vision, and critical thinking.

Why Otis?

A leader in art and design education for over 100 years.

Otis College educates a diverse community of students to become highly skilled, well-informed, and responsible professionals -- empowering them to shape the world. Ideally situated within Los Angeles, our distinguished programs and instructors transform students’ lives through rigorous practice that nurtures and propels their creativity, skill, vision, and critical thinking.