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Become a Transfer Student at Otis College

Established in 1918, Otis College of Art and Design prepares students in the art and design capital of Los Angeles for a dynamic future in the creative economy. The College educates a diverse community of over 1,200 students in a supportive setting to become highly skilled professionals in established and emerging creative sectors.

Otis College offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide variety of visual and applied arts, media, and design. Our faculty—more than 385 full and part-time professors—are practicing professionals in their fields. You’ll learn from award-winning artists, animators, web designers, product designers, illustrators, filmmakers, graphic designers, fashion designers, community artists, and toy designers.

Pursue your passion for art and design by submitting your information and choose a degree program in a field that interests you most like animation, fashion design, fine arts, illustration, game design, toy design, product design, and more.

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Pave Your Path to Otis

Otis College of Art and Design extends a warm welcome to transfer students aspiring to obtain a BFA degree. Approximately 30% of our incoming students consist of transfer students, and they flourish within our vibrant creative community. We strongly encourage transfer students to reach out to our Admissions department for guidance regarding transfer pathways, optimal course selections to maximize credit transfers, and the cultivation of an impressive portfolio.

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Scholarship Opportunities

Transfer applicants who apply to Otis College are considered for merit scholarships. These scholarships can cover up to 50% of tuition costs and are awarded based on the student's application, focusing on their portfolio and academic record. Submit your information to find out what scholarships are available to you as a transfer student.

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Our Degree Programs

Create your future with an Otis College of Art and Design Bachelor of Fine Arts degree that provides an expert-led, skills-based education that cultivates your individuality. Otis College undergraduate programs feature an expansive Liberal Arts and Sciences curriculum and Creative Action courses that introduces social and environmental issues affecting different disciplines. Through areas of emphasis and degree minors, we prepare you for a thriving career that capitalizes on your unique point of view.

  • BFA in Animation

    In our BFA in Animation program, students will bring characters and stories to life through the magic of animation. Using a wide variety of techniques, from traditional 2D animation to 3D tools and techniques, you will develop narratives that evoke viewers emotionally and culturally. Special emphasis is placed on storytelling and acting, as well as traditional drawing skills and business insight. 
     

  • BFA in Fashion Design

    The program differentiates itself by providing a structured curriculum with a singular emphasis on developing capable, innovative, and professional fashion designers, with a comprehensive knowledge of both moderate and designer markets. Unlike other programs, where students compete for faculty attention and resources, our students receive an abundance of guidance from faculty in a resource-rich environment that encourages collaboration to accelerate their development. For decades, this formula has proven successful in preparing students for a seamless transition into the industry. This is evidenced by approximately 86% of each graduating class employed as Assistant Fashion Designers within 3 months of graduation.

  • BFA in Fine Arts

    As a Fine Arts student at Otis College, you’ll work through your ideas and make them visual. In this small, mentor-based program, you’ll work both in group studios and one-on-one, artist-to-artist, with our faculty of working professionals. You can choose from three concentrations in our BFA program: Painting, Photography or Sculpture/New Genres. You’ll have access to a full range of labs, shops, and studios, and in your senior year, a studio space of your own.

  • BFA in Game and Entertainment Design

    In our Game and Entertainment Design program, you will develop your skills in game art, concept art, and visual development, learning the principles and processes involved in creating visual representations of characters, environments, and props for games, films, and motion design.

  • BFA in Graphic Design

    Our BFA in Graphic Design challenges students to research, develop, and refine projects that combine image-making and typographic form in order to communicate visually in meaningful ways across a wide variety of media. Students learn to articulate a critical and theoretical perspective and develop graphic design skills, including UX/UI, typography and type design, storyboarding and designing motion sequences, and printmaking and traditional letterpress. Strong craft and presentation skills are emphasized throughout the curriculum. 
     

  • BFA in Illustration

    Our BFA in Illustration guides students to develop a strong personal style in their images and use their image-making skills to refine their own self-directed creative practices, as well as support the communication needs of a variety of clients in multiple contexts. Illustration majors prepare for careers as professional Illustrators, art directors, storyboard artists, comic book writers, children’s book illustrators, exhibition designers, textile and fabric designers, and muralists. Recent employers and clients of graduates include Disney, Nike, Hurley International, Chronicle Books, LA Weekly, College of the Canyons, and Davis Elen Advertising.

  • BFA in Product Design

    The Product Design major at Otis College is a career focused multidisciplinary design program that trains students to become life-long learners and designers that create and disseminate new knowledge through the creation of original designs that enhance the human experience and advance culture overall.  The program is an inspired community of makers where experimenting, creating, and collaborating is a way of life. Students learn design and making skills in 2D and 3D skills to create consumer products and meaningful objects through hands-on studio projects and professional internship experiences.

  • BFA in Toy Design

    Otis College offers one of the only comprehensive four year Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Toy Design in the world. Taught by faculty and guest mentors who are renowned toy design and entertainment professionals, the program focuses on the process of designing and bringing toys to market. Students create toys for all ages, across numerous categories, with a focus on play. Many of the world’s largest toy and entertainment companies are a few miles from campus and are at the center of a multibillion-dollar industry that provides an enormous professional steppingstone for our budding toy designers.

 
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A Place for Everyone

At Otis College, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive campus environment where all students can thrive creatively, personally, and academically. We take pride in our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, which includes various services and resources focused on supporting students of all backgrounds. Over 70% of our student body are students of color and the college holds a 4 star ranking out of 5 from the Campus Pride Index which measures LGBTQ+ student support.


A Community by Design

Otis College has a rich alumni community who are Fulbright, MacArthur, and Guggenheim grant recipients, Oscar winners, legendary costume designers, leaders of contemporary art movements, entrepreneurs, and design stars at influential companies including Apple, Pixar, DreamWorks, Mattel, Nike, and Netflix.

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Student to Faculty Ratio

385

Full- and Part-time Faculty

88%

Employment Rate for the Class of 2021

10

Total BFA and MFA Degree Programs

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