Housing applications will open March 4, 2024 are due April 22, 2024

Next Steps for Housing

1. Wait 24 hours after creating your CCA account before logging into your housing account.
2. Access your Housing at CCA account: enter your CCA username and password (same as your CCA email)
3. Select “get started” (the blue button next to the Housing Application title)
4. Select 2024 Pre-College Housing Application
5. Please have your parent/guardian with you when you start your application
6. Read the housing application carefully, and complete all fields as necessary
7. Review and submit your application
8. Your application will be reviewed and your housing assignment will be confirmed
9. A payment link for your room, damage and cleaning deposit and meal plan will be sent to you directly after your application is submitted.

Your room is not guaranteed until your full housing and meal plan payment is made. Housing applications are reviewed and rooms are assigned on a first-come first-served basis.

If you have an access or disability accommodation request please submit your request to youthprograms@cca.edu as soon as possible.

All Pre-College students are required to have CCA email addresses.

Step 1: Create your CCA email account.

Go to: https://accounts.cca.edu/activate/student/

You will need your student ID number.

We communicate with enrolled students frequently through your CCA email address, so once you set it up be sure to check your inbox regularly. If you are having trouble with this process, please contact helpdesk@cca.edu.

Step 2: Login to your CCA email account.

CCA email accounts are hosted by Google. Your CCA email can be accessed at google.cca.edu, your mobile device, or any email client.

→ Learn more about email here.

Step 3: Set-up CCA cyber security.

CCA requires Duo multi-factor authentication for all students. You are required to enroll in Duo and will automatically be prompted to enroll the first time logging into your CCA email.. If you are having trouble with this process, please contact helpdesk@cca.edu.

→ Instructions to enroll in Duo here.

Once you have confirmed enrollment by submitting deposit payment, please review next steps and resource links with information to obtain your Form I-20 and prepare for F1 Visa application to enter the US to participate in the CCA Pre-College program!

Next Steps:

• Complete and submit the CCA ISS I-20 Request Form for Pre-College and return it with all supporting documents to International Student Services (ISS): iss@cca.edu
• Once I-20 has been received from CCA, make an appointment with the US Embassy/Consulate to apply for F1 Visa
• Make travel arrangements to arrive in the US and to CCA before Pre-College move-in date. F-1 students can enter the US within the 30 days before the program starts.
• Attend required Pre-College F1 Student Check-In ISS Orientation to confirm arrival at CCA

Study in the States is a very helpful official US government resource with a step by step guide to becoming an F1 student.

EducationUSA (we recommend "comprehensive" offices only) may be a good resource for specific advice or questions about the F1 Visa application for citizens from your home country.

Please contact International Student Services iss@cca.edu with questions or for assistance.

All Pre-College students are required to have health insurance while attending the program.

CCA is allowing interested Pre-College students to enroll in one month of CCA student Insurance plan coverage while attending the program. Coverage begins on July 1st, 2024 and runs through July 31st, 2024. 
The cost is $319.67 and includes the following:

• Health (Medical) Insurance through Aetna - ACA compliant
• Dental Insurance through Aetna 
• Vision Insurance through Aetna
• One Medical membership - Primary healthcare provider (accepts Aetna Insurance)

For specific coverage details, please refer to the CCA Student Insurance Plan information online.
To purchase insurance coverage, please contact: studentservices@jcbins.com  /  510-542-5306. Enrollment dates: May 1, 2024 through July 15, 2024.
[Note: When making the request, please identify yourselves as a CCA Pre-College student (or parent) interested in purchasing insurance coverage and provide an email address. A special enrollment link will be emailed to that address.]

First Day of Class

• The first day of classes will be Monday July 8th. Students will enter the building using the 450 Irwin Street entrance of our Main campus building (1111 8th St San Francisco, 94107)
• Commuter Students - please arrive at 9:00 am for check-in.
• Residential Students - You do not need to check-in the first day of program and can head to the 450 Irwin Street entrance after breakfast
• International Students- Pre-College F1 Student Check-In and Orientation, Monday 8 July 2024 @ 8:30 am, 3rd Floor Lounge, Founders Hall
• Check-in will include:
  • Receiving your CCA photo ID- this will be used as identification and for your commuter meal plan
  • The first day will include an orientation, tour of campus, introduction to faculty/staff and meeting with your studio cohort. Orientation will begin promptly at 9:30 am.

Class Schedule

• Classes are held daily Monday - Friday from 9:30am-4:30pm (lunch break from 12:30-1:30)
• Evening studio time is from 4:30-8pm are offered twice weekly starting the second week of the program. This time is for students to complete homework and are optional in week 2 and required in weeks 3 and 4. Weeks 2 and 3 are held Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Week 4 studio hours are held Tuesday and Wednesday.
• Additional notes on class schedule
  • After First Day of Class, ALL students will head to class via 450 Irwin Street entrance, class begins at 9:30am.
  • Students are required to bring their CCA IDs daily.
  • Students will be with the same students and instructor working on their program focus for the program.
  • There will be two interdisciplinary workshop opportunities on Friday July 19 & Friday July 26 where students can sign up to explore a different program focus for the afternoon.

Program Calendar

*Social + extracurricular events forthcoming!

Open Studio Celebration on August 2

Family and friends will be invited to join their students on the last day of the program, August 2nd for an Open Studio Celebration from 3:45-5:30pm. There will be a brief presentation followed by the opportunity for students to show their parents/guardians & friends their work. Please note for students who are living in the residential halls, move-out is on August 3.

On campus residential students attending the Pre-College programs will live at CCA’s Founders Hall on the San Francisco campus. A housing application is required for all residential students and includes a housing agreement, and signing the student code of conduct policy. All Pre-College students will live on the third floor in a double studio with a shared bathroom.

Students main point of contact in the residential hall will be the Pre-College Residential Education Coordinator who will live with them in Founders Hall. There will also be four Residential Assistants (RA’s) here to support as well. The Pre-College Residential Education Coordinator & the RA’s will be planning weekly activities for students to participate in including activities at night & optional outings on Saturday.

→ Learn more about CCA Housing.

Packing List

All Pre-College students will live on the 3rd floor. Please see the suggested packing list below.

→ What to Bring to Founders Hall

Laundry

We have onsite laundry which uses both the Washapp or takes coins.

→ More about laundry

Meal Plan Information:

Meal plans are required for our residential students living in Founders Hall and are packaged with your housing payment.

→ Learn more about CCA Dining

Move-in day is Sunday, July 7, 9:00 am-12 pm. Move-out day is Saturday, August 3, 9:00 am-12 pm.

You will find out your assigned room and roommate during check in.

All students will move-in on July 7th unless you have been pre-approved to move-in later (move-in prior to July 7th cannot be accommodated).

Check-in will include:

Receiving your CCA photo ID- this will be used as identification, your meal plan and for entry into your room/residential building

Schedule:

9am - 10am Last name, A - I

10am - 11am Last name, J-Q

11am - 12pm Last name, R-Z

12:00pm-2:00pm Lunch at Makers Cafe (Parents/Guardians can purchase lunch)

5:30pm-7pm Dinner at Makers Cafe (Students Only)

7:00-8:00pm First Floor Meeting with Wally & RA's

8:30pm-9:15pm- Ice Cream Social + Icebreakers in 3rd Floor Lobby

Campus Radius Map

The locations outlined on the map are considered on campus and do not require students signing out via the front desk or Pre-College 2024 Group Checkout Form.

If students go beyond the campus radius map, they are required to be in a group of a minimum of three students and must complete Pre-College 2024 Group Checkout Form.

Parents/guardians who wish to allow their students to leave campus under the supervision of an adult unrelated to the Pre-College program must submit their request in writing via the Parent/Guardian & Curfew Release Form; and must be received at least 2 business days prior to the date of requested outing. Requests for release to an authorized adult will be reviewed and approved by the Residential Education staff during regular business hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM (except holidays). Requests received after 5:00 PM Monday - Friday or on weekends or holidays will not be considered received until the following business day. This form must only be completed by student's parent or legal guardian for every time a student is leaving campus and even when the Parents/Guardians themselves are leaving campus with their student.

Parent/Guardian Off Campus Release Form

The Pre-College Residential Education Coordinator will review all requests and email a confirmation once the request has been approved. 

Commuter students will commute to campus daily. Instructors will take attendance daily but there is no sign-in/out required.

If taking bart, there is a free shuttle by Civic Center Station that picks up on 8th Street @ Market Street or on 9th Street @ Market Street (in front of Dolby, 1 block to/from the Panoramic Residences).

→ Learn more Mission Bay Shuttle

Parents/Guardians can also sign-up for carpool- please note Pre-College staff does not do any coordination for this and it's up to parents/guardians to reach out to each other to set this up.

Pre-College Commuter Carpool

Meal Plan Information:

All commuter students are required to have a lunch meal plan. The meal plan is $340 and includes lunch for 5 days a week.

→ Learn more about CCA Dining

Our Residential Policies include information regarding curfew and expectations around leaving campus.

→ Pre-College 2024 Residential Policies

Our Conduct Policies include expectations regarding attendance, conduct and participation in the program. A finalized policy will be uploaded prior to program start and included in the Enrollment Agreement Form.

→ Pre-College 2024 Conduct Policies-DRAFT