The Pre-College Art & Design Experience (PCADE) at the Academy of Art University is a tuition-FREE art and design education program for high school students. Removing tuition as a barrier supports the university’s mission to be inclusive in offering art and design education to everyone. All supplies are provided.
The program is a great way to get hands-on experience in a fun and low-stakes environment. Curious to learn about what architects do? Interested in finding out whether you’d like to pursue it as a college degree? Find out!
If you have already made the decision to apply to college as an architecture major, our program can help you build your portfolio. Please note that the program is not for college credit.
- Eligibility: 9th grade through 12th grade High School students
- Location: 601 Brannan St., San Francisco (0.2 mile from Muni / 0.3 mile from CalTrain King Street Station / 1 mile from BART Powell St Station)
- Dates and Times: 3rd & 4th weeks in June, 10am-3pm
For up-to-date architecture course offerings, please view our Course Catalog or reach us at architecture@academyart.edu
AE ARH 10 Architecture and the City & AE ARH 40 Architecture Making Lab require concurrent enrollment. This is to take full advantage of our computer lab and fabrication shop.
For examples of student work from our Architecture Pre-College courses, please visit these pages:
