College Catalog
The college catalog is your guide to specific information on academic program requirements and policies. Your degree requirements follow the catalog year for which you enter CIA.
Explore the 2024-2025 College Catalog
The function of the catalog is to establish, at a specific moment in time, the requirements for earning academic credit from the Cleveland Institute of Art and to define the requirements to complete a degree at CIA. General information about the nature of programs and policies can be found on individual major and program web pages.
Contact
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216.421.7321
Accreditation
Cleveland Institute of Art is an independent, not-for-profit college accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), the Higher Learning Commission, and the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE).