California Institute of the Arts is accredited by National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation. It has 4 programmatic accredited programs.
The following table describes the detail information of institutional accreditation information.
Institutional Accreditation
| Agency Name | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation | Accredited | 7/1/1972 - Current (Estimated Date) |
Programmatic Accreditation
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs | Accredited | 9/1/1972 - 8/1/2014 (Estimated Date) |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Dance (DANCE) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and non-degree-granting programs | Accredited | 9/1/1990 - 8/1/2014 (Estimated Date) |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs | Accredited | 9/1/1948 - 8/1/2014 (Estimated Date) |
| Program | Accreditation Status | Periods |
| Theatre (THEA) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs | Accredited | 3/1/2000 - 8/1/2014 (Estimated Date) |