Situated in the city of Los Angeles, California, Otis College of Art and Design is a private art and design school was founded in 1918 as the city's first independent professional school of art. The school provides multifarious programs, accredited by WASC and National Association of Schools of Art and Design. Otis, long contemplated one of the paramount art institutions in California, initiated in 1918, when Los Angeles Times founder, Harrison Gray Otis endowed his Westlake property to set up a professional art and design institution in California. The key feature of Otis College of Art and Design is it lays emphasis on educating an assorted community of students to become immensely skilled, diligent, aware and responsible professionals. It empowers them to mould the world through learning and innovation. The institution’s program structure includes a four year BFA degree in Illustration, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Architecture, Landscape Design, Interior Design, Fashion Design, Digital Media, Toy Design and Product Design. It also provides MFA degrees in Writing, Fine Arts, Public Practice and Graphic Design. Apart from undergraduate and graduate programs, Otis College of Arts and Design even issues scholarly solutions, famously known as Travel Study Programs. The main campus of Otis College of Art and Design is positioned in Winchester which also happens to be the former IBM Aerospace headquarters. The campus features many studios, labs and shops with 24 hour access. It also provides on campus housing which can accommodate upto 230 students.The institution renders a warm, cordial community that fosters and supports creative endeavours of students.