California College of Music

California College of Music
Type	Private
Established	1999
Location	Pasadena , United States
Website	https://ccmla.edu/

California College of Music (abbreviated CCM) is a for-profit, contemporary popular music school^[1] in Pasadena, in Los Angeles County, California.^[2] The institution was first founded in 1999 as the Pasadena International Music Academy, and changed its name to California College of Music in 2008.^[3] It currently offers six-quarter Associate of Arts degrees in music performance (voice, guitar, bass, drums, and piano/keyboards) as well as a four-quarter and two-quarter Certificate program in Music Performance and Songwriting & Music Production.^[4]

California College of Music is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.^[5]

Faculty

Chris Kapica, dean/chief academic officer
Craig Pilo, drums
Alessandro Bertoni, keyboard
Carlos Campos, keyboard
David Bawiec, songwriting and music production co-chair
Dom Capuano, music production
Dr. Sherri Canon, PhD, music history, drums
German Schauss, guitar
Ben Thomas, guitar
Chris Spilsbury, guitar
Nick Kellie, guitar
Benjamin Shepherd, bass guitar
Michael Eisenstein, songwriting
Kia Knoester, voice

Former faculty and alumni

Phillip Ingram
Oren Waters
Kevin Dorsey
Konstantin Silich
Weba Garretson, voice
Katya Gruzglina, voice
Casey Sidwell, bass guitar
Anthony Crawford, bass guitar

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References

^ Mission, Overview (2020-02-05). "Overview & Mission". ccmla.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
^ "About | California College of Music". CCM.
^ "California College of Music". www.insidepasadena.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
^ California College of Music Catalog 2015–2016. Pasadena, CA: California College of Music Press. 2016.
^ "Accredited Institutions Search".
^ "Alumni | California College of Music". CCM.