On January 8, 2025, with the Eaton Fire burning in the hills above Pasadena, ArtCenter College of Design closed both its Lida Street hillside campus and its South Campus facility out of an abundance of caution. Although both campuses remained physically safe, access was restricted to authorized personnel only. ArtCenter subsequently announced a two-week shift to remote learning for the start of its spring term beginning January 18, with in-person operations targeting a February 1 return pending air-quality clearance. The college also opened space on its South Campus to more than 170 displaced middle-school students from Odyssey Charter School.
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Campus Alert Archive. "ArtCenter College of Design: Wildfire, January 8, 2025." Incident of January 8, 2025. Added May 2026; last updated July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/artcenter-college-of-design-eaton-fire-closure-2025-01-08/
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