California College of Music

California College of Music (abbreviated CCM) is a for-profit, contemporary popular music school in Pasadena, in Los Angeles County, California. The institution was first founded in 1999 as the Pasadena International Music Academy, and changed its name to California College of Music in 2008. 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.

California College of Music is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.

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