Kurt Isaacson

Kurt Isaacson has spent his professional and educational career immersed in the arts and brings copious amounts of admissions experience to College Coach. Most recently, he served as Director of Graduate Admissions at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, CA. In the past, Kurt has also been the Chair of the Music Department at New Mexico School for the Arts in Santa Fe, NM, and an admissions counselor at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Valencia, CA. He has supported high school students, undergraduates, and graduate students through admissions processes in a diverse range of academic fields and interests, though his specialty is in counseling students interested in performing and visual arts. Kurt grew up outside of Chicago and received his Bachelor of Music in Composition from Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. He also holds a Master of Arts and Doctor of Musical Arts in composition from Stanford University, where he also taught music theory, music history, and ear training.