In 2011, it employed 39 lecturers full-time and 75 on a part-time basis.

The institution had 450 students studying towards a diploma, a further 650 enrolled in fee-financed courses, and 4,800 students participated in community-based programs organised by the college.

[1] COTA was established by people of German heritage in 1971 as a Whites-only state conservatory of music.

[1] The seven full-time degree programs currently offered are African Performing Arts, Visual Arts and Fashion Design, Television Production, Radio Production, New Media Design, and Music and Sound Production.

[1] Tertiary programs are offered as three-year courses of studies.