COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO
AT-A-GLANCE A destination for innovators for 135 years, Columbia College Chicago provides a hands-on, practice-based creative education grounded in liberal arts, technology, media, and business. Through our innovative majors and minors in communication, music, applied arts, visual arts, performing arts, the marketing and management side of the creative industries, and more, you will become career-ready for a creative profession. Columbia’s main campus is located in the South Loop, situated in the heart of Chicago’s Cultural Mile, with proximity to Grant Park and Lake Michigan. For students seeking hands-on learning in the heart of the entertainment industry, Columbia offers an immersive Semester in LA experience at its satellite campus.
ACADEMIC OFFERINGS Columbia offers 33 undergraduate degrees and 7 graduate degrees within its 8 schools (below). Students can pursue both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree from the combined degree program. Audio and Music Business and Entrepreneurship Communication and Culture Design Fashion Film and Television Theatre and Dance Visual Arts
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STUDY ABROAD Go abroad with faculty and students for an immersive experience in a specific Columbia course. Choose from a variety of program options in over 20 countries.
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