Columbia College Chicago

Columbia College Chicago was established in 1890 as the speech and teaching college for women. It is located in the South Loop of Chicago, Illinois. In the 1950s, degree and certificate programs in television and other communication and media arts were offered by the school. Columbia College Chicago has several campuses including the Alexandroff Campus, Congress Campus, Wabash Campus and South Michigan Campus. The college is organized into the following academic divisions:

• School of Fine & Performing Arts
• School of Liberal Arts & Sciences
• School of Media Arts

Columbia College Chicago offers a number of extracurricular activities for its students. Some of the major on-campus student organizations are the Producer's Guild of Columbia, Student Alumni Association, Asian Student Organization, Columbia College Association of Black Journalists, International Student Organization, and Hispanic Journalists of Columbia.

Columbia College Chicago Highlights

Where Columbia College Chicago stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Many students concentrating in art studies, media, photography and commercial art, drama and performing arts, design, and fine arts.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• High male/female ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Columbia College Students

The student enrollment at Columbia College was 12,021 in 2007 (11,082 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 94% of enrolled students and graduate students are 6%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Room and Board

Columbia College provides on-campus housing for 2,579 of its 11,082 (full-time) students (as of 2007).