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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.
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Campus Location600 South Michigan
Chicago, IL 60605-1996
USA
Main Tel: (312) 663-1600
Web Site The campus is in a large city. |
Columbia College Chicago HighlightsWhere 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.
Other important characteristics: - Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
- Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Part-time classes available
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 1,695 | 29 | | Master | 192 | 13 | | Postbaccalaureate certificate | 6 | 5 |
Columbia College StudentsThe 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.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 17,584 | | Room and board | $ 12,018 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,346 | | Other | $ 5,010 |
Financial Aid: Columbia College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 183 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 90 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 50 |
Housing and MealsColumbia College provides on-campus housing for 2,579 of its 11,082 (full-time) students (as of 2007).
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (0 awarded) - Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
- Interior Architecture
ART STUDIES (247 awarded) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (174 awarded) - Marketing/Marketing Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (16 awarded) - Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
DESIGN (150 awarded) - Fashion/Apparel Design
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
- Industrial Design
- Interior Design
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (99 awarded) - Acting
- Dance
- Directing and Theatrical Production
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (47 awarded) - Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
- Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
FINE ARTS (45 awarded) - Fine Arts and Art Studies
- Fine/Studio Arts
LIBERAL ARTS (175 awarded) - Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
- Creative Writing
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
MEDIA (390 awarded) - Journalism
- Radio and Television
- Recording Arts Technology/Technician
MUSIC (16 awarded) PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (519 awarded) - Cinematography and Film/Video Production
- Commercial and Advertising Art
- Intermedia/Multimedia
- Photography
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (15 awarded) Selected Careers of Interest(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Columbia College with government-defined occupation categories.) Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.
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