Columbia College Chicago
Location and Contact Information
600 South MichiganChicago, IL 60605-1996
USA
Main Tel: (312) 663-1600
Web Site
The campus is in a large city.
Overview
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.
Highlights (vs. Other Schools)
- Many students concentrating in art studies, photography and commercial art, media, drama and performing arts, music, design, and fine arts.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- Large number of students.
- High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
- High male/female ratio.
- High faculty salary.
School characteristics:
- The school is private, not-for-profit.
- Academic calender: Semester.
- Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.
Features of note:
- Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
- The school offers a faculty tenure system.
- There are one or more libraries on-campus.
- Campus housing is available.
- Students may study abroad.
- Distance learning is available.
- Part-time classes are available.
Similar Schools
Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Columbia College:
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| School | Location | Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elon University | Elon, NC | 5,628 |
| 2 | Pratt Institute-Main | Brooklyn, NY | 4,946 |
| 3 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | Wayne, NJ | 10,256 |
| 4 | The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey | Pomona, NJ | 7,307 |
| 5 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | 3,073 |
| 6 | Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ | 10,270 |
| 7 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL | 20,799 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | Abington, PA | 3,394 |
| 9 | Montclair State University | Montclair, NJ | 17,475 |
| 10 | Ramapo College of New Jersey | Mahwah, NJ | 5,847 |
Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)
| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | 2,011 | 29 |
| Master | 191 | 13 |
| 1-2 year certificate | 22 | 14 |
| Postbaccalaureate certificate | 8 | 1 |
Faculty
Tenure (2009-2010):
| Full-Time Faculty | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| With tenure | 196 | |
| Without tenure; working toward tenure | 90 | |
| Without tenure; tenure not available | 68 |
Students
Student enrollment was 12,464 in 2009-2010 (11,378 full-time equivalent).
Undergrads are 95% of enrolled students and graduate students are 5%.
Students under 25 years old represent 85% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.
Room and Board
Columbia College provides on-campus housing for 2,719 of its 11,378 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).
International Study
About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.
Graduate School Focus
Columbia College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.
The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Fields Other Than Education And Business).
Programs of Study
(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)
ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
- Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
ART STUDIES
- Arts Management
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
- Marketing/Marketing Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
DESIGN
- Fashion/Apparel Design
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
- Industrial Design
- Interior Design
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
- Acting
- Dance
- Directing and Theatrical Production
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
EDUCATION AND TEACHING
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
- Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
FINE ARTS
- Fine Arts and Art Studies
- Fine/Studio Arts
LIBERAL ARTS
- Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
- Creative Writing
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
MEDIA
- Journalism
- Radio and Television
- Recording Arts Technology/Technician
MUSIC
- Music
PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production
- Commercial and Advertising Art
- Intermedia/Multimedia
- Photography
THERAPY AND COUNSELING
- Dance Therapy/Therapist
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