Columbia College Hollywood

Location and Contact Information

18618 Oxnard St
Tarzana, CA 91356-1411
USA
Main Tel: (818) 345-8414
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Columbia College Hollywood, also known as CCH, is a co-educational school of film, television, and liberal arts located in Tarzana, California. Founded in 1952, the first campus was located in MacArthur Park in downtown Los Angeles. Apart from imparting excellent theoretical knowledge upon students, the school is also well known for providing students with the opportunity to shoot their own movies. The college conveys bachelor's and associate degrees in Cinema and Television.

The college has state of the art libraries, and xcomputer laboratories to help students put their theoretical knowledge to practical use.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in photography and commercial art.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, not-for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Quarter.
  • Carnegie classification: Schools of art, music, and design.

Features of note:

  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Weekend study is an option.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 16,820
Room and board$ 10,152
Books and supplies$ 500
Other$ 4,143

Financial Aid

Columbia College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 83% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant44%$3,403
Institutional Grant  
Federal Grant44%$3,230
Pell Grant44%$3,097
Other Federal Grant44%$133
State or Local Grant5%$1,551

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan83%$10,669
Federal Loan83%$6,081
Other Loan29%$12,999

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Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Columbia College Hollywood:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Oakbridge Academy of ArtsLower Burrell, PA50
2Nossi College of ArtGoodlettsville, TN381
3Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster, PA298
4Duluth Business UniversityDultuh, MN310
5O'More College of DesignFranklin, TN202
6Paier College of ArtHamden, CT221
7Los Angeles ORT CollegeLos Angeles, CA177
8Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, FL6,979
9School of Communication ArtsRaleigh, NC373
10Burlington CollegeBurlington, VT167

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor581
Associate41

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  2
Without tenure; tenure not available  1

Students

Student enrollment was 355 in 2009-2010 (360 full-time equivalent).

About 61% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 39% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 79% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 95% are full-time and 5% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men67%
Women60%
All64%

Room and Board

Columbia College provides on-campus housing for 100 of its 360 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (62 awarded)

  • Film/Cinema Studies