Columbia College Chicago Top Questions

Artsy kids who drop out.

For being the biggest art school in America, best school for dance, fashion, music, and movie industry. For being a Chicago landmark college.

Columbia College Chicago is best know for the Arts, it is a very creative and artsy school. Most of the programs here relate to: theater, dance, music, film, photography, and other arts.

The education of the arts to its students. Its writing, performing, multimedia, and film programs are among the top in the country. People are friendly and the supplies and facilities are up to date.

Columbia College Chicago is known for being the largest private arts school in the country. Although this is measured technically by the number of students attending, I would rather it be measured in the sense of the numerous amount of artistic majors offered by the school and vast amount of different types of people whether it be faculty or fellow students that you come into contact with.

Liberal arts programs that are rated highly around the world. Great faculty and staff that work in their fields and teach, sharing their knowledge freely with students to make them better. And the city of Chicago, downtown especially, is an amazing campus!

I would say the diversity of the people that go there.

For their photography program and many other artistic majors.

This school is best known for it's great integration with professionals and students. Staff works in the industry and educates students how everything works in a real world sense, not an academia sense. Students learn REAL WORLD knowledge and are told how cut throat the industry is. Also known for it's film and video department and focus on sending students to hollywood and numerous film festivals around the world. Very diverse, very different, very real, and very informative. Great networking oppotunities.

Preparing students for succssesful careers in creative and artistic fields that can otherwise be difficult to break into. The teachers are all professionals in thier field and introduce you to other industry professionls. There are great oppourtunities for internships and students are strongly encouraged to take one before they graduate.