Columbia College Chicago Top Questions

Columbia is amazing in the arts. Our staff is made up of well known artists, writers, ect. They are experienced and knowledgable. Columbia produces great artwork in all different forms.

It is a deceptively easy school to get in to, but you have to work very hard to stay. Everyone is very goal oriented. The students are largely dependent upon eachother to complete projects . I also enjoy the facilities at this school. I believe we have the best photography department in the country. Columbia is a special school which draws from the city in which it exists. We are so fortunate to have the City of Chicago as our back yard and our inspiration. Chicago is also rich with cultural and academic resources.

Columbia College Chicago emphasizes the importance of networking and embraces diversity. Here you meet a kaleidoscope of people who are able to help you in opening doors to your intended career path.

Being able to live as an artist in a community of artists. Sure, there are those who are all about themselves and not much else, but the majority just want you to be a muse as much as they want to be your muse. It's such an awesome thing to just walk outside while they are shooting a film, to walking into a lobby to someone rocking out on a guitar, passing rooms where people are rehearsing lines or giving a reading, someone painting/drawing, or avoiding the dancing feet of people in the elevator. I love it.

The City. I grew up in a very small town with everyone knowing everyone, here in Chicago there is so much to see and learn there is Arts and History. You dont ever have to walk anyplace, Trains, Buses, Cabs, So many places to go so much to see, So many people to meet.

Being in Chicago

how amazing my teachers are.

I usually tend to talk about the surrounding city more. Our "campus" isn't much to brag about as it is only a series of buildings spread out around the city. I guess you could say the city is our campus.