Columbia College Chicago Top Questions

Most schools focus on general education but Columbia focuses on career when you first start the school.

I am a film major at columbia and I believe this school approaches the craft of filmmaking like no other film school I researched. From the very beginning, Columbia has been getting me ready for life after college by providing a number of opportunities for on-set experience. A big part of their eductation is geared to hands on experience and understanding how to promote ones self after college. I believe whole heartedly, once I graduate from Columbia College Chicago, I will have the knowledge and experience to handle myself in any proffessional scenario.

Columbia College is one of the recommended colleges told by my former English professor, and I'm glad it was recommended because I adored with the art classes and it shows that they care for art students as much as any other art colleges.

Columbia is all about building talent rather than taking the most talented and stamping the schools name on top of the students talent. The teachers are much more encouraging about building your basic skills where as in other schools when the students weren't perfect they told by teachers to give up or even get cut from the program by the school itself. Columbia is a place for a new start for people who have been rejected by typical education systems.

Columbia College Chicago is unique due to it's "campus" within the city as well as through its opportunites offered to students. By not having a traditional campus and by making the city of Chicago our playing field/ campus, it gives students real world experience and teaches how to make it in the real world while maintaining an education within a field you love. It also has major interships open for all students and gives each student an open and equal chance for success.

It is in the heart of Chicago and we gain experience not only from the classes, but also from the city itself.

My school was quite the surprise, because it considers students based more on their background and creative abilities, and less on test scores and GPA. It was convenient, but also promising for me, because I am quite creative, yet had many bumps in the road while going through high school. I am happy to say that my ACT was a solid 25.

Columbia College is totally unique from any other art school because of the diversty of the student body and professional staff. Students from Columbia cover all of the arts. Everything from film and dance, instrumental performance and visual arts, to creative writing and game design can be found at Columbia. The collaboration between the individual disciplines is where Columbia shines. Everyone interacts with one another. Artists, writers, and performers all come together to fuel one another and create spectacular works of art. All of the staff are still working in their fields so students get real world advice from professionals.

This school is specificly targetting to art students. Many different programs, but all art related, I love it!

What sold me to Columbia College Chicago was their willingness to help me make connections quickly as a Freshman. It also is in downtown Chicago, which helps tremendously when finding different job opportunities and employment while attending school. I enjoyed their ten major guidelines and the fact that one of those was to live what you love. Creating art is my passion. It's what I live for.

Columbia is one of the most diverse colleges in the country. Columbia currently has a little less than 12,000 undergraduates from all over the world, but still maintains class sizes of around 25 with absolutely no more than 40. What makes the college different is the sense of community with not only Columbia students, but with students from the many colleges in the wonderful city of Chicago.

The location of the school makes the experience of going there very unique. Since there is no specific campus, and the school is based in downton Chicago, students have the opportunity to not only experience going to college, but also just living life in general. Living in a city on your own requires a great deal of responsibility, and students get the opportunity to prove themselves as adults at Columbia.

Sketchy administration, sketchy facilities, rare instances of genuineness, and high tuition. If you're lucky, get a scholarship and maybe experience it here for a while. Shoot high with your academics, and make the best of it. I'm sure it wont be so bad once I'm out of here.

Columbia definitely falls within the art school category, so obviously you should know what you're getting in to. It's pretty diverse both ethnically and ideologically, so you'll have plenty of experience meeting new people and being exposed to new ways of thinking. As art is the school's purpose, most of the facilities in regard to this are pretty advanced, especially the new media production center. There are lots of quality resources at your disposal.

My school is strictly for art. My school is located in a very urbanized environment that allows its' students to explore , meet new people, and learn about different ethnicities. Next, my school prepares its' artists by creating programs or events that permits them to showcase their skills in front of a large crowd, this helps serious artists build a fan base for themselves, locally.

Columbia College Chicago is very unique compared to other schools I looked at. It is a school that is dedicated to helping make artistic people successful, while still providing them the basic education that liberal art schools provide. It is in the heart of downtown Chicago, which has been a great positive to me personally because it is such a great city. The faculty and staff have all seemed to be extremely helpful and friendly. Essentially the artsy side of the school is what appealed to me because it is somewhat of a unique quality among colleges.

Columbia is very diverse. People from all walks of life go here. It is located in the heart of downtown Chicago. So With that being, said you have all over chicago as your play ground and you have the freedom to explore it. Here at Columbia they let you be very free and they encourage you to be creative. So, they have classes here that pertain to your major. For example, instead of regular Physic cloumbia has the physics of sound. Which in my case this helps alot because i can pay attention more because i am a musican.

My school has a very diverse student body and its also a art school. I love that there;s alot of oppurtuinity for ar t lovers at my school.

The reasons why I picked this school is because it is in the heart of Chicago and the Fashion Design Program is great here. Classes at other schools I considered had atleast 200 student lectures for each class and I wanted more one on one classes. At Columbia college in Chicago the classes are small enoughfor the teachers to get to know your personal strengths and weaknesses. The teachers are always there for your when you need extra help.

I feel as if my school is more open-minded and just "open" in general. Freedom of expression and creativity are emphasized and encouraged. My school is also extremely diverse, housing students of many races with different passions, ideas, and talents from all backgrounds and walks of life.