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Our student-led Campus Tours are fun, guided experiences that let you see firsthand all the greatness Columbia College Chicago has to offer—from our color-splashed South Loop campus to our bubbling student community. During these 90-minute tours, you’ll have a chance to check out the spaces and facilities for your program of interest.
HISTORY. Columbia College Chicago was founded in 1890 as the Columbia School of Oratory by Mary A. Blood and Ida Morey Riley, graduates of the Monroe Conservatory of Oratory, now Emerson College, in Boston, Massachusetts. The school focused on the teaching of elocution, public speaking, and physical culture. In 1904 the school changed its name ...
About President Kim. Kwang‑Wu Kim, D.M.A., has been the president and chief executive officer of Columbia College Chicago since July 1, 2013. A native Chicagoan with over thirty years of experience as a performer, teacher, and administrator, he is an outspoken advocate of the value of creative practice as a mode of learning, understanding, and creating new knowledge.
Discover Columbia College Chicago. 6,400+ students representing all 50 states and 60+ countries; 44% First-generation; 54% of undergraduates identify as students of color; ... There are so many reasons Columbia could be the right place for you, and we want you to learn about them all.
Phone Number 866-705-0200. The Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois, offers a high-quality and innovate education in the visual, performing, media and communication arts. Student life is active and fun, but, above all, educational. The school hosts many college and international affairs, providing resources for students interested in expanding ...
Columbia College Chicago has a total of 6,646 students including 6,424 undergraduate and 222 graduate students. By gender, there are 2,688 male students and 4,048 female students attending Columbia College Chicago. The school offers online degree programs and 69 students enrolled online exclusively (1.04% of all students).
2013: Appointment of Kwang-Wu Kim, D.M.A., as the 10th President and CEO of the College, implementing “Achieving Our Greatness: A Strategic Plan for Columbia College Chicago” in 2015 and has directed a campus-wide refashioning of college curriculum and an institution-wide commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
