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At Columbia College Chicago, we focus on fostering environments where individual self-expression is celebrated, creativity is nurtured, and opportunity is abundant. You will be immersed in practice-based multidisciplinary education in the heart of a city bursting with culture – and all from day one. Find your community and expand your creative ambitions with a degree from Columbia.
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#4 Animation School in the Midwest and Top 50 Nationally | 2024
Top 21 Film Schools in North America | 2023
#1 College for Aspiring Comedians | 2023
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Columbia alumni shape and reshape industries as varied as cinema, business, music, video game design, journalism, and fashion. Here are just a few of our esteemed alumni who shape and reshape industries as varied as film, entertainment business, music, video game design, journalism, and fashion. Are you ready to follow in their footsteps?
Mauro Fiore ’87
Academy Award recipient for Best Achievement for Cinematography for Avatar
Charlie Curtis-Beard ’19
Los Angeles-based rapper and social media influencer
Lena Waithe ’06
Producer, actress, Emmy award winning writer, and Hollywood influencer