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Former names | Columbia School of Oratory (1890–1904) Columbia College of Expression (1904–1928, 1928–1944) Mary A. Blood School of Speech Arts (1928) Columbia College (1944–1997) |
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| Motto | Esse Quam Videri |
Motto in English | To be, rather than to seem |
| Type | Private art college |
| Established | 1890 |
| Endowment | $311 million (2021)[1] |
| President | Jerry Tarrer |
Academic staff | 573[2] |
| Students | 5,928 [3] |
| Undergraduates | 5,719[3] |
| Postgraduates | 209[3] |
| Location | , , United States 41°52′26″N 87°37′30″W / 41.87391°N 87.62498°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | Renegades[4] |
| Website | www |
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Columbia College Chicago is a private art college in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1890, it has 6,493[3] students (as of fall 2021) pursuing degrees in more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.[5] It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.[6]
Columbia College Chicago is the host institution of several affiliated educational, cultural, and research organizations, including the Center for Black Music Research, the Center for Book and Paper Arts, the Center for Community Arts Partnerships, the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, and the Museum of Contemporary Photography.
Columbia College Chicago is not affiliated with Columbia University, Columbia College Hollywood, or any other Columbia College in the United States. However, Columbia College Hollywood was originally founded as a branch campus of Columbia College Chicago from 1952-1957.
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- ^ "Accreditation". Columbia College Chicago. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.