Civic and Cultural Outreach
As a major force in the revitalization of Chicago's South Loop area and home to a range of outreach efforts, Columbia College Chicago has an incalculable impact on the city and its people.
Much of the impact is a direct result of educating the authors of our emerging culture - the students who will shape the arts and media of our time and the future. But much of our impact is due to activities designed to touch the public in creative, constructive, and important ways.
These efforts include:
Career Beginnings
Program assists students from urban high schools to make the transition to college or careers.
CCAP - Center for Community Arts Partnerships
Students at Columbia are encouraged to go beyond the ivory tower of academia and see the classroom are including the "real world" of the city and the diverse communities it comprises. CCAP creates and nurtures reciprocal arts partnerships connecting college and community. Through CCAP community partnership activities like Urban Missions and Arts in Youth and Community Development, hundreds of young people from Chicago communities have gained an awareness of the college and the skills necessary for pursuing higher education. More...
Chicago Center for Arts Policy
One of several centers focusing on culture in America, the Center for Arts Policy explores and defines arts policy in American society.
More about the center for arts policy...
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Community Media Workshop
The Community Media Workshop supports the broad public discussion necessary for a healthy democracy. Among its programs: training programs for non-profits in effective communication strategies and news tips for media and others. More...
High School Summer Institute
A program enabling high school students to take summer classes toward degree credit, the high school institute offers what many public school districts have cut from their curricula. Scholarships are available. More...
International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago
The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago is a nonprofit organization committed to promoting Latino culture and fostering understanding between Latinos and other Americans. The Center produces various cultural events, including comedy, dance, music, poetry, theater, and visual arts exhibitions. More...
New Expression
In residence at Columbia, this free, monthly, city-wide newspaper is written by, for, and about Chicago teens. New Expression covers subjects such as budget cuts in education, teen voting, and military recruiting. More...
Saturday Scholars Program
Supported by Bank One and facilitated by Columbia's Office of Community Arts Partnerships, the program provides comprehensive college and workforce preparation to promising but underserved high school students, encouraging access, awareness, and participation in an array of academic, cultural, and social activities. More...
Summer Arts Camp
An arts day camp for children. More...
Upward Bound Program
Serving high school students from two Chicago high schools - Foreman and Benito Juarez - Upward Bound assists students in making the transition from high school to a college. More...
Much of the impact is a direct result of educating the authors of our emerging culture - the students who will shape the arts and media of our time and the future. But much of our impact is due to activities designed to touch the public in creative, constructive, and important ways.
These efforts include:
Career Beginnings
Program assists students from urban high schools to make the transition to college or careers.
CCAP - Center for Community Arts Partnerships
Students at Columbia are encouraged to go beyond the ivory tower of academia and see the classroom are including the "real world" of the city and the diverse communities it comprises. CCAP creates and nurtures reciprocal arts partnerships connecting college and community. Through CCAP community partnership activities like Urban Missions and Arts in Youth and Community Development, hundreds of young people from Chicago communities have gained an awareness of the college and the skills necessary for pursuing higher education. More...
Chicago Center for Arts Policy
One of several centers focusing on culture in America, the Center for Arts Policy explores and defines arts policy in American society.
More about the center for arts policy...
More about Columbia's centers of research...
Community Media Workshop
The Community Media Workshop supports the broad public discussion necessary for a healthy democracy. Among its programs: training programs for non-profits in effective communication strategies and news tips for media and others. More...
High School Summer Institute
A program enabling high school students to take summer classes toward degree credit, the high school institute offers what many public school districts have cut from their curricula. Scholarships are available. More...
International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago
The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago is a nonprofit organization committed to promoting Latino culture and fostering understanding between Latinos and other Americans. The Center produces various cultural events, including comedy, dance, music, poetry, theater, and visual arts exhibitions. More...
New Expression
In residence at Columbia, this free, monthly, city-wide newspaper is written by, for, and about Chicago teens. New Expression covers subjects such as budget cuts in education, teen voting, and military recruiting. More...
Saturday Scholars Program
Supported by Bank One and facilitated by Columbia's Office of Community Arts Partnerships, the program provides comprehensive college and workforce preparation to promising but underserved high school students, encouraging access, awareness, and participation in an array of academic, cultural, and social activities. More...
Summer Arts Camp
An arts day camp for children. More...
Upward Bound Program
Serving high school students from two Chicago high schools - Foreman and Benito Juarez - Upward Bound assists students in making the transition from high school to a college. More...