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Join us Saturday, May 16 for Manifest Arts Festival. The best part? It’s FREE and open to the public!

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Creative careers start here.

If you want a hands-on, practice-based education in the arts, media or communications grounded in the liberal arts, technology, and business, then we could be right for you. Through our innovative majors and minors in communication, music, applied arts, visual arts, performing arts, the marketing and management side of the creative industries, and more, you will become career-ready for a creative profession.


It's no wonder that we've been a destination for innovators for 135 years. So, why not make Columbia College Chicago your next destination on your path to a creative career?

Manifest 2026: KALEIDOSCOPE

Marking its 25th anniversary, this year’s festival will transform sections of Wabash Avenue into a vibrant, all-day festival, highlighting the creative work of Columbia’s graduating seniors, and is free and open to the public.

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Stay on track, catch up, or get ahead with flexible summer classes at Columbia. Choose from online, in-person, and hybrid courses designed for current, visiting, and non-degree students.

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