COLUMBIA
COLLEGE
CHICAGO
We transform artistic
visions into thriving
careers in film,
television, and
emerging media.
SEMESTER IN LA
Open to Columbia undergraduates, Semester in LA is an immersive, semester-long
program on a Hollywood studio lot. Students live in LA, take classes from industry
experts, and work at internships to bridge the classroom and the professional world.
Learn more at colum.edu/sila.
HANDS-ON IMMERSION AND TRAINING beginning in
the first year.
INDUSTRY-STANDARD EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES,
including our 35,500-square-foot Media
Production Center with soundstages, motion-
capture studio, and workshops.
INTERNSHIP, EMPLOYMENT, AND NETWORKING
OPPORTUNITIES on major film and TV studio
productions in Chicago.
EXTENSIVE ALUMNI NETWORK across the industry,
including award-winning writers, actors, and
cinematographers like Mauro Fiore ’87 (Avatar),
Christian Sprenger ’07 (Atlanta, GLOW),
Lena Waithe ’06 (Master of None), and more.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
- Cinema Art and
Science (BFA) - Filmmaking (BA)
- Interdisciplinary
Documentary (BA) - Television (BA)
- Television Executive
Producing and
Entrepreneurship (BFA) - Cinema and Television
Directing (MFA)
Learn more about our cinema and television
programs at colum.edu/ctva.