Academic Non-Discrimination, Access and Inclusion Mission

Columbia College Chicago actively promotes non-discrimination, access, and inclusion as essential to the educational experiences of our students, staff, and faculty, and vital to our continuing success as a creative institution.

• We affirm that educational excellence in the creative arts requires teaching that is engaging and promotes active learning, with course content and assessments that reflect the leading edge of creative industries and incorporates aesthetics from across the breadth of global and domestic traditions.
• We acknowledge the impact of societal discriminatory policies and practices and commit to non-discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, veteran status, military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, citizenship status, genetic information, marital status, parental status, ancestry, source of income, credit history, housing status, order of protection status, actual or perceived association with such a person, and members of other protected classes under the law.
• We reaffirm our commitment to access and equal opportunity in our admissions and hiring practices.
• We commit to a campus culture that centers the voices and lived experiences of our students, fostering an environment that allows their creativity to bloom and to providing support that enables our students to feel welcomed and to thrive.