College-Wide Resources

Academic Advising

Columbia College's Academic Advisors work with you to help you get the most out of your college experience and reach graduation, providing personalized advice on how to choose the right classes to meet your degree requirements and guiding you towards support, resources, and opportunities.

Academic Center for Tutoring

The Columbia College Chicago Academic Center for Tutoring (ACT) provides students from all disciplines, backgrounds, and levels of expertise the opportunity to develop diverse skills and strategies that will enhance their academic success within a safe and inclusive learning environment.

Counseling Services

Counseling Services’ mission is to provide high quality, holistic mental health services to the Columbia College Chicago student body. Through collaborative and confidential relationships, trained staff work with students to develop the coping strategies necessary for success in their academic, professional, and personal lives.

Student Health Center

A physician or nurse practitioner is available to provide outpatient clinical evaluation, treatment of minor illnesses, injuries, and also evaluation and triage/referral for more serious illnesses or injuries. Should you require a higher level of service due to an urgent or chronic condition, the SHC staff will advise you verbally or in writing of the possible diagnosis, testing, and treatment recommended.

Services for Students with Disabilities

SSD is dedicated to providing students with documented disabilities full access to the College’s educational programs, activities, and facilities. Accommodations are determined through an interactive process. They are intended to level the playing field for students with disabilities, while maintaining the integrity and standards of the College’s academic programs.

Campus Safety & Security

Columbia College Chicago provides a comprehensive safety and security program on campus. Our 24-hour Security Command Center includes dispatching capabilities and a sophisticated video surveillance and emergency communications network staffed around the clock. We continuously review the latest technology to ensure we are providing optimal security services to the community.

Student Diversity & Inclusion

SDI strives towards a campus community that actively and consistently challenges systems of structural oppression and inequity, is accountable and actionable to community needs, and prioritizes the perspectives of those from marginalized identity groups.