Housing | Housing & Residential Experience | Columbia College Chicago
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Housing | Housing & Residential Experience | Columbia College Chicago
Campus Life
Housing
Housing
Live in the middle of it all. Our residence halls are conveniently located steps from the main campus buildings and close to public transportation. Features and room types vary by building—read below for more info about each residence hall. New freshmen are encouraged to live in on-campus housing their first year.
Housing Options
Our residence halls were designed with creative students in mind and are located in the heart of downtown Chicago.
Learn about each residence hall below, and visit the
Office of Housing & Residential Experience
for even more information.
30 E. Balbo Drive
Meet 30 East, Columbia's newest addition to its residence centers with room for 340 students. Kick back in apartment-style spaces with an en-suite bathroom, with two to five students per residence, and take advantage of the full kitchen. And don't forget the location—you'll be steps from the Student Center and one block from Grant Park.
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The University Center
The University Center (UC) has created a home away from home for around 1,700 students from Columbia and nearby DePaul and Roosevelt universities. The UC features a fitness center, multimedia rooms, music practice rooms, an art studio, study rooms and a game room, along with laundry facilities, a kitchen on every floor and bicycle storage.
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Virtual Tour
Take a virtual tour to see what living on campus is like.
Launch Experience
Gender-Inclusive Housing
Columbia College Chicago is committed to providing a safe, accepting, and inclusive experience for all students. The college has a nondiscrimination policy that includes gender identity and/or expression. This policy extends to student housing. As such, our office of
Housing & Residential Experience
is proud to offer gender-inclusive housing options. These living options provide an on-campus residence experience that welcomes students across all gender identities and/or expressions, including transgender, questioning, or gender nonconforming students. All residential students, regardless of sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation, have the option of requesting a gender-inclusive room on the housing application.
Visit our
Housing & Residential Experience page
for more information.
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Campus Life
Housing
Housing
Live in the middle of it all. Our residence halls are conveniently located steps from the main campus buildings and close to public transportation. Features and room types vary by building—read below for more info about each residence hall. New freshmen are encouraged to live in on-campus housing their first year.
Housing Options
Our residence halls were designed with creative students in mind and are located in the heart of downtown Chicago.
Learn about each residence hall below, and visit the
Office of Housing & Residential Experience
for even more information.
30 E. Balbo Drive
Meet 30 East, Columbia's newest addition to its residence centers with room for 340 students. Kick back in apartment-style spaces with an en-suite bathroom, with two to five students per residence, and take advantage of the full kitchen. And don't forget the location—you'll be steps from the Student Center and one block from Grant Park.
Read More
The University Center
The University Center (UC) has created a home away from home for around 1,700 students from Columbia and nearby DePaul and Roosevelt universities. The UC features a fitness center, multimedia rooms, music practice rooms, an art studio, study rooms and a game room, along with laundry facilities, a kitchen on every floor and bicycle storage.
Read More
Virtual Tour
Take a virtual tour to see what living on campus is like.
Launch Experience
Gender-Inclusive Housing
Columbia College Chicago is committed to providing a safe, accepting, and inclusive experience for all students. The college has a nondiscrimination policy that includes gender identity and/or expression. This policy extends to student housing. As such, our office of
Housing & Residential Experience
is proud to offer gender-inclusive housing options. These living options provide an on-campus residence experience that welcomes students across all gender identities and/or expressions, including transgender, questioning, or gender nonconforming students. All residential students, regardless of sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation, have the option of requesting a gender-inclusive room on the housing application.
Visit our
Housing & Residential Experience page
for more information.
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