Agency Description: Columbia College Chicago is the largest private arts and media college in the United States. Because of their proximity to a wide range of arts and media resources, Columbia College Chicago is able to offer a strong, diverse range of courses.

Project Description: Columbia College Chicago's Center for Community Arts Partnership (CCAP) has been transforming the lives of thousands of Chicago's young people through its unique approach to college-community partnership building since 1998.  Founded on a mission to link the academic departments of Columbia College with diverse communities throughout the city, CCAP brings the concepts of community-based learning, arts-integrated curricula and reciprocal partnerships into the spotlight.  It unites artists, educators, students, corporations, schools and community-based organizations to form meaningful, sustainable partners in the arts.

ACET services: ACET provided an evaluation of Columbia College’s “Arts Integration Mentorship” Project, which included the development of a quasi-experimental research study and the writing of a research proposal subsequently applied by Chicago Public Schools.

Date of Service: 2006-2007