Columbia College Chicago

Can better grammar skills lead to a better job as well? So argues Columbia College Chicago journalism professor Betsy Edgerton in the piece below. Feel free to leave your comments on Betsy's views or contact moneycollege@walletpop.com. You know grammar, right? Of course you do. So why pay for your...

You've found your dream internship at an exciting, cutting-edge workplace. All your ducks are in a row, your final exams are completed, term papers have been turned in, your bags are just about packed, and then it hits you: where to live? The very phrase "affordable student housing" can seem...

One of the most common questions I hear from students applying for internships is why some employers require the experience be done for academic credit. Perhaps unsurprisingly, I've never heard of this issue coming up with paid internships. If an employer is paying a student, they generally don't...

With yellow hair a la Lady Gaga in the "Telephone" music video and bejeweled red robes, Matt Kasin looks more like he belongs on a runway than in a college classroom. But the 21-year-old attends Columbia College Chicago where he studies film; directing specifically. While his courses may be in...

Everyone knows how important college internships are. If they weren't, the market wouldn't support a cottage industry of companies that charge parents thousands of dollars, as the Chicago Tribune recently reported, to find their son or daughter an unpaid summer job. Since internships are so...