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Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus

Chicago, Illinois Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large city

Overview

Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Chicago, Illinois. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 66 students in fall 2024. It is part of M & S Media Inc..

Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus offers certificates across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia, Radio and Television, and Recording Arts Technology/Technician. It awarded 113 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 53% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Mission

The mission of the Illinois Media School is to provide hands-on broadcasting and online media training in fully equipped radio and TV studios and web-based computer labs. The instructional staff consists of broadcast media professionals with many years of broadcast and online media experience and includes local on-air radio and TV personalities. Upon graduation, students are well-prepared for entry-level positions in the broadcast media industry.

Mission statement as reported by Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

Students enrolled

53%

First-year retention

113

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

12:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 5

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Communication and Journalism 4

Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Certificate 60 graduates
Radio and Television Certificate 37 graduates
Sports Communication Certificate 7 graduates
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other Certificate

Communications Technologies 1

Recording Arts Technology/Technician Certificate 9 graduates

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 53%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates under 1 year: 16
Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 97

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 66
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 66
Full-time, fall 2024: 100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 293
Full-time, 2024-25: 100%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 42%
Men: 58%
White: 19%
Hispanic or Latino: 14%
Black or African American: 56%
Two or more races: 11%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 100%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Continuous
Part of: M & S Media Inc.
Director of Operations: Imran Ali
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates