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Where did the Chicken Dance come from?
September 17, 2025
WVXU turned to UC musicologist Jonathan Kregor for a look into the Chicken Dance's rise to fame.
College-Conservatory of Music
Welcome to your next stage. Tomorrow's arts leaders and luminaries get their start at UC's nationally ranked and internationally renowned College-Conservatory of Music.
A preeminent institution for the performing and media arts, CCM offers nearly 120 possible majors, along with a wide variety of pre-collegiate and post-graduate programs. The synergy created by housing CCM within a comprehensive public university gives the college its unique character and defines its objective: to educate and inspire the whole artist and scholar for positions on the world stage.
Next OnStage
CCM opens its Fall 2025 concert series with performances by the CCM Wind Symphony on Sept. 19, CCM Philharmonia on Sept. 20 and CCM Jazz Orchestra on Sept. 21. These season-opening concerts feature a variety of faculty, alumni and guest artists.
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You Are Welcome Here
CCM is dedicated to fostering a supportive environment for all students to thrive, while working with the UC Accessibility Resources office to ensure students with disabilities have full and equal access to academic opportunities through essential support and accommodations.
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Experience-Based Learning
Our students learn by doing. CCM produces more performing and media arts events than any other organization in the state of Ohio. Our students are involved in every production, both on stage and behind-the-scenes
Our Urban Campus
Our mid-sized, affordable city is home to a dedicated audience of arts patrons, providing students with unique opportunities to collaborate with some of the nation’s leading arts and media organizations
Unparalleled production facilities
CCM offers the benefit of a comprehensive arts conservatory within the setting of a comprehensive research university, allowing students to enjoy unparalleled production facilities at a lower tuition rate.
one of this country’s leading conservatories
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The Latest News From CCM Village
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Record enrollment continues at UC
September 15, 2025
More than a decade of growth continues with the University of Cincinnati seeing its largest enrollment ever as the official head count landed at 53,682 students for fall semester 2025.
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CCM ranked in top 10 most represented colleges on Broadway
September 8, 2025
The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music has once again been named as one of Playbill’s “Big 10.” Ranked as one of the top star-producing institutions in the nation, CCM was represented by at least 39 alumni performing on Broadway stages during the 2024-25 season according to Playbill's coverage.