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.

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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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CCM’s academic offerings span the spectrum of the performing and media arts – from Acting, Ballet and Bassoon to Video Production, Violin and Voice – along with everything in between. Find your interest:

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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

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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

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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.

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The Latest News From CCM Village

CCM Composition Professor awarded 2025 Wachtmeister Award

March 25, 2025

The UC College-Conservatory of Music congratulates Douglas Knehans, Professor of Composition, who was recently named the recipient of the 2025 Wachtmeister Award. Awarded every two years by the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA), the prize includes a 30 day residency at Mt. San Angelo in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, as well as a $1,000 honorarium and a travel stipend.

President Pinto shares search update for executive vice...

March 25, 2025

President Neville Pinto shares search update for executive vice president for academic affairs and provost

CCM announces 2025 Opera Scholarship Competition winners

March 24, 2025

Current and incoming students competed for six full-tuition scholarships and $62,500 in additional awards during CCM's 2025 Opera Scholarship Competition on Saturday, March 15 in Corbett Auditorium.

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