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 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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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 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 Play Series presents 'Pride and Prejudice' Oct. 2-4

Event: October 2, 2025 12:00 AM

UC College-Conservatory of Music's 2025-26 theatre season opens with Regency-era romance "Pride and Prejudice," playing Oct. 2-4, 2025 in Patricia Corbett Theater. The fire and wit of Jane Austen's classic 1813 romance shines through in this vibrant new adaptation by Joseph Hanreddy and J. R. Sullivan. Presented as part of CCM's Play Series, tickets are on sale now through the CCM Box Office.

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.

CCM Jazz Orchestra celebrates legacy of Terry Gibbs big band in...

Event: September 21, 2025 7:00 PM

UC College-Conservatory of Music pays tribute to legendary American jazz vibraphonist and band leader Terry Gibbs with CCM Jazz Orchestra's "Flying Home" concert at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21.

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