Visit Shimer College to discover what we have to offer!  As you plan your visit, contact the Office of Admission if you have any questions or need further information we will be happy to help. Email your requests to us  or call us at 312-235-3500 or 800-215-7173

A visit to Shimer can include a tour, an interview, class visits, and a meeting with a professor.   Be sure to leave time in your schedule to explore Chicago!

You can visit classes going on right now: In the weekday program, or the weekend program.

Directions to Shimer
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And here are just a few of the many sites and adventures Chicago offers on your visit:

The Reader
The guide to Chicago music, theater, arts, and film, plus a large classifieds section featuring jobs, housing, and more.

Chicago Traveler
A guide to Chicago's attractions including parks and zoos, sports venues, museums, and special events.

Siskel Film Center
Part of the School of the Art Institute, the Siskel Film Center selects and presents significant world cinema in a non-commercial setting.

Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA)
One of the nation's largest facilities devoted to the art of our time, the Museum of Contemporary Art offers exhibitions of the most thought-provoking art created since 1945.  The MCA documents contemporary visual culture through painting, sculpture, photography, video and film, and performance.

For more destinations in Chicago visit the home page for Shimer's Chicago campus.