karadactyl

I've also been researching photography programs to apply to within the next couple years. I recently went in for a meeting at Columbia College and toured SAIC in Chicago. Sadly, I didn't get to tour Columbia at the time. SAIC is amazing, but nearly double the price of CC, so I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on Columbia College. They said they were more focused on contemporary photography than anything else, which I'm interested in, but am a little worried about constraints, especially since I just had a discussion with my old photography professors about how they think contemporary photography may be going to the wayside soon. In addition to that, any thoughts on other MFA photography programs that aren't in the price ranges of the likes of SAIC, Yale, RISD, etc. Anyone?