Vandercook College of Music

If music has been the best part of your life so far, and you want to share that gift with others, come to VanderCook College of Music. Here, you'll acquire the skills, techniques, and insights to teach and inspire music students of all ages.

The mission of VanderCook College of Music is to enrich the lives of present and future generations through the preparation of teachers in the instrumental, choral and general music disciplines. Through a broad-based curriculum, we strive to prepare excellent teachers with strong character, skill in the process of teaching, and respect for the essential role of music in our culture.

VanderCook is the only independent American college dedicated solely to music education. VCM graduates inspire a passion for music and learning in their students. If you’re a musician who wants to teach, there’s nowhere better to learn the craft.

VanderCook is a safe campus. In over four years there have been no reportable crimes or misdemeanors at VanderCook or involving VCM students or faculty on the IIT campus.

Over the last five years, 95% of VanderCook students have found jobs in music education within a year of earning their bachelor of music education.

VanderCook is located on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology, combining a small school community with big school facilities, including IIT’s dormitories, Galvin Library, gymnasium, and McCormick Student Center.

Experience Chicago. From VanderCook, a short elevated train ride takes you to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and other world-class musical venues.

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