Alumni Benefits and Services
Recent graduates
Contact Information
Alumni email services will be available to you about ninety days after graduation; during this period, you will continue to have access to your student email account. Once your student account expires (you will be notified by CUIT), you will be able to utilize alumni email services.
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Continuing Education
All College of Dental Medicine alumni receive a 10% discount on tuition for dental continuing education courses, and young alumni graduating within the past five years receive a 20% discount. View the CE Course Schedule to see current offerings.
Diplomas & Transcripts
Alumni may replace diplomas for a fee or request a transcript through the Columbia University Medical Center Registration and Student Financial Services.
Degree Verification
Columbia University has authorized the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) to act as our agent to perform degree verifications.
You may contact them at:
Phone: 703-742-4200
Fax: 703-742-4239
E-mail: degreeverify@studentclearinghouse.org
For letters for postdoctoral programs or licensing requirements, please send an email to: cdm-postgradforms@columbia.edu
Columbia University has authorized the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) to act as our agent to perform degree verifications.
Connect with Alumni
Information to stay connected with Columbia and your classmates.
Search the ever-expanding list of Global Clubs throughout the US and in over 65 international locations to find one in your area!
Browse the growing list of groups based on interests and affiliations to see how you can get involved.
Connect with fellow Columbia alumni across Schools, degrees, graduation years, regions, interests, and more in the only verified online space!
Alumni Benefits
Alumni may apply for a University Alumni Identification Card that grants renewable reading privileges at Butler Library and the Health Sciences Library. To borrow books, alumni may obtain borrowing privileges for a monthly fee. To obtain your University Alumni Library Card, you must visit the Library Information Office in person in room 201 in the Butler Library. Alumni must present a valid government-issued photo ID card in order to obtain an alumni card. For more information, please contact 212-854-7309 or lio@columbia.edu.
Computer Discounts
The Columbia Alumni Association (CAA), in partnership with GovConnection, Inc. now offers Columbia alumni discounted computers (notebooks, desktops, and tablets) and peripherals.