Columbia College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

Columbia College is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Columbia, South Carolina.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $16,745 on average. It offers 62 degree programs through 2 Certificate, 50 Bachelor's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 12 programs (5 Bachelor's programs).

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	1301 Columbia College Dr, Columbia, SC
Phone	803-786-3012
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	$16,745
Acceptance Rate	95.98%
Student Population »	1,514 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	55%
Transfer-out Rate	32%
Retention Rate	55% (Full-time) 38% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$11,239
Students to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$36,200
Average Salary by Field of Study	$19,700 - $44,700

Application Requirements

Columbia College requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, and High School Record (or Transcript) to its applicants. The school recommends submitting High School GPA, High School Rank, and High School Record (or Transcript). The following table summarizes the admission requirements to apply to Columbia College.

Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Considered, if submitted
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Not Considered
Recommendations	Considered, if submitted
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $16,745 for undergraduate programs at Columbia College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($17,963) over private community colleges in South Carolina.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Columbia College. Then, we compare its costs to South Carolina community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Amount
Tuition & Fees	$16,745
Books & Supplies	$960
On-Campus Living Costs	$13,490
Off-Campus Living Costs	$11,480
Average Financial Aid	$11,239
Cost of Attendance	$31,195
After Financial Aid	$19,956
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$36,200

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Tuition & Fees
Columbia College	$16,745
Private Community Colleges in South Carolina	$17,963
Private Community Colleges in U.S.	$19,928

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Columbia College offers Certificate and Bachelor's programs. Of that, 12 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 5 Bachelor's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Total Programs	2	NOT OFFERED	50

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Communication and Media Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Drama and Dance Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Human Development and Family Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Family and Community Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Behavioral Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Business Analytics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Forensic Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Forensic Science and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Community Organization and Advocacy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Dance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Pre-Nursing Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Public Health Education and Promotion	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 1,514 students at Columbia College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 203 male students and 1,186 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	1,389	1,017	372
Male Students	203	133	70
Female Students	1,186	884	302

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Columbia College, there are 1,514 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,207 students were attending classes through distance learning (796 students are enrolled exclusively and 411 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,514
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	796
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	411
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	307