Columbia College offers 71 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 31 major programs - 5 Certificate, 6 Associate, 18 Bachelors, and 2 Masters.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $12,268 for undergraduate programs and $9,200 for graduate programs.

Total 3,845 students out of total 6,046 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,603 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Columbia College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameColumbia College
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address1001 Rogers Street, Columbia, MO
Online Students3,845 Enrolled Online Exclusively
854 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$12,268
Graduate Tuition & Fees$9,200
Student to Faculty20:1 (5.00%)
Online Degree Programs
Total31 Programs
Certificate5 Programs
Associates6 Programs
Bachelors18 Programs
Masters2 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Columbia College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $12,268 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $9,200 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $327 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $452 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$10,912$11,762$11,636$12,140$12,268
Graduate$8,602$8,584$8,442$8,826$9,200
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate$340$342$336$331$327
Graduate$460$471$466$457$452
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Columbia College offers 71 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters programs. Of that, 31 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 5 Certificates, 6 Associates, 18 Bachelors, 2 Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs5618 2NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs71544 5NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences19 ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies2 NOT OFFERED 38NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 307 223NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration4 ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 69NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and WellnessNOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED 49 38NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 63 176118 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 39NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management1 NOT OFFERED 22NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Real Estate7 2 ONLY IN CLASSROOM6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Columbia College, there are 6,046 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 4,699 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,845 students are enrolled exclusively and 854 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment6,046
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,845
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses854
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,347

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 3,845 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,433 Missouri Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 2,354 students living in the U.S. States other than Missouri, and 55 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,845
Missouri Resident1,433
Other State In U.S.2,357
Outside of U.S.55
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,845
Undergraduate3,537
Graduate308
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses3,537
Degree/Certificate Seeking3,435
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking102

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