Columbus State Community College offers 189 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 29 major programs - 19 Certificate and 10 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $5,338 for Ohio residents and $10,917 for out-of-state students.

Total 6,539 students out of total 25,129 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 922 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Columbus State Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameColumbus State Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address550 E Spring St, Columbus, OH
Online Students6,539 Enrolled Online Exclusively
6,642 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$5,338
Out-of-State$10,917
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Online Degree Programs
Total29 Programs
Certificate19 Programs
Associates10 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Columbus State Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Ohio residents, the tuition & fees are $5,338 and $10,917 for non-Ohio residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $178 for Ohio residents and $364 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$4,588$4,888$5,038$5,188$5,338
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$9,540$9,997$10,304$10,611$10,917
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$158$162$168$173$178
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$323$333$343$354$364

Online Programs By Area of Study

Columbus State Community College offers 189 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 29 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 19 Certificates, 10 Associates.

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

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs1910NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs12465NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT 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.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Graphic and Printing Equipment OperatorONLY IN CLASSROOM 54 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Homeland Security1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Geographic Information Science and Cartography10 2 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Visual and Performing Arts106 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Design and Visual Communications50 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Commercial Photography39 13 NOT OFFERED
Photography33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Health/Health Care Administration/Management2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business Administration and Management119 70 NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM 9 NOT OFFERED
Customer Service Management1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping4 34 NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science22 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
Marketing (other)ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Columbus State Community College, there are 25,129 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 13,181 students were attending classes through distance learning (6,539 students are enrolled exclusively and 6,642 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment25,129
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses6,539
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses6,642
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses11,948

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 6,539 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 6,457 Ohio Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 79 students living in the U.S. States other than Ohio, and 1 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses6,539
Ohio Resident6,457
Other State In U.S.79
Outside of U.S.1
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses6,539
Degree/Certificate Seeking3,760
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking2,779

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