Columbia College
Cost & Tuition
Student Debt
Median total debt: $14,750
Students with federal loans: 70.0%
Students with Pell grants: 53.1%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $42,036
After 5 years: $45,324
Majors(55 programs)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(69 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(32 graduates)
- Homeland Security.(28 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(25 graduates)
- Biology, General.(18 graduates)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(17 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(15 graduates)
- Education, General.(12 graduates)
- Social Work.(12 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(8 graduates)
- Special Education and Teaching.(7 graduates)
- Behavioral Sciences.(7 graduates)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(7 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(5 graduates)
- Chemistry.(4 graduates)
- Community Organization and Advocacy.(4 graduates)
- Dance.(4 graduates)
- Hospitality Administration/Management.(4 graduates)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(3 graduates)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(3 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(3 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(3 graduates)
- Public Health.(3 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(2 graduates)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(2 graduates)
- International Business.(2 graduates)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(1 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(1 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(1 graduates)
- Mathematics.(1 graduates)
- Music.(1 graduates)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services.(1 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.
- Journalism.
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other.
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.
- English Language and Literature/Letters, Other.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.
- Data Analytics.
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.
- Religion/Religious Studies.
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.
- Fire Protection.
- Security Science and Technology.
- Human Services, General.
- Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other.
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.
- Marketing.
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations.
- History.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,245 students
Admission Rate: 95.8%
Retention Rate: 52.9%
Graduation Rate: 53.5%
Student Demographics
White (38.1%)
Hispanic (11.0%)
Black (37.5%)
Asian (2.3%)
Two or More (0.5%)
International (0.7%)
Gender Distribution
Men (18.2%)
Women (81.8%)