Columbia College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

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

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $12,276 on average. It offers 71 degree programs through 7 Certificate, 15 Associate's, 44 Bachelor's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 31 programs (5 Certificate, 6 Associate's, 18 Bachelor's programs).

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	1001 Rogers Street, Columbia, MO
Phone	800-231-2391
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	$12,276
Student Population »	5,689 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	42%
Retention Rate	75% (Full-time) 26% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$8,897
Students to Faculty	20:1 (5.00%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$43,000
Average Salary by Field of Study	$30,400 - $51,600

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $12,276 for undergraduate programs at Columbia College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($14,339) over private community colleges in Missouri.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Columbia College. Then, we compare its costs to Missouri 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	$12,276
Books & Supplies	$480
On-Campus Living Costs	$14,122
Off-Campus Living Costs	$14,154
Average Financial Aid	$8,897
Cost of Attendance	$26,878
After Financial Aid	$17,981
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$43,000

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Tuition & Fees
Columbia College	$12,276
Private Community Colleges in Missouri	$14,339
Private Community Colleges in U.S.	$20,310

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Columbia College offers Certificate, Associate's and Bachelor's programs. Of that, 31 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 5 Certificate, 6 Associate's, 18 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	5	6	18
Total Programs	7	15	44

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.

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
American/United States Studies/Civilization	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	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	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Pre-Engineering	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	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	35 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	307 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	223 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

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

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 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	31 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	89 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Fire Services Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Forensic Science and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Human Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	69 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Photography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Painting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Printmaking	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Health and Wellness	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Pre-Nursing Studies	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	49 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	38 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	63 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	27 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	51 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Real Estate	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}

History

what is History program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}

Student Population

There are 5,689 students at Columbia College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 2,700 male students and 4,065 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	6,765	2,764	4,001
Male Students	2,700	1,026	1,674
Female Students	4,065	1,738	2,327

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Columbia College, there are 6,046 students including in both 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 Enrollment	6,046
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	3,845
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	854
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,347