Career Programs at Columbia Institute

Columbia Institute is a Less than 2-years, private (for-profit) school located in Silver Spring, Maryland. Its published tuition & fees of the largest program are $9,940 for the academic year 2021-2022. The school provides 2 vocational programs.

A total of 62 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 71%. It provides 2 major programs. Below, you can check career and vocational programs and the costs at Columbia Institute.

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Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at Columbia Institute is English Language and Literature and its 2022 tuition & fees are $9,940. For reference, the average tuition for the English Language and Literature program of all trade schools in the United States is $8,739.

The next table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time. The average values are computed based on the data from trade schools' information for the corresponding vocational program.

2022 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
English Language and Literature	$9,940	$720	1,200 Hours	15 Months
National Average	$8,739	-	687 Hours	12.75 Months
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	$8,260	$330	600 Hours	7 Months
National Average	$11,333	-	668 Hours	8.02 Months

2022 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2021-2022, the average tuition & fees are $9,940 at Columbia Institute. The typical cost for purchasing books and supplies for programs is $720. The total cost of attendance is $35,080 when a student lives off-campus.

2022 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$9,940
Books & Supplies	$720
Room & Board	$19,380
Other Living Expenses	$5,040
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$35,080

¹Columbia Institute does not offer on-campus housing facilities.

Career and Vocational Programs

Columbia Institute offers 1 career courses through 2 Years Certificate programs. The next table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	1 Year Certificate	2 Years Certificate	4 Years Certificate	Associate's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Next tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as only online classes.

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

English Language and Literature

	1 Year Certificate	2 Years Certificate	4 Years Certificate	Associate's
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	60	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The graduation rate at Columbia Institute is 71%. The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 an the retention rate is 72%.

Key Academics Stats
Acceptance Rate	0%
Graduation Rate	71%
Transfer-out Rate	7%
Retention Rate	72%(full-time), 60% (part-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Student Population	62 Students
Number of Staffs	21 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

Columbia Institute provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students.

On-Campus Student Services
Remedial services	No
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	No
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided

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