Columbia College (Columbia, SC)

Online Program Overview

Columbia College is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Columbia, South Carolina. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $21,450 in average for all students.

It offers 64 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 10 programs - 5 Bachelors, 5 Masters.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Columbia College
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	1301 Columbia College Dr, Columbia, SC
Online Students	796 Enrolled Online Exclusively 411 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$21,450
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$15,216
Student to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Total	10 Programs
Bachelors	5 Programs
Masters	5 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 $21,450 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $15,216 for all students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $480 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $639 for all students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate	$18,425	$18,591	$18,218	$18,678	$21,450
Graduate	$8,574	$10,911	$9,268	$13,802	$15,216

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate	$414	$414	$420	$418	$480
Graduate	$480	$480	$480	$580	$639

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Columbia College offers 64 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 10 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 5 Bachelors, 5 Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	1	NOT OFFERED	53	9	NOT OFFERED	1

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely 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 online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Analytics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Columbia College, there are 1,514 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,207 students were attending classes through distance learning (796 students are enrolled exclusively and 411 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,514
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	796
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	411
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	307

By student location, out of a total of 796 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 603 South Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 188 students living in the U.S. States other than South Carolina, and 4 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.