Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 307 where 151 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 424 students in 2016 and was lowest at 151 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 424 to 151 students, a net loss of 273 (64.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Columbia College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 15.89% and the percentage of black students is 1.99% at Columbia College. 24.50% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 1.99% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 16.51% to 15.89%. Asian enrollment declined from 46.23% to 24.50%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.18% to 1.99%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 10.14% to 1.99%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.9139 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7485 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Columbia College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
15 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -82.35% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Columbia College from 2015 to 2025.