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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Columbia Southern University is $5,808 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Columbia Southern University offers the alternative tuition plans .
32% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $2,812 (exclude student loans).
| Tuition & Fees | $5,808 |
|---|---|
| Average Financial Amount | $2,812 |
Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers
Columbia Southern University offers 15 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 1,718 students have completed their career programs.
| Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 1 Year Certificate | 15 | 15 | 136 |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 1,718 |
Programs by Award Level
The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
- 136 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
- 1,582 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources and Conservation [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 16 completers | - |
| Environmental Studies | ✔ | 16 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 9 completers | - |
| Information Technology | ✔ | 7 | - |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | ✔ | 2 | - |
| Engineering Technology [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 43 completers | - |
| Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician | ✔ | 43 | - |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 5 completers | - |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | ✔ | 5 | - |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 24 completers | - |
| Fire Science/Fire-fighting | ✔ | 24 | - |
| Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management | ✔ | 0 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 4 completers | - |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician | ✔ | 4 | - |
| Business [+] | ✔ | 35 completers | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✔ | 2 | - |
| Project Management | ✔ | 9 | - |
| Finance | ✔ | 2 | - |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | ✔ | 1 | - |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | ✔ | 20 | - |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | ✔ | 0 | - |
| Marketing/Marketing Management | ✔ | 1 | - |
| Total | 136 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 364 completers | - |
| Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician | ✔ | 364 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 168 completers | - |
| General Studies | ✔ | 168 | - |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 664 completers | - |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | ✔ | 178 | - |
| Fire Science/Fire-fighting | ✔ | 486 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 59 completers | - |
| Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder | ✔ | 47 | - |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | ✔ | 12 | - |
| Business [+] | ✔ | 327 completers | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✔ | 327 | - |
| Total | 1,582 |
Directory and Accreditation Information
Columbia Southern University is accredited by Distance Education Accrediting Commission (1/12/2001 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Columbia Southern University.
21982 University Lane, Orange Beach, AL
251-981-3771