Career Programs at Columbia State CC

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Columbia State Community College is $18,104 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 State Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .

83% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,948 (exclude student loans).

Columbia State CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$18,104
Average Financial Amount	$4,948

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Columbia State Community College offers 11 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 1,045 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Columbia State Community College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	7	97
2 Years Certificate	4	33
Total	11	1,045

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

97 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
33 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
915 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	0	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	2	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	80 completers	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	78	-
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	✕	4	-
	Total	97

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	✕	11	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Music (other)	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	17	-
Business [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	5	$23,300
	Total	33

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant	✕	19	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	30	-
Education [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Education	✕	31	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	632 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	632	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	4	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	134 completers	-
Anesthesiologist Assistant	✕	3	-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	✕	11	-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	✕	14	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	✕	11	-
Medical Informatics	✕	8	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	87	-
Business [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	38	-
	Total	915

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 4,954 students are attending at Columbia State Community College. There are 106 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 254 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1 (5.26%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 235 (full-time) and 255 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Columbia State Community College is 27% and transfer-out rate is 14%. The retention rate is 48% at the school.

Columbia State CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	4,954
Graduation Rate	27%
Number of Faculty	360
Student to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1

Student Population at Columbia State CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 5,383 students enrolled into Columbia State Community College. By gender, 2,031 male and 3,352 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Columbia State Community College.

Student Population By Gender
Columbia State Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,383	2,031	3,352
Full-time	2,988	1,260	1,728
Part-tme	2,395	771	1,624

There are 4,131 White (76.74%), 361 Black/African American (6.71%), 464 Hispanic (8.62%), 118 Asian (2.19%), and 772 students with other races attending Columbia State Community College. 15 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Columbia State Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,383	2,031	3,352
American Indian/Native American	17	8	9
Asian	118	46	72
Black/African American	361	135	226
Hispanic	464	156	308
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	4,131	1,584	2,547
Two More	181	55	126
Un-Known	95	43	52
Non-resident Alien	15	3	12

Columbia State Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

2,217 students (41.19% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,502 students (46.48% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Columbia State Community College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Columbia State Community College
	Number of Students
Total	5,383
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,217
Enrolled Some Online Courses	2,502
Not in Online Courses	664

By age range, at Columbia State Community College, 1,203 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.35% of total students), 3,143 students are aged below 20 (58.39%), 84 students are aged above 50 (2.86%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Columbia State Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,383	2,031	3,352
Under 18	1,026	353	673
Age 18-19	2,117	911	1,206
Age 20-21	791	359	432
Age 22-24	412	155	257
Age 25-29	382	101	281
Age 30-34	222	48	174
Age 35-39	154	37	117
Age 40-49	195	49	146
Age 50-64	77	17	60
Over 64	7	1	6

Directory and Accreditation Information

Columbia State Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1968 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Columbia State Community College.

1665 Hampshire Pike, Columbia, TN

931-540-2730

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