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Columbia College

Sonora, California·Public, 2-year·Far West
6-yr Graduation
27%
Enrollment
2,828
peer median 2,447
Avg net price
$15,468
+$7.4k vs Community College
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About

Columbia College is the oldest undergraduate college of Columbia University, a private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States.

Outcomes & equity

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
27%
Full-time retention
58%

What families actually pay

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,182
$30–48k$17,022
$48–75k$17,735
$75–110k$19,215
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$15,468
+$7,392vs Community College median $8,076
Pell recipients
62.7%
Federal loans
0.0%

Academic programs

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs46
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

302 total
01Liberal Arts
11939.4%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
278.9%
03Natural Resources
258.3%
04Health Professions
237.6%
05Psychology
227.3%
06Business
196.3%
07Security/Protective
196.3%
08Social Sciences
186.0%
09Education
165.3%
10Physical Sciences
144.6%

Enrollment & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
2,828
12-mo unduplicated
3,653
Undergraduate
3,653
Graduate
2,722

Gender split

Men
46%1,679
Women
54%1,974

Race / ethnicity composition

White
66.4%
Hispanic
24.6%
Black
3.5%
Asian
2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.6%
Unknown
1.1%
Two or more
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
Non-resident
0.1%

Faculty

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
21.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
58

Columbia College vs IPEDS peer group

The peer institutions Columbia College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectColumbia College
27%2,828$15,468Community College
Atlantic Cape Community College
4,052$8,502Community College
Black River Technical College
1,705$6,053Community College
Carl Albert State College
1,851$6,855Community College
Cleveland State Community College
100.0%3,282$6,183Community College
Coffeyville Community College
1,466$5,481Community College
Copper Mountain Community College
2,019$7,962Community College
Crafton Hills College
6,768$10,655Community College
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College
1,048$5,643Community College
Dyersburg State Community College
3,296$4,322Community College
Eastern Oklahoma State College
1,285$11,020Community College
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
1,865$7,803Community College
Garden City Community College
2,079$8,681Community College
Garrett College
679$6,396Community College
Gavilan College
6,083$2,244Community College
Holyoke Community College
4,200$6,860Community College
Marion Military Institute
97.0%332$10,137Community College
Mineral Area College
2,447$11,123Community College
Murray State College
2,949$15,071Community College
Napa Valley College
4,844$14,046Community College
Orange County Community College
5,704$7,442Community College
Ozarka College
1,069$4,396Community College
Ranger College
2,522$6,565Community College
Roane State Community College
99.6%5,002$6,017Community College
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
668$8,076Community College
Roxbury Community College
2,044$12,544Community College
Seminole State College
1,488$15,328Community College
SUNY Adirondack
2,576$10,363Community College
Three Rivers College
2,604$9,980Community College
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton
100.0%2,248$11,718Community College
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
4,478$15,000Community College
Peer group median27%99.8%2,447$8,076

Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
College Research & Planning
Email
claimjumpers [at] yosemite.edu

Planning informs the college about its priorities, strategies, and resources and how to better serve students and the community. It requires ongoing institutional evaluation and improvement achieved through a systematic cycle of evaluation using the Cyclic Review Plan with oversight by the Institutional Effectiveness Council.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Matthew Connot
    Senior Research Analyst
  • Michelle Sandhoff
    Research Analyst

Documents & reports (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding opportunities (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

IR job openings (1)

Institutional Research and analytics roles currently posted at this institution.

Notable alumni (30)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • John Jay
    Politics
  • Alexander Hamilton
    Politics
  • Egbert Benson
    Politics
  • Robert Livingston
    Politics
  • Gouverneur Morris
    Politics
  • Clement Clarke Moore
    Literature
  • Felix Adler
    Philosophy
  • William Milligan Sloane
    History
  • Brander Matthews
    Dramatic Literature
  • Richard T. Ely
    Economics
  • Edward Sapir
    Linguistics
  • Joseph Campbell
    Mythology
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