Columbia College
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 125 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 124 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data124 · 99.2%
- Failing1 · 0.8%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Action history · 5
- Jan 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Mar 2021Approved for Correspondence EducationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jun 2019Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jan 2018Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Feb 2014Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,009 students received $4.5M in Pell grants, alongside $11K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
Academic programs at Columbia College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 2
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Columbia College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Columbia College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | $15,468 | Community College |
| — | — | 4,052 | $8,502 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,705 | $6,053 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,851 | $6,855 | Community College | |
| — | 100.0% | 3,282 | $6,183 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,466 | $5,481 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,019 | $7,962 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,768 | $10,655 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,048 | $5,643 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,296 | $4,322 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,285 | $11,020 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,865 | $7,803 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,079 | $8,681 | Community College | |
| — | — | 679 | $6,396 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,083 | $2,244 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,200 | $6,860 | Community College | |
| — | 97.0% | 332 | $10,137 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,447 | $11,123 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,949 | $15,071 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,844 | $14,046 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,704 | $7,442 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,069 | $4,396 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,522 | $6,565 | Community College | |
| — | 99.6% | 5,002 | $6,017 | Community College | |
| — | — | 668 | $8,076 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,044 | $12,544 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,488 | $15,328 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,576 | $10,363 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,604 | $9,980 | Community College | |
| — | 100.0% | 2,248 | $11,718 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,478 | $15,000 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 27% | 99.8% | 2,447 | $8,076 |
Institutions like Columbia College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Columbia College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeNew Jersey
Atlantic Cape Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,052Net price$8,502View data - Community CollegeArkansas
Black River Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,705Net price$6,053View data - Community CollegeOklahoma
Carl Albert State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,851Net price$6,855View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Cleveland State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment3,282Net price$6,183View data - Community CollegeKansas
Coffeyville Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,466Net price$5,481View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Copper Mountain Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,019Net price$7,962View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Crafton Hills College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,768Net price$10,655View data - Community CollegeNew York
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,048Net price$5,643View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Dyersburg State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,296Net price$4,322View data - Community CollegeOklahoma
Eastern Oklahoma State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,285Net price$11,020View data - Community CollegeNew York
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,865Net price$7,803View data - Community CollegeKansas
Garden City Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,079Net price$8,681View data - Community CollegeMaryland
Garrett College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment679Net price$6,396View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Gavilan College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,083Net price$2,244View data - Community CollegeMassachusetts
Holyoke Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,200Net price$6,860View data - Community CollegeAlabama
Marion Military Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate97.0%Enrollment332Net price$10,137View data - Community CollegeMissouri
Mineral Area College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,447Net price$11,123View data - Community CollegeOklahoma
Murray State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,949Net price$15,071View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Napa Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,844Net price$14,046View data - Community CollegeNew York
Orange County Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,704Net price$7,442View data - Community CollegeArkansas
Ozarka College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,069Net price$4,396View data - Community CollegeTexas
Ranger College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,522Net price$6,565View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Roane State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate99.6%Enrollment5,002Net price$6,017View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment668Net price$8,076View data - Community CollegeMassachusetts
Roxbury Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,044Net price$12,544View data - Community CollegeOklahoma
Seminole State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,488Net price$15,328View data - Community CollegeNew York
SUNY Adirondack
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,576Net price$10,363View data - Community CollegeMissouri
Three Rivers College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,604Net price$9,980View data - Community CollegeArkansas
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment2,248Net price$11,718View data - Community CollegeArkansas
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,478Net price$15,000View data
Columbia College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
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- Matthew ConnotSenior Research Analyst
- Michelle SandhoffResearch Analyst
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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