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Columbia State Community College

Columbia, Tennessee·Public, 2-year·Southeast·columbiastate.edu
6-yr Graduation
30%
—
Total enrollment
5,712
peer median 5,940
Avg net price
$4,734
-$1.3k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
30%
Full-time retention
55%

Pell equity

9.7pp gap
Pell recipients
24%144 of 590
Non-Pell (all)
34%253 of 750
Subsidized loan, no Pell
0%0 of 10
No Federal Aid
34%253 of 740

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 35 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 28 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
35
Passing
7
20.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

35programs
  • Passing7 · 20.0%
  • No Data28 · 80.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
3
Safe
4
No data
28

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.

7
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+15.0%
$37,930 vs $32,989
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+22.1%
$40,271 vs $32,989
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+24.4%
$41,027 vs $32,989
Education General
Associate Degree · Education
+27.0%
$41,890 vs $32,989
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+70.8%
$56,354 vs $32,989
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+71.7%
$56,642 vs $32,989
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+138.0%
$78,499 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

4
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$13,750 debt · $56,642 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
19%
$7,568 debt · $40,271 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
14%
$11,000 debt · $78,499 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
9%
$4,750 debt · $54,816 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1968Next review Dec 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 6

  1. Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Feb 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  4. Jan 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. Mar 2017Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$4,083
$30–48k$4,125
$48–75k$5,995
$75–110k$5,706
$110k+$6,252

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

Avg net price
$4,734
-$1,348vs Community College median $6,082
Federal loans
5.2%
In-state tuition
$5,296
Out-of-state
$18,112

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,283 students received $10.8M in Pell grants, alongside $1.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,283
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$10.8M
$10,831,398 total
Direct Loans
$1.9M
546 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$822K
262 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.0M
276 loan awards
Parent PLUS$74K
8 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 571 borrowers who entered repayment, 16 (2.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.8%
+0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
571
Defaulted
16
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.1%
2017
15.9%
2018
9.8%
2019
2.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at CSCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs20
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

816 total completions
01Liberal Arts
54967.3%
02Health Professions
12515.3%
03Business
303.7%
04Education
293.6%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
263.2%
06Computer Sciences
202.5%
07Engineering Tech
182.2%
08Agriculture
172.1%
09Security/Protective
20.2%
10Visual/Performing Arts
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
5,712
12-mo unduplicated
7,628
Undergraduate
7,628
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
39%2,979
Women
61%4,649

Race / ethnicity composition

White
70.5%
Hispanic
12.4%
Black
8.2%
Two or more
4.3%
Asian
2.1%
Unknown
1.4%
Non-resident
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
95
54 M · 41 W
Women athletes
43.2%
Athletic aid
$362K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$190K
$172K
Recruiting expense
$553
$1K
Head-coach salaries
$31K
$27K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
38 M · —
$285K
Basketball
16 M · 8 W
$379K
Soccer
— · 21 W
$223K
Softball
— · 12 W
$164K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.20
1 offenses · 5,115 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.201 yr ago0.20Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs10
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
19.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
113

CSCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CSCC selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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 State Community College
30%—5,712$4,734Community College
Walters State Community College
——5,899$5,387Community College
Motlow State Community College
——5,980$15,742Community College
Roane State Community College
—99.6%5,002$4,270Community College
Volunteer State Community College
——6,963$7,802Community College
Nashville State Community College
——7,533$6,777Community College
Peer group median30%99.6%5,940$6,082

Institutions like CSCC

Explore the federal data for institutions in CSCC's comparison group.

IPEDS

CSCC Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Email
hdjunaidi [at] ColumbiaState.edu
Phone
931-540-2523
Address
Columbia Campus, Warf 229

The office is dedicated to helping the college accomplish its mission by transforming raw data into useful information, supporting daily operations and planning efforts, assisting in evaluation through data analysis, providing data to external agents, and responding to non-routine data requests.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Dr. Harry Djunaidi
    Director of Institutional Research

Frequently asked questions about Columbia State Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CSCC.

What is the graduation rate at Columbia State Community College?

Columbia State Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 30% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Columbia State Community College?

Columbia State Community College reports a total enrollment of 5,712 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Columbia State Community College?

The average net price at Columbia State Community College is $4,734 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Columbia State Community College located?

Columbia State Community College is located in Columbia, Tennessee 38401.

Who runs Institutional Research at Columbia State Community College?

Columbia State Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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