Columbia State Community College
Columbia, TN · Public two-year · Town: Fringe
5,115undergraduates
$7,378average net price per year
31%finish in 3 years
58%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
17 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Associate (615 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (8)
- Anesthesiologist Assistant Associate (4 awarded)
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician Associate (10 awarded)
- Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Certificate (under 1 year) (99 awarded)
- Medical Informatics Associate (5 awarded)
- Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist Associate (20 awarded)
- Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Associate (82 awarded)
- Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Associate (8 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (1)
- Business Administration and Management, General Certificate (1-2 years) (8 awarded), Associate (50 awarded)
Education (1)
- Education, General Associate (24 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Associate (22 awarded)
Communications technologies/technicians and support services (1)
- Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician Certificate (1-2 years) (19 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Information Technology Certificate (under 1 year) (2 awarded), Associate (15 awarded)
Agricultural/animal/plant/veterinary science and related fields (1)
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant Associate (14 awarded)
Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians (1)
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded), Associate (12 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Associate (7 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $4,904
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $18,104
- Books and supplies
- $1,800
- Total cost living at home
- $10,128
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $3,657 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $4,253 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $6,240 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $7,240 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 94%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 93%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $5,342
- Got a grant from the college
- 6%
- Average grant from the college
- $4,557
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 30%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 3%
- Average amount borrowed
- $5,425
Graduation
- Finished in 2 years
- 17%
- Finished in 3 years
- 31%
- Finished in 4 years
- 31%
- Transferred to another college
- 19%
- Came back for year two
- 58%
| Pell grant students | 63% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 29% |
| Neither | 24% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 785 | 31% |
| Men | 541 | 30% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 50% (small group) |
| Asian | 23 | 39% |
| Black | 83 | 19% |
| Hispanic | 122 | 25% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 1,015 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 23% |
| Race unknown | 23 | 26% |
| International | 2 | 50% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 1,304 | 33% | 21% |
| Started here, part-time | 305 | 16% | 21% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 248 | 36% | 35% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 323 | 30% | 33% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2020. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 5,115
- Undergraduates
- 5,115
- Full-time undergraduates
- 2,617
- Part-time undergraduates
- 2,498
- Students per faculty member
- 19 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 98%
- From out of state
- 1%
- From other countries
- 0%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 16%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 23%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 8%
| Women | 61% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Black | 7% |
| Hispanic | 9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 74% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 0% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Fringe
- Address
- 1665 Hampshire Pike, Columbia, TN, 38401
- County
- Maury County
- Part of
- TBR - The College System of Tennessee
- Type
- Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
- Highest degree
- Associates
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NJCAA
- Offers
- Study abroad, Credit for AP exams
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.