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Columbia College Overview

Columbia College is a private for-profit institution situated in Centreville, Virginia. Centreville is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Columbia College Known For?

51 Undergraduate Awards
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Columbia College.

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Columbia College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Columbia College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Most Popular Online General English Literature Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Most Popular English Language & Literature Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Most Popular General English Literature Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Columbia College?

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Contact details for Columbia College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 5940 Centreville Crest Lane, Centreville, VA 20121
Phone: 703-266-0508

How Do I Get Into Columbia College?

You can apply to Columbia College online at: https://www.ccdc.edu/?page_id=20741

Since Columbia College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Columbia College?

7% Take Out Loans
8.9% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Columbia College, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $3,510 a year. That adds up to $14,040 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Columbia College is 8.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Columbia College Undergraduate Student Diversity

179 Full-Time Undergraduates
69% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 185 undergraduate students at Columbia College, with 179 being full-time and 6 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 179 full-time undergraduates at Columbia College, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Columbia College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 63
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 65
International Students 45
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Online Learning at Columbia College

144 Took All Classes Online
185 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2019-2020, 185 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Columbia College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 43rd most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Columbia College ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Columbia College.

Major Growth Rate Rank
General English Literature #117
English Language & Literature #194

Columbia College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General English Literature 0 48 48
Cosmetology 0 2 2
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 1 0 1
TOTAL 1 50 51

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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