Columbia College Healthcare Programs

Columbia College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Columbia, South Carolina. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Columbia College?

Contact details for Columbia College South Carolina are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1301 Columbia College Dr, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone:	803-786-3012
Website:	www.columbiasc.edu

How Do I Get Into Columbia College South Carolina?

You can apply to Columbia College South Carolina online at: https://admissions.columbiasc.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Columbia College South Carolina

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Columbia College South Carolina?

Columbia College South Carolina has the high acceptance rate of 98%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 22% of accepted students are men and 78% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 99%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to Columbia College South Carolina submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 590. Math scores were between 390 and 550.

Columbia College South Carolina received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 11 and 15. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 14 and 18.

Can I Afford Columbia College?

The overall average net price of Columbia College South Carolina is $24,595. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Columbia College South Carolina, approximately 77% of students took out student loans averaging $6,434 a year. That adds up to $25,736 over four years for those students.

Columbia College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,065 undergraduate students at Columbia College South Carolina, with 727 being full-time and 338 being part-time.

There are also 324 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 727 full-time undergraduates at Columbia College South Carolina, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	11
Black or African American	304
Hispanic or Latino	67
White	279
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	63

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Columbia College. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Columbia College

There are 15 bachelor’s degree and 15 master’s degree programs available online at Columbia College South Carolina. In 2022-2023, 1,207 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 8th most popular in South Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Columbia College South Carolina majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Care Management	44%

Columbia College Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	21	0	21
Health Care Management	9	7	16
Registered Nursing	4	0	4
General Public Health	2	0	2
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	0	0
Pre-Nursing Studies	0	0	0
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	0	0
Public Health Education and Promotion	0	0	0
TOTAL	36	7	43

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

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