Columbia Southern University Healthcare Programs

Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution situated in Orange Beach, Alabama. Orange Beach is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Where Is Columbia Southern University?

Contact details for Columbia Southern University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	21982 University Lane, Orange Beach, AL 36561-9000
Phone:	251-981-3771
Website:	www.columbiasouthern.edu

How Do I Get Into Columbia Southern University?

You can apply to Columbia Southern University online at: www.columbiasouthern.edu/Apply-Now

Since Columbia Southern University 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 Southern University?

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 Southern University, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $6,041 a year. That adds up to $24,164 over four years for those students.

Columbia Southern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 13,254 undergraduate students at Columbia Southern University, with 6,866 being full-time and 6,388 being part-time.

There are also 5,279 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,866 full-time undergraduates at Columbia Southern University, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	91
Black or African American	1,279
Hispanic or Latino	202
White	3,598
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,695

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at Columbia Southern University. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Columbia Southern University Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	90	60	0	0	150
Health Care Management	0	0	128	3	0	131
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	3	0	93	0	0	96
General Public Health	0	0	0	0	64	64
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	0	33	0	0	0	33
TOTAL	3	123	281	3	64	474

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.