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Columbia College was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Columbia College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
At Columbia College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 46% rate at Columbia College is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 371 undergraduates at Columbia College with 363 being full-time and 8 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Columbia College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 4% of students took out student loans averaging $6,235 a year. That adds up to $24,940 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Columbia College is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Columbia College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 8620 Westwood Center Drive, Vienna, VA 22182 |
| Phone: | 703-206-0508 |
| Website: | www.ccdc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services | 56 | NA |
| General English Literature | 20 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 17 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 6 | NA |
| Culinary Arts | 6 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 5 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 4 | NA |
| Computer Science | 2 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 182 students took at least one online class at Columbia College. This is a decrease from the 238 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 182 | 10 |
| 2021-2022 | 238 | 60 |
| 2020-2021 | 371 | 328 |
| 2018-2019 | 92 | 77 |
Footnotes
*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.
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