Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies at Columbia State Community College

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at Columbia State. You can study it at the Associate’s level. At its best it places at #9 out of 20 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees

Columbia State Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

#754 in the U.S.

#13 in Tennessee

#143 in the Southeast Region

College Factual rates Columbia State among the top schools in the country for liberal arts general studies, placing at #754 out of 1,506 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	754 of 1,506
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Tennessee	13 of 29
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region	143 of 420

Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees at Columbia State

The table below lists every degree level granted in liberal arts general studies at Columbia State, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	615

Columbia State Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Columbia State Community College handed out 615 associate’s degrees in liberal arts general studies.

Associate’s Rankings

Columbia State holds a strong position among schools offering liberal arts general studies at the associate’s level. Specifically, it ranked #9 out of 20 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee	9
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	95
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	482

Columbia State Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$4,948 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$8,517 Average Student Debt

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,326	$17,424
Fees	$348	$348

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Associate’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of liberal arts general studies associate’s degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

The majority of liberal arts general studies associate’s degree graduates at Columbia State were White. Roughly 74% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Columbia State Community College with a associate’s in liberal arts general studies.

Ethnic diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies majors at Columbia State Community College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	72
White	453
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	31

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (Associate’s)

Columbia State awarded 615 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies in the latest year of data — 60% to women and 40% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (74%).

Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee — #6
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #75
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools — #381

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.