by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Columbus State Community College was awarded 9 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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Columbus State is ranked #767 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 91 colleges in Ohio, Columbus State is ranked at #21.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Columbus State Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Columbus State Community College, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Columbus State Community College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Columbus State Community College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 27,621 undergraduates at Columbus State with 6,664 being full-time and 20,957 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,669 | $6,309 | $8,677 | $10,753 | $11,365 |
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 Columbus State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Columbus State, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $3,940 a year. That adds up to $15,760 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Columbus State 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 Columbus State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 550 E Spring St, Columbus, OH 43215 |
| Phone: | 614-287-5353 |
| Website: | https://www.cscc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 1,250 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 345 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 321 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 283 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 183 | NA |
| Real Estate | 180 | NA |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 146 | NA |
| Nursing | 142 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 124 | NA |
| Graphic Communications | 118 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 13,181 students took at least one online class at Columbus State Community College. This is a decrease from the 21,790 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 13,181 | 6,539 |
| 2021-2022 | 21,790 | 16,244 |
| 2020-2021 | 24,951 | 23,511 |
| 2018-2019 | 9,521 | 3,666 |
Learn more about online learning at Columbus State Community College.
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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