Columbia College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Columbia College was established on January 18, 1851, as Christian Female College. It adopted its present name in 1970 and is also known as Columbia College of Missouri. The college offers several degree and certificate programs as well as numerous scholarships. Some of these are the Alumni Legacy Scholarship, Capstone Scholarship, Disciples of Christ Schiffman Supplementary Award, Columbia College Scholarship, International Excellence Awar, and Presidential Scholarship. The following are the academic departments of Columbia College:

• Art Department
• Business Administration Department
• Computer and Mathematical Sciences Department
• Criminal Justice Administration and Human Services Department
• Education Department
• History and Social Sciences Department
• Humanities Department
• Science Department

There are a wide variety of Greek organizations at Columbia College including Alpha Kappa Delta, Alpha Sigma Lambda, Alpha Phi Sigma, Kappa Mu Epsilon, Phi Alpha Delta, Pi Sigma Alpha, Lambda Pi Eta, Psi Chi, Sigma Tau Delta, Upsilon Pi Epsilon, and many more. Some of the other student organizations are Residence Hall Council Association, Black Student Association, Criminal Justice Student Association, and Participant Advisory Council for Student Support Services.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management, liberal arts, security and law enforcement, and therapy and counseling.
• Large number of students.
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Selective admissions.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Numerous part-time students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 14,081 in 2009-2010 (11,604 full-time equivalent).

About 33% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 67% of the class.

Undergrads are 98% of enrolled students and graduate students are 2%.

Students under 25 years old represent 25% of the student body. About 21% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 95% are full-time and 5% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Columbia College provides on-campus housing for 396 of its 11,604 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the American Midwest Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 36 male students received the aid (men were 47% of those receiving aid) and 40 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 53% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Columbia College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (5 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,320 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (44 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DESIGN (9 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (30 awarded)

• Curriculum and Instruction

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (58 awarded)

• Human Services

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
• Painting

LIBERAL ARTS (1,172 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (6 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (82 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (2 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (1 awarded)

• Photography
• Printmaking

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (39 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (405 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Fire Services Administration
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (275 awarded)

• Psychology