Columbia College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Columbia College is located in Sonora, California, United states. It was founded in September 1968 as Columbia Junior College. It settled on its current name in 1978. Columbia College's campus spreads across an area of more than 250 acres of forestland in Sonora. The campus is also home to several species of trees and birds. The college offers various associate degrees and approximately 56 certificate programs in diverse areas of study and is organized into a number of academic divisions.

Columbia College competes in the Central Valley Conference and is a member of the Community College League of California. Their sports teams participate in a wide variety of sports including men’s basketball, women’s volleyball, and men’s and women’s cross country.

All students of Columbia College are members of the Associated Students of Columbia College. The Student Senate represents the voice of the students and governs all other student clubs and organizations.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mathematics, conservation and resource management, liberal arts, cooking and culinary arts, and family and social work.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High faculty salary.
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,419 in 2009-2010 (1,730 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 54% of the student body. About 21% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (19 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology
• System Administration/Administrator
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (12 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Forestry
• Natural Resources/Conservation

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (37 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts
• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (17 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Human Services

HOSPITALITY (2 awarded)

• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
• Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations

LIBERAL ARTS (116 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Geography
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (2 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (2 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (2 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (1 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (1 awarded)

• Photography

PRODUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

SCIENCE (4 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (16 awarded)

• Fire Science/Fire-fighting