Columbia Southern University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural area.

Overview

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in security and law enforcement, business and management, conservation and resource management, and engineering technician.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of students.
• High male/female ratio.
• Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, for-profit.
• Academic calender: Continuous.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• 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 28,360 in 2009-2010 (8,075 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 79% of enrolled students and graduate students are 21%.

Students under 25 years old represent 7% of the student body. About 37% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

Columbia Southern University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (765 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (11 awarded)

• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (41 awarded)

• Environmental Science

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (212 awarded)

• Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician

LIBERAL ARTS (15 awarded)

• General Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (23 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (329 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (4 awarded)

• Psychology