Columbia, South Carolina · Private Non-Profit
Education, Other at Columbia College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 403 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
30% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 30.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~403
- Schools with reported signal
- 216
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 93.9%
- Graduation rate
- 36.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $18,408/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $73,632
- Median debt
- $22,750
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $41,338/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 216 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 20.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,573 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($15,863 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 75% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL · 0.2% reported share · $3,815 net A+ 
Pasco-Hernando State College New Port Richey, FL · 1.4% reported share · $5,203 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.0% reported share · $13,481 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.0% reported share · $12,470 net A+ Saint Johns River State College Palatka, FL · 2.7% reported share · $6,135 net A+ 
Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI · 0.0% reported share · $9,120 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Education, Other accounts for 30% of reported programs at Columbia College, which is bigger than 100% of schools in this field set and 20.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 403 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Columbia College's average net price is $18,408 per year, about $73,632 over four years. That is $2,573 below the $20,981 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $41,338 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $15,863 below the $57,201 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Columbia College #162 of 216 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.