Columbia, South Carolina · Private Non-Profit
Homeland Security at Columbia College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 2.2% reported program-share signal, $18,408 school-wide net price, and $41,338 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 29 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.2% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~29
- Schools with reported signal
- 223
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. For criminal justice and related law-enforcement paths, this data does not prove police academy eligibility, state POST certification, background-check readiness, or employer hiring outcomes.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (2.2%), school-wide average net price ($18,408), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($41,338), and peer averages from 223 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 223 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 2.0x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($1,341 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($10,087 below). Together, those evidence points place Columbia College in the top 81% 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.
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 1.0% reported share · $2,288 net A+ CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY · 1.4% reported share · $3,203 net A+ Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN · 0.7% reported share · $3,968 net A+ El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 0.2% reported share · $3,206 net A+ South Florida State College Avon Park, FL · 0.2% reported share · $3,877 net A+ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 0.1% reported share · $4,831 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Homeland Security accounts for 2.2% of reported programs at Columbia College, which is bigger than 87% of schools in this field set and 2.0x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 29 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 $1,341 above the $17,067 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 $10,087 below the $51,425 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
Does this show Criminal Justice licensure or pass rates?
No. EduGradify does not have police academy, state POST, certification, placement, or department pass-rate data for this listing. Criminal justice paths vary by state and employer, so verify whether Columbia College treats the field as academic, pre-law, corrections, forensic, or tied to an approved academy pathway.
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 #180 of 223 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.