Orange Beach, Alabama · Private For-Profit
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians at Columbia Southern University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 2,525 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
20.7% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 20.7%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~2,525
- Schools with reported signal
- 85
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 33.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $14,580/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $58,320
- Median debt
- $21,339
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $63,534/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
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 85 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 12.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($1,082 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($11,486 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 40% 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.
Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC · 0.3% reported share · $3,345 net A+ 
Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX · 0.1% reported share · $4,337 net A+ Las Positas College Livermore, CA · 0.2% reported share · $5,377 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians accounts for 20.7% of reported programs at Columbia Southern University, which is bigger than 98% of schools in this field set and 12.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 2,525 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Columbia Southern University's average net price is $14,580 per year, about $58,320 over four years. That is $1,082 above the $13,498 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $63,534 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $11,486 above the $52,048 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 Southern University #34 of 85 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.