Cost and net price
| In-state tuition and fees | $5,788 |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees | $11,838 |
| Average cost of attendance | $13,493 |
| Books and supplies | $2,000 |
| Room and board, on campus | Data unavailable |
| Average net price, all aided students | $7,667 |
| Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000 | $6,001 |
| Average net price, family income over $110,000 | $12,916 |
Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Admissions and enrollment
- Admission rate
- Data unavailable
- SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
- Data unavailable
- ACT composite range, middle 50%
- Data unavailable
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 17,549
- Graduate enrollment
- Data unavailable
- Students receiving Pell grants
- 29%
- Student to faculty ratio
- 18 to 1
Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.
Graduation, earnings, and debt
| Completion within 150% of normal time | 26% |
| Completion within normal time | Data unavailable |
| First-year retention (full-time) | Data unavailable |
| Median federal debt, graduates | $9,750 |
| Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years) | $111 |
| Median Parent PLUS debt, completers | $14,634 |
| Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry | 62% |
Measure definitions and cohorts
- Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.
Programs and program-level outcomes
Highest early earnings among programs at Columbus State Community College
103 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.
Undergraduate certificate (56)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online | 20 | $60,494 | $24,199 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online | 148 | $49,850 | $8,739 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services CIP 51.08 · No credentials fully online | 55 | $38,575 | $9,667 |
| American Sign Language CIP 16.16 · No credentials fully online | 11 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.01 · No credentials fully online | 17 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians CIP 10.02 · No credentials fully online | 8 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Boilermaking/Boilermaker CIP 48.08 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection CIP 46.04 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online | 74 | $55,696 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services CIP 52.04 · All credentials fully online | 9 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Carpenters CIP 46.02 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online | 18 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer Programming CIP 11.02 · No credentials fully online | 30 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online | 111 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician CIP 15.10 · No credentials fully online | 54 | $63,171 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services CIP 12.05 · No credentials fully online | 22 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Data Processing CIP 11.03 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Design and Applied Arts CIP 50.04 · Some credentials fully online | 232 | $45,053 | $12,079 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.13 · No credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.03 · No credentials fully online | 254 | $50,554 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.04 · No credentials fully online | 3 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.11 · No credentials fully online | 18 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations CIP 52.07 · All credentials fully online | 3 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.05 · No credentials fully online | 22 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts CIP 50.06 · All credentials fully online | 33 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Finance and Financial Management Services CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Fire Protection CIP 43.02 · No credentials fully online | 100 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations CIP 52.18 · No credentials fully online | 3 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Geography and Cartography CIP 45.07 · All credentials fully online | 7 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Graphic Communications CIP 10.03 · All credentials fully online | 52 | $37,621 | $11,250 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online | 35 | $41,774 | $16,750 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) CIP 47.02 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Homeland Security CIP 43.03 · All credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Hospitality Administration/Management CIP 52.09 · No credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online | 45 | $36,702 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Human Resources Management and Services CIP 52.10 · No credentials fully online | 18 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Insurance CIP 52.17 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| International Business CIP 52.11 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Legal Support Services CIP 22.03 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Management Information Systems and Services CIP 52.12 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods CIP 52.13 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Marketing CIP 52.14 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.08 · No credentials fully online | 22 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online | 42 | Suppressed for privacy | $17,008 |
| Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services CIP 46.05 · No credentials fully online | 143 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants CIP 51.39 · No credentials fully online | 347 | $44,246 | $16,500 |
| Precision Metal Working CIP 48.05 · No credentials fully online | 6 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Public Health CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online | 7 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.07 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Real Estate CIP 52.15 · No credentials fully online | 105 | $48,480 | $16,573 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services CIP 51.35 · No credentials fully online | 19 | Suppressed for privacy | $13,391 |
| Taxation CIP 52.16 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians CIP 47.06 · No credentials fully online | 53 | $55,856 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General CIP 50.01 · All credentials fully online | 114 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
Associate's degree (47)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online | 35 | $48,776 | $14,750 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online | 52 | $60,840 | $18,831 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services CIP 51.08 · No credentials fully online | 20 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| American Sign Language CIP 16.16 · No credentials fully online | 8 | $38,885 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.01 · No credentials fully online | 17 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection CIP 46.04 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online | 81 | $50,249 | $14,400 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services CIP 52.04 · No credentials fully online | 10 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.02 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online | 15 | $55,094 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer Programming CIP 11.02 · No credentials fully online | 64 | $44,903 | $16,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online | 70 | $59,091 | $13,250 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician CIP 15.10 · No credentials fully online | 13 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Construction Trades, General CIP 46.00 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections CIP 43.01 · Some credentials fully online | 42 | $47,922 | $12,290 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services CIP 12.05 · No credentials fully online | 12 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions CIP 51.06 · No credentials fully online | 16 | Suppressed for privacy | $17,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online | 30 | Suppressed for privacy | $18,578 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.03 · No credentials fully online | 27 | Suppressed for privacy | $11,875 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.04 · No credentials fully online | 31 | $71,794 | $10,678 |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.11 · No credentials fully online | 6 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online | 13 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.05 · No credentials fully online | 14 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Finance and Financial Management Services CIP 52.08 · All credentials fully online | 16 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Fire Protection CIP 43.02 · No credentials fully online | 8 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Geography and Cartography CIP 45.07 · All credentials fully online | 3 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Graphic Communications CIP 10.03 · All credentials fully online | 59 | $34,332 | $11,500 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online | 19 | $50,033 | $13,012 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management CIP 52.09 · No credentials fully online | 27 | $38,598 | $9,500 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online | 29 | $33,988 | $9,525 |
| Human Resources Management and Services CIP 52.10 · No credentials fully online | 15 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| International Business CIP 52.11 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Legal Support Services CIP 22.03 · No credentials fully online | 12 | $45,204 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online | 1,083 | $35,632 | $10,000 |
| Management Information Systems and Services CIP 52.12 · No credentials fully online | 12 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Marketing CIP 52.14 · All credentials fully online | 17 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.08 · No credentials fully online | 39 | $60,273 | $12,250 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online | 35 | $42,271 | $17,001 |
| Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services CIP 46.05 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Precision Metal Working CIP 48.05 · No credentials fully online | 4 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.07 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Real Estate CIP 52.15 · No credentials fully online | 8 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online | 180 | $71,650 | $19,074 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services CIP 51.35 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online | 43 | $36,376 | $11,073 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians CIP 01.83 · No credentials fully online | 58 | $40,077 | $14,743 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 202222, OPEID 006867. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.