Columbia College
Columbia College at a Glance
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About Columbia College
According to Wikipedia, Columbia College is a public community college in Sonora, California. Established in September 1968 as Columbia Junior College, the college dropped "Junior" from its name in 1978. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.
Columbia College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 58% | 28% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Columbia College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $1,276 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Columbia College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Columbia College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $39,958 a year, and 78% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Columbia College 's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 3,653 | 3,653 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Columbia College ?
Columbia College is located at 11600 Columbia College Dr, Sonora, CA 95370.
How Safe is Columbia College ?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Columbia College ’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Columbia College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sonora has a violent crime rate of 0.94% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.11%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Columbia College Known For?
Columbia College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Literature
- Earth Sciences
- Criminal Justice
- Biology
- Communications
- Psychology
- Education
- Mathematics
- History
- Political Science
- Medical
- Engineering
Columbia College 's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Columbia College 's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Columbia College ranks #1519 in the U.S. and #4625 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesColumbia College ranks #1851 in the U.S. and #6496 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesColumbia College ranks #1896 in the U.S. and #3716 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesColumbia College ranks #2151 in the U.S. and #8646 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesColumbia College ranks #2483 in the U.S. and #9086 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesColumbia College ranks #2630 in the U.S. and #6977 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesColumbia College ranks #2704 in the U.S. and #9928 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesColumbia College ranks #2918 in the U.S. and #9971 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesColumbia College ranks #3044 in the U.S. and #10169 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesColumbia College ranks #3110 in the U.S. and #12739 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesColumbia College ranks #3415 in the U.S. and #12271 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesColumbia College ranks #3606 in the U.S. and #14151 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering Degrees