Columbia College
Columbia College at a Glance
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About Columbia College
According to Wikipedia, Columbia College is a private, for-profit vocational college located in Vienna, Virginia, which offers certificates and associate degrees. Accreditation and certification Since 2007, Columbia College has been nationally accredited by The Council on Occupational Education It is certified to operate by the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia .
Columbia College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 85% | 81% |
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) |
|---|
| $10,200 |
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 $30,797 a year, and 75% 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 |
|---|---|
| 305 | 305 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Columbia College ?
Columbia College is located at 8620 Westwood Center Drive, Vienna, VA 22182.
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%. Vienna has a violent crime rate of 0.06% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.85%. 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:
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 #1518 in the U.S. and #4624 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesColumbia College ranks #2593 in the U.S. and #9188 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesColumbia College ranks #2897 in the U.S. and #10620 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesWho Are Columbia College 's Most Influential Alumni?
Columbia College 's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Physics, Law, and Literature. Here are some of Columbia College 's most famous alumni:
- Joseph Henry
- An American scientist and the 1st Secretary of the Smithsonian .
- Allen Frances
- An American psychiatrist.
- Charles Anthon
- An American classical scholar and educator .
- Louis Henkin
- An American law scholar.
- Herbert Wechsler
- An American legal scholar .
- Felix Adler
- A German-American professor of political and social ethics, rationalist, and lecturer .
- Ogden Rood
- An American physicist.
- Martin Garbus
- An American lawyer.
- John Anthony West
- An American egyptologist .
- William Breitbart
- An American psychiatrist.
- Michael I. Sovern
- An American legal scholar.
- Richard H. Weisberg
- A Legal academics.
