Columbia College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Columbia College

Columbia College operates as a public institution located in Sonora, California (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 1,984 students of which 3,653 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Columbia College is categorized as “1” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $11,316, with published in-state tuition of $1,282 and a Pell grant recipient share of 28.4%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 28.5% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $39,035 ten years after enrolling, compared with $32,510 six years post-enrollment, and 36.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.