Columbia College

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Private
Terms	Other
Academic calendar (as submitted by school)	Online courses are offered in 5 eight week sessions per year.
First year of program	2000-2001

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	26
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	506
Average online teaching experience	5 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	90%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	74%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	61%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	22
Part-time faculty with doctorate	179
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
School finances online instructor training	Yes
Continuing online instruction education required	No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	20
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	3
Average class size	21
Maximum class size	25

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	19
Online courses	272
Five most popular majors
Business Administration and Management, General 35% General Studies 29% Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 10% Human Services, General 8% Psychology, General 7%
All majors
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies American/United States Studies/Civilization Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services Business Administration and Management, General Management Information Systems, General Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Computer and Information Sciences, General History History, General Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies General Studies Psychology Psychology, General Public Administration and Social Service Professions Human Services, General Social Sciences Sociology
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
Founded 1851, and accredited by Higher Learning Commission since 1918. Non-profit. Tuition rates, among the lowest nationally, represent superior value. 24 degrees purely online. Over 800 classes offered in convenient 8 week sessions. 5 sessions per year. Start and stop flexibility. Recognized as a Best Buy by GetEducated.com. Practitioner faculty bring real world perspective to the virtual classroom since 2000. Courses redeveloped every 3 years to ensure technological and academic currency.

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online	Yes
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations No Classes No Group projects/simulations No Exams No
Same academic track as campus-based program	Yes
Collaboration among online and face-to-face students	Cannot
Students enroll as online students	Yes, they are bound to courses as online students after enrollment
Credits earned online equal earned on campus	Yes
Faculty who teach online also teach on campus	All
Same curricula for online and face-to-face students	All

Veterans

Institution is G.I. Bill certified	Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program	Yes
Institution is SOC Member	Yes
Offers DANTES course(s) for credit	Yes

Delivery

Archived classes	All
Classes can be received live	None
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	N/A
Online chatrooms	Yes
Web conferencing (webinars)	N/A
Skype or other visual software	N/A
New-student orientation	Optional
Review and sign ethics statement	No
Percentage of classes with lectures	1-25
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	3
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	4
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	12
Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students	Minority
Class participation graded	Yes
Exams	Yes
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	Multiple geographically dispersed settings
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Proctored exams, Turnitin anti-plagiarism service (required for most assignments), and plagiarism tutorial and quiz.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Academic Profile (ETS)	Yes
Academic Profile results publicly available	No
Other assessment	Yes
Description of other assessment	Major Field Test (ETS) ETS Proficiency Profile (General Education)
Other assessment results publicly available	No

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates
Limited time to complete degree	No
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	1.5 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	N/A
Graduation rates
School tracks graduates	Yes