The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.
Columbia College
Founded in 1851 in Columbia, Missouri, Columbia College has been helping students advance their lives through higher education for more than 165 years. As a private, nonprofit, liberal arts and sciences institution, the college takes pride in its small classes, experienced faculty and quality educational programs. With more than 30 locations across the country, 18 of which are on military installations, students may enroll in day, evening or online classes. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Columbia College educates more than 19,000 students each year and has more than 83,000 alumni worldwide. For more information, visit ccis.edu.Fall 2013 First-time Full-time Cohort
6-year outcomes for undergraduate bachelor’s-seeking students as of 2019
First-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2013
Number of students: 675
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The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Columbia College in the Fall of 2013. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Columbia College are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Columbia College and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Columbia College are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Columbia College and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Columbia College | Bachelor's Seeking Model - First-Time Full-Time
OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE IN FALL 2013 BY SUMMER 2019 |
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= | Total Graduated from Columbia College | 8% | 16% | 21% | |||
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= | Total Graduated from another institution | 1% | 3% | 4% | |||
Enrolled at Columbia College | 33% | 21% | 10% | ||||
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= | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
10% | 9% | 9% | |||
Current Status Unknown | 48% | 51% | 56% | ||||
Students receiving veteran’s benefits Starting Fall 2013
Number of students: 75
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The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Columbia College in the Fall of 2013. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Columbia College are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Columbia College and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Columbia College are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Columbia College and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Columbia College | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Additional
OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE IN FALL 2013 BY SUMMER 2019 |
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= | Total Graduated from Columbia College | 18% | 24% | 28% | |||
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= | Total Graduated from another institution | 1% | 3% | 7% | |||
Enrolled at Columbia College | 31% | 13% | 8% | ||||
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= | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
7% | 8% | 1% | |||
Current Status Unknown | 43% | 52% | 56% | ||||
Pell Grant Recipients Starting Fall 2013
Number of students: 471
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The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Columbia College in the Fall of 2013. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Columbia College are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Columbia College and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Columbia College are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Columbia College and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Columbia College | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Additional
OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE IN FALL 2013 BY SUMMER 2019 |
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= | Total Graduated from Columbia College | 11% | 14% | 19% | |||
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= | Total Graduated from another institution | 2% | 3% | 4% | |||
Enrolled at Columbia College | 22% | 12% | 7% | ||||
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= | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
8% | 8% | 6% | |||
Current Status Unknown | 57% | 63% | 64% | ||||
Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2013
Number of students: 974
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The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Columbia College in the Fall of 2013. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Columbia College are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Columbia College and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Columbia College are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Columbia College and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Columbia College | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Full-Time Transfer
OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE IN FALL 2013 BY SUMMER 2019 |
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= | Total Graduated from Columbia College | 4% | 27% | 39% | |||
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= | Total Graduated from another institution | 3% | 7% | 13% | |||
Enrolled at Columbia College | 91% | 25% | 7% | ||||
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= | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
1% | 11% | 7% | |||
Current Status Unknown | 1% | 30% | 34% | ||||
Students receiving veteran’s benefits Starting Fall 2013
Number of students: 140
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The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Columbia College in the Fall of 2013. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Columbia College are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Columbia College and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Columbia College are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Columbia College and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Columbia College | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Additional
OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE IN FALL 2013 BY SUMMER 2019 |
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= | Total Graduated from Columbia College | 18% | 32% | 40% | |||
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= | Total Graduated from another institution | 3% | 9% | 14% | |||
Enrolled at Columbia College | 43% | 15% | 7% | ||||
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= | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
12% | 14% | 6% | |||
Current Status Unknown | 24% | 30% | 33% | ||||
Pell Grant Recipients Starting Fall 2013
Number of students: 581
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The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Columbia College in the Fall of 2013. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.
The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.
- Students who started at and graduated from Columbia College are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
- Students who started at Columbia College and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
- Students who started at and are still enrolled at Columbia College are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
- Students who started at Columbia College and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
- Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.
Columbia College | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Additional
OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE IN FALL 2013 BY SUMMER 2019 |
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= | Total Graduated from Columbia College | 14% | 32% | 41% | |||
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= | Total Graduated from another institution | 2% | 6% | 11% | |||
Enrolled at Columbia College | 49% | 15% | 3% | ||||
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= | Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution |
10% | 8% | 6% | |||
Current Status Unknown | 25% | 39% | 39% | ||||