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.

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First-Time Full-Time

First-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2011

Number of students: 1,330

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14%
8%
8%
9%
61%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
11%
6%
12%
11%
60%
WITHIN 5 YEARS
10%
3%
19%
13%
55%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

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 2011. 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 2011 BY SUMMER 2017
 
2011-12
 
2012-13
 
2013-14
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2014-15
WITHIN 5 YEARS
2015-16
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2016-17
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Bachelor's degree from Columbia College 0% 1% 2% 6% 6% 8%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Columbia College 1% 2% 5% 4% 5% 6%
= Total Graduated from Columbia College 1% 3% 7% 10% 11% 14%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 0% 1% 2% 3% 5%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 0% 0% 1% 1% 3% 3%
= Total Graduated from another institution 0% 0% 2% 3% 6% 8%
Enrolled at Columbia College 97% 44% 29% 19% 12% 8%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 7% 9% 10% 8% 6%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 0% 11% 13% 13% 11% 9%
Current Status Unknown 2% 42% 49% 55% 60% 61%

Pell Grant Recipients Starting Fall 2011

Number of students: 899

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13%
5%
7%
7%
68%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
10%
3%
12%
10%
65%
WITHIN 5 YEARS
7%
2%
19%
11%
61%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

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 2011. 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 2011 BY SUMMER 2017
 
2011-12
 
2012-13
 
2013-14
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2014-15
WITHIN 5 YEARS
2015-16
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2016-17
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Bachelor's degree from Columbia College 0% 1% 1% 3% 6% 8%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Columbia College 0% 1% 4% 4% 4% 5%
= Total Graduated from Columbia College 0% 2% 5% 7% 10% 13%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 0% 1% 1% 1% 3%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 0% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2%
= Total Graduated from another institution 0% 1% 2% 2% 3% 5%
Enrolled at Columbia College 98% 42% 28% 19% 12% 7%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 6% 7% 8% 7% 6%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 4% 3% 3% 3% 1%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 0% 10% 10% 11% 10% 7%
Current Status Unknown 2% 45% 55% 61% 65% 68%

Students receiving veteran’s benefits Starting Fall 2011

Number of students: 137

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34%
9%
10%
12%
35%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
28%
7%
15%
16%
34%
WITHIN 5 YEARS
21%
7%
24%
15%
33%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

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 2011. 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 2011 BY SUMMER 2017
 
2011-12
 
2012-13
 
2013-14
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2014-15
WITHIN 5 YEARS
2015-16
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2016-17
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Bachelor's degree from Columbia College 1% 2% 8% 15% 18% 22%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Columbia College 7% 10% 10% 6% 10% 12%
= Total Graduated from Columbia College 8% 12% 18% 21% 28% 34%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 1% 1% 3% 3% 5%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 0% 0% 3% 4% 4% 4%
= Total Graduated from another institution 0% 1% 4% 7% 7% 9%
Enrolled at Columbia College 91% 57% 36% 24% 15% 10%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 1% 5% 11% 12% 12% 9%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 0% 2% 3% 4% 3%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 1% 5% 13% 15% 16% 12%
Current Status Unknown 0% 25% 29% 33% 34% 35%
Full-Time Transfer

Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2011

Number of students: 1,687

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37%
14%
5%
8%
36%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
29%
9%
15%
13%
34%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
15%
3%
42%
12%
28%
WITHIN 2 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

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 2011. 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 2011 BY SUMMER 2017
 
2011-12
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2012-13
 
2013-14
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2014-15
 
2015-16
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2016-17
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Bachelor's degree from Columbia College 1% 9% 18% 25% 29% 32%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Columbia College 5% 6% 5% 4% 5% 5%
= Total Graduated from Columbia College 6% 15% 23% 29% 34% 37%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 1% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 1% 1% 2% 3% 4% 4%
= Total Graduated from another institution 2% 3% 6% 9% 12% 14%
Enrolled at Columbia College 89% 42% 26% 15% 8% 5%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 9% 11% 10% 8% 6%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 0% 12% 14% 13% 11% 8%
Current Status Unknown 3% 28% 31% 34% 35% 36%

Students receiving veteran’s benefits Starting Fall 2011

Number of students: 215

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53%
16%
9%
4%
18%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
46%
9%
13%
14%
18%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
24%
4%
46%
10%
16%
WITHIN 2 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

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 2011. 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 2011 BY SUMMER 2017
 
2011-12
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2012-13
 
2013-14
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2014-15
 
2015-16
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2016-17
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Bachelor's degree from Columbia College 2% 13% 28% 39% 43% 45%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Columbia College 16% 11% 6% 7% 5% 8%
= Total Graduated from Columbia College 18% 24% 34% 46% 48% 53%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 1% 2% 5% 7% 8% 11%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 1% 2% 2% 2% 4% 5%
= Total Graduated from another institution 2% 4% 7% 9% 12% 16%
Enrolled at Columbia College 80% 46% 30% 13% 10% 9%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 8% 11% 12% 10% 4%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 2% 1% 2% 1% 0%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 0% 10% 12% 14% 11% 4%
Current Status Unknown 0% 16% 17% 18% 19% 18%

Pell Grant Recipients Starting Fall 2011

Number of students: 818

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36%
8%
6%
8%
42%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
28%
5%
17%
12%
38%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
14%
1%
46%
12%
27%
WITHIN 2 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

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 2011. 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 2011 BY SUMMER 2017
 
2011-12
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2012-13
 
2013-14
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2014-15
 
2015-16
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2016-17
+ view details
Bachelor's degree from Columbia College 1% 8% 17% 24% 28% 30%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Columbia College 5% 6% 4% 4% 5% 6%
= Total Graduated from Columbia College 6% 14% 21% 28% 33% 36%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 0% 1% 3% 5% 5%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 0% 1% 2% 2% 3% 3%
= Total Graduated from another institution 0% 1% 3% 5% 8% 8%
Enrolled at Columbia College 92% 46% 29% 17% 9% 6%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 8% 10% 10% 8% 6%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 4% 3% 2% 2% 2%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 0% 12% 13% 12% 10% 8%
Current Status Unknown 2% 27% 34% 38% 40% 42%