Columbia State Community College

Columbia, Tennessee · Public

All 9 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 14 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$4,083
$30k to $48k	$4,125
$48k to $75k	$5,995
$75k to $110k	$5,706
$110k and up	$6,252
All families (average)	$4,734

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

9 of 23 programs could be assessed 39% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Tennessee high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$40,271	+$5,462	clears the bar	$7,601	1.4 yrs	664
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,816	+$20,007	clears the bar	$5,375	0.3 yrs	119
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$78,499	+$43,690	clears the bar	$11,500	0.3 yrs	87
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$56,642	+$21,833	clears the bar	$9,000	0.4 yrs	37
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$41,027	+$6,218	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$56,354	+$21,545	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Education	Associate's Degree	$41,890	+$7,081	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$37,930	+$3,121	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	$48,168 1-year earnings	+$13,359	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Music	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.