Columbus State Community College

Columbus, Ohio · Public

Of 44 assessed programs, 41 leave graduates out-earning a typical Ohio high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 60 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$6,777
$30k to $48k	$7,161
$48k to $75k	$8,643
$75k to $110k	$11,660
$110k and up	$12,985
All families (average)	$8,400

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

44 of 104 programs could be assessed 42% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Ohio 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	$47,626	+$11,544	clears the bar	$8,573	0.7 yrs	1,250
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,552	+$18,470	clears the bar	$3,500	0.2 yrs	345
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$50,921	+$14,839	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	294
Real Estate	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,228	+$15,146	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	173
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$71,615	+$35,533	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	172
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$75,045	+$38,963	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	142
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,379	+$18,297	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	131
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$59,721	+$23,639	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	111
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$58,103	+$22,021	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	73
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	$70,830	+$34,748	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,866	+$2,784	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$46,055	+$9,973	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Graphic Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,711	+$18,629	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$48,961	+$12,879	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$57,644	+$21,562	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$31,370	-$4,712	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Graphic Communications	Associate's Degree	$42,634	+$6,552	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$77,896	+$41,814	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$68,362	+$32,280	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$64,004	+$27,922	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$67,973	+$31,891	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$78,318	+$42,236	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	$41,947	+$5,865	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$59,489	+$23,407	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$53,695	+$17,613	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	$43,944	+$7,862	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$57,957	+$21,875	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	$36,095	+$13	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$82,837	+$46,755	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$66,617	+$30,535	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Design	Associate's Degree	$34,540	-$1,542	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$44,915	+$8,833	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$47,954	+$11,872	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	$52,341	+$16,259	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$32,090	-$3,992	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Associate's Degree	$81,546	+$45,464	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$67,182	+$31,100	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$50,188	+$14,106	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
American Sign Language	Associate's Degree	$43,647	+$7,565	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Finance	Associate's Degree	$56,995	+$20,913	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$42,698	+$6,616	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$60,841	+$24,759	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Marketing	Associate's Degree	$53,723	+$17,641	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Human Resources	Associate's Degree	$62,475	+$26,393	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	107
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	106
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	72
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	63
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Film and Photography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Public Health	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Real Estate	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Management Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geography and Cartography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Management Information Systems	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Construction Trades, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Data Processing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Boilermaking/Boilermaker	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Taxation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Insurance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,082/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.