Columbia State Community College

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Active In Achieving the Dream:

2018 - present
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“We want to provide the support that allows a student to easily enter the doors of our college and feel an immediate sense of belonging; build a pathway that guides their academic journey; acquire knowledge and skills for professional, career, and civic goals and responsibilities; receive wrap- around support for goal achievement and an appreciation of differences. These are Columbia State’s goals in conjunction with increased student retention and completion. Principal to our partnering with ATD is to develop a systematic use of evidence-based practices that lead to increased student success.”
–Dr. Janet F. Smith. president, Columbia State Community College

Who We Are

Columbia State Community College is a two-year college located in southern Middle Tennessee dedicated to nurturing success and positively changing lives through teaching, learning and service. Established in 1966 as Tennessee’s first community college, Columbia State has grown to five campuses including Columbia, Williamson, Lawrence, Lewisburg and Clifton, serving nearly 6,000 students. The college faculty and staff are committed to academic integrity and quality instruction in a caring environment. They are committed to providing support that can change a failure into a success. Their commitment is evidenced by the college being recognized as a finalist in the 2018 Awards of Excellence for Advancing Diversity, Outstanding College/Corporate Partnership, and Student Success by the American Association of Community Colleges. Columbia State was also named one of the Top 150 U.S. community colleges by the Aspen Institute for 2017 and 2019.

College Characteristics

  • IPEDS UNITID: 219888
  • Degree of Urbanization: Rural: Fringe
  • Geographic Region: Southeast (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC SC TN VA WV)
  • Institution Size Category: 5,000 - 9,999
  • Carnegie Classification: Associate's--Public Rural-serving Medium
  • Total Enrollment: 5,938
  • Full-time Enrollment: 3,035
  • Part-time Enrollment: 2,903
  • First-time Degree Seeking: 1,626
  • Part-time First-time Degree Seeking: 131
  • Black or African American Grouping: 0 to 20% Black
  • Hispanic/Latino Grouping: 0 to 12.5% Hispanic/Latino
  • Pell Recipients Grouping: 20.1 to 40% Pell Recipients

Percent of total enrollment that are...

  • American Indian or Alaska Native: 0%
  • Asian: 1%
  • Black or African American: 7%
  • White: 82%
  • Hispanic/Latino: 6%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0%
  • Women: 59%
  • Two or more races: 3%
  • Race/ethnicity unknown: 1%
  • Pell Recipients : 32%

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