unitid 112561 · Sonora, CA · public 2-year · rural (fringe)
Columbia College
- enrollment 2023
- 3,611
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,984
49th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
28%
undergrads on Pell grants
44th pctl among public 2-years
completion
27%
finish within 150% time
16th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$19,870
90th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$11,316
after aid, aided students
80th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$39,035
after entry, Title IV students
54th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
not reported
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $10,095 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k66%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $13,865
- First-generation students
- 53%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $1,282
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 105 | $39,029 | — |
| Fire Protection. | 68 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 50 | — | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 47 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 27 | — | — |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 26 | — | — |
| Fire Protection. | 20 | — | — |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 16 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 14 | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 13 | — | — |
| Geography and Cartography. | 13 | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 12 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.