unitid 455983 · Vienna, VA · private for-profit 2-year · suburb (large)
Columbia College
- enrollment 2023
- 320
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private for-profit 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
151
30th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
Pell share
34%
undergrads on Pell grants
12th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
completion
80%
finish within 150% time
82nd pctl among private for-profit 2-years
sticker cost / yr
not reported
avg net price / yr
$10,171
after aid, aided students
6th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$22,160
after entry, Title IV students
5th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
median grad debt
$7,940
14th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
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 $10,042 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private for-profit 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $3,102
- First-generation students
- 65%
- In-state tuition & fees
- not reported
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services. | 73 | — | $4,665 |
| Computer Science. | 9 | — | — |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 7 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 7 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 6 | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 6 | — | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 3 | — | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 1 | — | — |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 0 | — | — |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 0 | — | — |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services. | 0 | — | — |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | — | — | — |
— 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
nearest neighbors in sector
Compare with peers
- Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg →
- Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath →
- Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton →
- Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines →
- College of Hair Design Careers →
- Northwest College-Eugene →
- Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor →
- Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton →
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.