The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.

Columbia College

Founded in 1851 in Columbia, Missouri, Columbia College has been helping students advance their lives through higher education for more than 165 years. As a private, nonprofit, liberal arts and sciences institution, the college takes pride in its small classes, experienced faculty and quality educational programs. With more than 30 locations across the country, 14 of which are on military installations, students may enroll in day, evening or online classes. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Columbia College educates more than 13,000 students each year and has more than 88,000 alumni worldwide. For more information, visit ccis.edu.

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Stacked Model

First-time-In-College

First-time-In-College Students Starting Fall 2014

Number of students: 614

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19%

14%

18%

49%

15%

Associate or 2-year Degree from Columbia College

Transfer & Subsequent Associate or 2-year Degree

13%

Bachelor's or 4-year Degree from Columbia College

Transfer & Subsequent Bachelor's or 4-year Degree

10%

Enrolled at Columbia College

Enrolled at Another 2-year Institution

Enrolled at Another 4-year Institution

WITHIN 6 YEARS

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Graduated: Associate or 2-year Degree

Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year Degree

Enrolled

Current Status Unknown

The SAM First-time-In-College Stacked Credentials model tracks a group of students who started at Columbia College in the Fall of 2014. The chart shows the highest degree earned for students in the group within 6 years. Click on the bar segments in the chart to see the breakout by type of degree earned (associate or bachelor’s degree) or institution (Columbia College, another 2-year school, or another 4-year school). The same group of students is included in the results for every year. To review the data for previous years for this group of students, click the “view detail data for graph” link.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

Students who graduated with an associate or 2-year degree are represented by the red bar ().
- Click on the red section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Columbia College or from another institution.
Students who graduated with a bachelor’s or 4-year degree are represented by the green bar().
- Click on the green section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Columbia College or from another institution.
Students who are still enrolled are represented by the aqua bar ().
- Click on the aqua section of the chart to see the proportion of students who are still enrolled at Columbia College, at another 2-year institution, or at another 4-year institution.
Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Columbia College | Stacked Model

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS STARTING AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE IN FALL 2014 BY SUMMER 2020		2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	WITHIN 6 YEARS 2019-20


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	Associate or 2-year degree from Columbia College	2%	5%	10%	13%	15%	15%
+	Transfer & subsequent associate or 2-year degree	0%	1%	1%	2%	3%	4%
=	Total Graduated: Associate or 2-year degree	2%	6%	11%	15%	18%	19%


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	Bachelor's or 4-year degree from Columbia College	0%	0%	2%	9%	12%	13%
+	Transfer & subsequent bachelor's or 4-year degree	0%	0%	0%	2%	2%	1%
=	Total Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year degree	0%	0%	2%	11%	14%	14%


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	Enrolled at Columbia College	93%	49%	33%	21%	13%	10%
+	Enrolled at another 2-year institution	0%	4%	4%	4%	2%	2%
+	Enrolled at another 4-year institution	0%	8%	11%	9%	8%	6%
=	Total Enrolled	93%	61%	48%	34%	23%	18%


	Current Status Unknown	5%	33%	39%	40%	45%	49%

Pell Grant Recipients Students Starting Fall 2014

Number of students: 442

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21%

10%

19%

50%

16%

Associate or 2-year Degree from Columbia College

Transfer & Subsequent Associate or 2-year Degree

Bachelor's or 4-year Degree from Columbia College

Transfer & Subsequent Bachelor's or 4-year Degree

12%

Enrolled at Columbia College

Enrolled at Another 2-year Institution

Enrolled at Another 4-year Institution

WITHIN 6 YEARS

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Graduated: Associate or 2-year Degree

Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year Degree

Enrolled

Current Status Unknown

The SAM Additional Stacked Credentials model tracks a group of students who started at Columbia College in the Fall of 2014. The chart shows the highest degree earned for students in the group within 6 years. Click on the bar segments in the chart to see the breakout by type of degree earned (associate or bachelor’s degree) or institution (Columbia College, another 2-year school, or another 4-year school). The same group of students is included in the results for every year. To review the data for previous years for this group of students, click the “view detail data for graph” link.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

Students who graduated with an associate or 2-year degree are represented by the red bar ().
- Click on the red section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Columbia College or from another institution.
Students who graduated with a bachelor’s or 4-year degree are represented by the green bar().
- Click on the green section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Columbia College or from another institution.
Students who are still enrolled are represented by the aqua bar ().
- Click on the aqua section of the chart to see the proportion of students who are still enrolled at Columbia College, at another 2-year institution, or at another 4-year institution.
Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Columbia College | Stacked Model

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS STARTING AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE IN FALL 2014 BY SUMMER 2020		2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	WITHIN 6 YEARS 2019-20


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	Associate or 2-year degree from Columbia College	2%	5%	10%	13%	15%	16%
+	Transfer & subsequent associate or 2-year degree	0%	1%	1%	2%	4%	5%
=	Total Graduated: Associate or 2-year degree	2%	6%	11%	15%	19%	21%


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	Bachelor's or 4-year degree from Columbia College	0%	0%	1%	5%	8%	9%
+	Transfer & subsequent bachelor's or 4-year degree	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%	1%
=	Total Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year degree	0%	0%	1%	6%	8%	10%


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	Enrolled at Columbia College	95%	50%	33%	24%	14%	12%
+	Enrolled at another 2-year institution	0%	4%	4%	5%	3%	2%
+	Enrolled at another 4-year institution	0%	5%	8%	7%	7%	5%
=	Total Enrolled	95%	59%	45%	36%	24%	19%


	Current Status Unknown	3%	35%	43%	43%	49%	50%

Students receiving veteran’s benefits Students Starting Fall 2014

Number of students: 69

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20%

17%

11%

52%

20%

Associate or 2-year Degree from Columbia College

Transfer & Subsequent Associate or 2-year Degree

17%

Bachelor's or 4-year Degree from Columbia College

Transfer & Subsequent Bachelor's or 4-year Degree

Enrolled at Columbia College

Enrolled at Another 2-year Institution

Enrolled at Another 4-year Institution

WITHIN 6 YEARS

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Graduated: Associate or 2-year Degree

Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year Degree

Enrolled

Current Status Unknown

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

Students who graduated with an associate or 2-year degree are represented by the red bar ().
- Click on the red section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Columbia College or from another institution.
Students who graduated with a bachelor’s or 4-year degree are represented by the green bar().
- Click on the green section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Columbia College or from another institution.
Students who are still enrolled are represented by the aqua bar ().
- Click on the aqua section of the chart to see the proportion of students who are still enrolled at Columbia College, at another 2-year institution, or at another 4-year institution.
Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Columbia College | Stacked Model

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS STARTING AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE IN FALL 2014 BY SUMMER 2020		2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	WITHIN 6 YEARS 2019-20


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	Associate or 2-year degree from Columbia College	4%	12%	16%	19%	20%	20%
+	Transfer & subsequent associate or 2-year degree	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
=	Total Graduated: Associate or 2-year degree	4%	12%	16%	19%	20%	20%


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	Bachelor's or 4-year degree from Columbia College	0%	0%	3%	12%	16%	17%
+	Transfer & subsequent bachelor's or 4-year degree	0%	0%	3%	0%	0%	0%
=	Total Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year degree	0%	0%	6%	12%	16%	17%


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	Enrolled at Columbia College	93%	48%	42%	32%	12%	6%
+	Enrolled at another 2-year institution	0%	4%	1%	1%	0%	1%
+	Enrolled at another 4-year institution	0%	9%	6%	6%	7%	4%
=	Total Enrolled	93%	61%	49%	39%	19%	11%


	Current Status Unknown	3%	27%	29%	30%	45%	52%

Transfer

Transfer Students Starting Fall 2014

Number of students: 984

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21%

31%

14%

34%

15%

Associate or 2-year Degree from Columbia College

Transfer & Subsequent Associate or 2-year Degree

30%

Bachelor's or 4-year Degree from Columbia College

Transfer & Subsequent Bachelor's or 4-year Degree

Enrolled at Columbia College

Enrolled at Another 2-year Institution

Enrolled at Another 4-year Institution

WITHIN 6 YEARS

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Graduated: Associate or 2-year Degree

Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year Degree

Enrolled

Current Status Unknown

The SAM Transfer Stacked Credentials model tracks a group of students who started at Columbia College in the Fall of 2014. The chart shows the highest degree earned for students in the group within 6 years. Click on the bar segments in the chart to see the breakout by type of degree earned (associate or bachelor’s degree) or institution (Columbia College, another 2-year school, or another 4-year school). The same group of students is included in the results for every year. To review the data for previous years for this group of students, click the “view detail data for graph” link.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

Students who graduated with an associate or 2-year degree are represented by the red bar ().
- Click on the red section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Columbia College or from another institution.
Students who graduated with a bachelor’s or 4-year degree are represented by the green bar().
- Click on the green section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Columbia College or from another institution.
Students who are still enrolled are represented by the aqua bar ().
- Click on the aqua section of the chart to see the proportion of students who are still enrolled at Columbia College, at another 2-year institution, or at another 4-year institution.
Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Columbia College | Stacked Model

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS STARTING AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE IN FALL 2014 BY SUMMER 2020		2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	WITHIN 6 YEARS 2019-20


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	Associate or 2-year degree from Columbia College	4%	8%	11%	13%	14%	15%
+	Transfer & subsequent associate or 2-year degree	2%	3%	4%	5%	6%	6%
=	Total Graduated: Associate or 2-year degree	6%	11%	15%	18%	20%	21%


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	Bachelor's or 4-year degree from Columbia College	1%	9%	22%	27%	29%	30%
+	Transfer & subsequent bachelor's or 4-year degree	0%	0%	1%	2%	2%	1%
=	Total Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year degree	1%	9%	23%	29%	31%	31%


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	Enrolled at Columbia College	91%	48%	26%	14%	9%	5%
+	Enrolled at another 2-year institution	0%	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%
+	Enrolled at another 4-year institution	0%	7%	9%	8%	7%	7%
=	Total Enrolled	91%	57%	37%	24%	18%	14%


	Current Status Unknown	2%	23%	25%	29%	31%	34%

Pell Grant Recipients Students Starting Fall 2014

Number of students: 662

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23%

29%

16%

32%

17%

Associate or 2-year Degree from Columbia College

Transfer & Subsequent Associate or 2-year Degree

28%

Bachelor's or 4-year Degree from Columbia College

Transfer & Subsequent Bachelor's or 4-year Degree

Enrolled at Columbia College

Enrolled at Another 2-year Institution

Enrolled at Another 4-year Institution

WITHIN 6 YEARS

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Graduated: Associate or 2-year Degree

Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year Degree

Enrolled

Current Status Unknown

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

Students who graduated with an associate or 2-year degree are represented by the red bar ().
- Click on the red section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Columbia College or from another institution.
Students who graduated with a bachelor’s or 4-year degree are represented by the green bar().
- Click on the green section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Columbia College or from another institution.
Students who are still enrolled are represented by the aqua bar ().
- Click on the aqua section of the chart to see the proportion of students who are still enrolled at Columbia College, at another 2-year institution, or at another 4-year institution.
Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Columbia College | Stacked Model

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS STARTING AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE IN FALL 2014 BY SUMMER 2020		2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	WITHIN 6 YEARS 2019-20


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	Associate or 2-year degree from Columbia College	4%	8%	13%	15%	16%	17%
+	Transfer & subsequent associate or 2-year degree	2%	3%	4%	5%	6%	6%
=	Total Graduated: Associate or 2-year degree	6%	11%	17%	20%	22%	23%


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	Bachelor's or 4-year degree from Columbia College	0%	8%	20%	25%	27%	28%
+	Transfer & subsequent bachelor's or 4-year degree	0%	0%	0%	1%	1%	1%
=	Total Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year degree	0%	8%	20%	26%	28%	29%


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	Enrolled at Columbia College	91%	51%	29%	16%	10%	5%
+	Enrolled at another 2-year institution	0%	2%	2%	1%	3%	3%
+	Enrolled at another 4-year institution	0%	6%	7%	7%	7%	8%
=	Total Enrolled	91%	59%	38%	24%	20%	16%


	Current Status Unknown	3%	22%	25%	30%	30%	32%

Students receiving veteran’s benefits Students Starting Fall 2014

Number of students: 142

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26%

32%

18%

24%

20%

Associate or 2-year Degree from Columbia College

Transfer & Subsequent Associate or 2-year Degree

32%

Bachelor's or 4-year Degree from Columbia College

Transfer & Subsequent Bachelor's or 4-year Degree

13%

Enrolled at Columbia College

Enrolled at Another 2-year Institution

Enrolled at Another 4-year Institution

WITHIN 6 YEARS

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Graduated: Associate or 2-year Degree

Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year Degree

Enrolled

Current Status Unknown

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

Students who graduated with an associate or 2-year degree are represented by the red bar ().
- Click on the red section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Columbia College or from another institution.
Students who graduated with a bachelor’s or 4-year degree are represented by the green bar().
- Click on the green section of the chart to see the proportion of students who earned their associate degree from Columbia College or from another institution.
Students who are still enrolled are represented by the aqua bar ().
- Click on the aqua section of the chart to see the proportion of students who are still enrolled at Columbia College, at another 2-year institution, or at another 4-year institution.
Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Columbia College | Stacked Model

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS STARTING AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE IN FALL 2014 BY SUMMER 2020		2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	WITHIN 6 YEARS 2019-20


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	Associate or 2-year degree from Columbia College	6%	12%	15%	18%	19%	20%
+	Transfer & subsequent associate or 2-year degree	0%	3%	3%	4%	6%	6%
=	Total Graduated: Associate or 2-year degree	6%	15%	18%	22%	25%	26%


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	Bachelor's or 4-year degree from Columbia College	1%	11%	23%	27%	31%	32%
+	Transfer & subsequent bachelor's or 4-year degree	1%	0%	1%	4%	0%	0%
=	Total Graduated: Bachelor's or 4-year degree	2%	11%	24%	31%	31%	32%


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	Enrolled at Columbia College	92%	49%	30%	20%	15%	13%
+	Enrolled at another 2-year institution	0%	1%	0%	1%	2%	1%
+	Enrolled at another 4-year institution	0%	9%	14%	4%	4%	4%
=	Total Enrolled	92%	59%	44%	25%	21%	18%


	Current Status Unknown	0%	15%	14%	22%	23%	24%