Columbia College - SC

Columbia College all together is awful. The financial aid department is the worst part about the school by far, all they do is lie to you, they do not respond to phone calls, emails, or voicemails. I emailed the president to get more information on my situation because no one else would respond and I got one response and when I reached out multiple times after I got nothing. The staff will lie to you and make you feel like you are in the wrong for making them do their job. You are not going to be... Read More cared for as a student or person at Columbia College. I would not recommend Columbia College to anyone.

Do NOT go to this school. All financial aid will do is lie to you. They owe me over 1,000 and are trying to lie saying they never owed me any money and that I didn’t turn anything in when it shows on my financial statement what they owe me. They are the biggest liars and it is the biggest joke of a school. I did complete my degree there but all they did was lie almost every year about financial aid. I knew when I only got half of my refund before I graduated I would not be getting the other half... Read More and still have not months later and they still continue to lie about it.

Please DO NOT consider Columbia College for your studies! The Financial Aid and Tuition Accounts departments are extremely unorganized and unprofessional. Individuals within these departments are dishonest and will provide conflicting information regarding your financial account constantly. The online professors a terrible at creating courses that keep students engaged and the textbook and other weekly resources are heavily impacted by technical issues. When I started in 2019 the online course length... Read More was five weeks, but now course length has been increased to several weeks. It is IMPOSSIBLE to reach any administrative personnel by phone. The college cannot retain faculty members and has gone through more than five president's within several years (which should speak for itself). I would highly recommend that you consider enrolling into a college that is professional, organized, honest, and truly cares about your career success. You will not find any positives at Columbia College.

The program is terrible! I decided to attend the college, because I was told the classes were flexible. And was also told classes were 7-8 weeks. If I knew this I would have just paid more to go to another college. Instructors are also not that great for teaching. Nothing outside of a textbook to help with assignments or exams, and the college is for the younger crowd! Big mistake I made by coming to this college. Work is graded late at the end of the semester, so there is no backbone to help if... Read More needed.

Columbia College's masters degree in Higher Education Administration is great program. There were three major things made this my program of choice. The flexibility of the program with being able to work on projects and papers at my own pace. The willingness of the professors to help you succeed by giving you all the tools you will need to succeed in the classroom and in the professional world. The last is that this program was only for a year. You will miss out on a whole year's worth of events... Read More but in the end to get your degree it will be worth it.

Attending a single gender school was the best decision I have made regarding my education. Columbia College helped me grow and prosper in my confidence as a women. The faculty were very concerned about my success in their classes and were willing to go above and beyond in order to see me succeed. Being at a small school allowed me the opportunity to participate in class conversations rather than just be ab observer. Classes were never larger that thirty students and I was never taught by a graduate... Read More students. All of my instructors were wither assistant professors or full professors.