Columbia Southern University Trade Programs

Located in Orange Beach, Alabama, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution. The surrounding location of Orange Beach is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Columbia Southern University?

Contact details for Columbia Southern University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	21982 University Lane, Orange Beach, AL 36561-9000
Phone:	251-981-3771
Website:	www.columbiasouthern.edu

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Can I Afford Columbia Southern University?

During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at Columbia Southern University paid $270 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,528	$5,528
Fees	$280	$280

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Columbia Southern University, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $6,041 a year. That adds up to $24,164 over four years for those students.

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Columbia Southern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 13,254 undergraduate students at Columbia Southern University, with 6,866 being full-time and 6,388 being part-time.

There are also 5,279 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,866 full-time undergraduates at Columbia Southern University, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Columbia Southern University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	91
Black or African American	1,279
Hispanic or Latino	202
White	3,598
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,695

Geographic Diversity

Alabama students aren't the only ones who study at Columbia Southern University. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Columbia Southern University

There are 48 bachelor’s degree and 27 master’s degree programs available online at Columbia Southern University. In 2022-2023, 15,948 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Columbia Southern University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Alabama for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Columbia Southern University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	33%
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	10%
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	3%

Columbia Southern University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Occupational Safety & Health Technology	31	283	547	861
Health Care Management	0	0	158	158
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	53	60	113
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	4	0	95	99
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	0	52	0	52
TOTAL	35	388	860	1,283

Columbia Southern University Trades

In a recent academic period, Columbia Southern University awarded 3,427 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions	0	0	53	60
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	52	158
Mental & Social Health Services	4	0	0	95
Quality Control Technology	31	0	283	547
Total	101	0	1,059	2,267

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.