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

Can I Afford Columbia Southern University?

During the <nil> academic year, 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.

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.

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

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.