| Location: | Midwest |
| Setting: | Large Town Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
| Size: | Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad) |
Columbia College (also called Columbia College of Missouri) is a private co-educational liberal arts university based in Columbia, Missouri. The school offers day and evening classes on its Columbia Campus, extension courses through its nationwide campuses and ties with US military bases (including Guantanamo Bay, Cuba), and online courses. The College is nonsectarian, but it has retained a covenant with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) since its inception.
1850s
Christian Female College received its charter from the Missouri legislature on January 18, 1851, making it the first women's college west of the Mississippi River to be chartered by state legislature. The city of Columbia strongly supported female education, in part because the University of Missouri did not yet admit women. Infrastructure was a problem; the first classes were held in an unfinished mansion.
A typical day for female students in 1851 started at 6 a.m. with a morning walk, followed by worship in the chapel. They attended classes until late afternoon and then wrote a daily composition. After they studied and did chores, the students attended a Bible lecture every evening. They studied arithmetic, ancient history, grammar, ancient geography, philosophy, five books of Moses and composition. By 1856, there were 150 students, including 85 boarders.
1860s
Missouri, a slave state, had been at war with abolitionist Kansas since 1854. Missouri’s pro-slavery governor Claiborne “Fox” Jackson pushed the legislature to vote for secession, but this vote was rendered meaningless when Federal troops under Nathanial Lyon occupied Jefferson City, the capital. The Confederacy never relinquished its claim on Missouri, however, and invaded repeatedly from neighboring Arkansas, provoking Confederate guerilla (Jesse and Frank James, William Quantrill and Bloody Bill Anderson) and Union counter-guerilla activity, forced mass evacuations, raids and atrocities as close as 20 miles away (Centralia Massacre). The majority of the city of Columbia was pro-Union but the surrounding agricultural areas of Boone County and the rest of central Missouri were decidedly pro-slavery. In this deadly, chaotic environment, Christian College President Joseph K. Rogers vowed to keep the school open--and he did, thanks in part to faculty who relinquished pay.
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 4% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 11,995 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,591 | 33% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 2,078 | 17% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 7,148 | 70% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,692 | 56% | |
Any Aid: |
88% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 62% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 4% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 510, Math: 465 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 605, Math: 605 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 76% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 19, Verbal: 18, Math: 17 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 24, Verbal: 25, Math: 24 |
| Application Fee: | $ 25.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Recommended |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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I am looking for comments from students who have actually been enrolled at the Columbia College (www.ccis.edu). Do you recomend this school, is it reputable, etc. Specifically I am looking to study online with Aurora, CO being my base school.
16 months ago
Best Answer
The college is great! I attend the one in Crystal Lake, IL for psychology. The school is 100% accredited upon national colleges and is very cheap in comparison too.
It is meant for adults who are trying to get their BA fast and cheap. And since I plan to get my masters right after it was the perfect choice for me.
It moves at a fast pace, but makes it possible to work full time and work with, full time school only being two nights a week.
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Classes there just seem too simple. Phease tell me its not another University of Phoenix!
26 months ago
Best Answer
Columbia College has been around for years.
It was formerly called Christian College, which will tell you a little about its leanings. It is a small college, maybe three-quarters of a mile from University of Missouri in Columbia.
You can graduate from Columbia College with a usable degree. A good friend of mine went to law school after getting a degree at Columbia College and makes a good living as a lawyer.
As for classes being "simple": Life is what you make it, and classes are what you make them. There's always extra credit, and there's nothing wrong with graduating from a small college with a 4.0 average
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