Academic Quality

Columbia College offers a learning experience that is truly unique for students seeking academic challenge and the highest level of engagement during their college years. Our award-winning programs are consistently recognized at the regional and national level. No other college in South Carolina has a United States Professor of the Year as a member of its stellar faculty, whose collective top priority is your success.

Offering over 30 majors, with minors and programs in a vast array of subjects, Columbia College provides its students the opportunity to create an educational path that best suits their individual interests, passions and life goals.

In classes, you will feel empowered to speak up and receive the individualized attention that a large university simply cannot offer. You'll be encouraged to seek opportunities where you will learn and develop as a leader in places like national conferences, internships that are beyond anything you expected, and within a campus community that welcomes ideas and innovation.

Columbia College alumnae who enter graduate school are consistently among the most well-prepared students accepted to distinguished graduate programs. We know this because our alumnae tell us over and over, and they stay in touch with their Columbia College faculty and mentors.

A women's college is about having those discussions you'd never have in a coed classroom...about really exploring women's perspectives and leadership styles...and gaining the benefits of a liberal arts education that will take you anywhere!