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Columbia College Facts and Figures

Columbia College Facts and Figures

  • Students attending women's colleges are generally more engaged and report higher levels of academic challenge than women at coed institutions.
  • Women's college students score higher on active and collaborative learning and student-faculty interaction.
  • Women's colleges create a climate where students are regularly encouraged to realize their potential.
  • Women's college advantages include more female mentors and role models and greater opportunities for leadership roles.
  • Students at women's colleges interact more frequently with faculty both in and outside the classroom.
  • Women at single-gender institutions assume leadership roles on campus and take charge in classroom discussions.
  • Single gender learning environments foster leadership skills that support greater career and personal success later in life.
  • Students at women's colleges report greater gains in self-understanding, including independent learning and collaboration skills.
  • At Columbia College, 100% of teams, clubs, and class discussions are led by women.
  • Columbia College's 13:1 student to teacher ratio is among the best in the nation and provides more one-on-one attention.
  • Number of teaching assistants at Columbia College = 0 (that's right, zero).
  • The Columbia College honors program has produced THREE National Collegiate Honors Students of the year since 2003.
  • Columbia College has South Carolina's first and only U.S. Professor of the Year.
  • Over 60 student-led clubs and time-honored traditions connect generations of Columbia College women.
  • The Leadership Institute pairs students with mentors who are women leaders in the community and a variety of professional fields.
  • Nearly half of Columbia College women pursue graduate study in many of the nation's most prestigious institutions.
  • The first female judge on the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court is a Columbia College graduate, Karen Johnson Williams '62.
  • The first woman elected to the U.S. Congress from South Carolina was Elizabeth J. Patterson '61.
  • Columbia College's 4Cs are Courage, Commitment, Confidence and Competence.
  • The Fighting Koalas compete in NAIA Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball and Golf. Coming soon: Lacrosse!
  • "It's not the position you hold, but the difference you make."