Columbia College of Nursing

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2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$27,800

2.9% growth from 2016

2016 Student Loan

1.33%

Default Rate

2017 Enrolled Students

122

91.8% Full-Time

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About

Columbia College of Nursing is a higher education institution located in Milwaukee County, WI. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Columbia College of Nursing were Registered Nursing (78 degrees awarded).

In 2017, 78 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Columbia College of Nursing. 91% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 8.97% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (67 degrees), 16.8 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (4 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Columbia College of Nursing is $27,800, which is $13,800 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,000).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Columbia College of Nursing is $27,800, which is $13,800 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,000).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $N/A.

In 2017, 94% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 77% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$27,800

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of tuition at Columbia College of Nursing was $27,800. The cost of tuition at Columbia College of Nursing is $13,800 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,000).

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Average Net Price

$N/A

2017 Value

In 2017 Columbia College of Nursing had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $N/A. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Columbia College of Nursing grew by 0%.

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

94%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

77%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

94% of undergraduate students at Columbia College of Nursing received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a growth of 16% with respect to 2016, when 81% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

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Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

1.33%

2016 Default Rate

1

Number of Defaults

In 2016 the default rate for borrower's at Columbia College of Nursing was 1.33%, which represents 1 out of the 75 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

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Enrollment

Columbia College of Nursing has a total enrollment of 122 students. The full-time enrollment at Columbia College of Nursing is 112 students and the part-time enrollment is 10. This means that 91.8% of students enrolled at Columbia College of Nursing are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Columbia College of Nursing, both undergraduate and graduate, is 75.4% White, 6.56% Asian, 4.92% Black or African American, 4.92% Hispanic or Latino, 1.64% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, 1.64% Two or More Races, and 0.82% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Columbia College of Nursing in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Female (66%), followed by White Male (8.49%) and Asian Female (5.66%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority White Female (66.7%), followed by White Male (16.7%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (16.7%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

91.8%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Columbia College of Nursing, both undergraduate and graduate, is 122 students. The full-time enrollment at Columbia College of Nursing is 112 and the part-time enrollment is 10. This means that 91.8% of students enrolled at Columbia College of Nursing are enrolled full-time compared with 71.1% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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Retention Rate over Time

N/A%

N/A Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Columbia College of Nursing was N/A%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (71%), Columbia College of Nursing had a retention rate approximately the same as its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    92

  2. Asian

    8

  3. Black or African American

    6

The enrolled student population at Columbia College of Nursing is 75.4% White, 6.56% Asian, 4.92% Black or African American, 4.92% Hispanic or Latino, 1.64% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, 1.64% Two or More Races, and 0.82% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 44.7% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 15.5% Black or African American.

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Graduates

In 2017, 64 more women than men received degrees from Columbia College of Nursing. The majority of degree recipients at Columbia College of Nursing are white (67 degrees awarded). There were 16.8 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (4 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Columbia College of Nursing is Registered Nursing (78 degrees awarded), followed by N/A and N/A.

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Columbia College of Nursing, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Health (78 degrees awarded).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Registered nurses

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Columbia College of Nursing are Registered nurses (1,293,105 people), Medical & health services managers (134,634 people), Pharmacists (128,892 people), Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives (120,345 people), and Physicians (99,786 people).

The most specialized majors at Columbia College of Nursing are Health (78 degrees awarded).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Public relations specialists

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Columbia College of Nursing are Public relations specialists, Surgeons, Podiatrists, Physicians, and Chief executives & legislators

The most specialized majors at Columbia College of Nursing are Health (78 degrees awarded).

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Common Industries by Major

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Columbia College of Nursing are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,404,787 people), Elementary & secondary schools (203,475 people), Outpatient care centers (190,696 people), Offices of physicians (183,832 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (124,020 people).

The most specialized majors at Columbia College of Nursing are Health (78 degrees awarded).

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Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Columbia College of Nursing.

Most Common

  1. Registered Nursing

    78 degrees awarded

  2. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

  3. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

In 2017, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Columbia College of Nursing was Registered Nursing with 78 degrees awarded.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 7

  2. 71

In 2017, 7 degrees were awarded to men at Columbia College of Nursing, which is 0.0986 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (71).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2017, 7 degrees were awarded to men at Columbia College of Nursing in Registered Nursing, which is 0.0986 times less than the 71 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2017, 71 degrees were awarded to women at Columbia College of Nursing in Registered Nursing, which is 10.1 times more than the 7 male recipients with that same degree.

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Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

N/A

Highest Graduation Rate (N/A%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Columbia College of Nursing is N/A and N/A (N/A% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (68.1%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, N/A% of graduates (N/A students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    67 degrees awarded

  2. Hispanic or Latino

    4 degrees awarded

  3. Asian

    3 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Columbia College of Nursing is white (67 degrees awarded). There were 16.8 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (4 degrees).

0% of degree recipients (0 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. White Female

    60 degrees awarded

  2. White Male

    7 degrees awarded

  3. Hispanic or Latino Female

    4 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Columbia College of Nursing is white female (60 degrees awarded). There were 8.57 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (7 degrees).

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Operations

Columbia College of Nursing has an endowment valued at nearly $N/A, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $0 (N/A%), compared to the 2.38% average return ($240k on $10.1M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2017, Columbia College of Nursing had a total salary expenditure of $4.61M. Columbia College of Nursing employs 7 Assistant professors, 6 Associate professors, and 4 Professors. Most academics at Columbia College of Nursing are Female Assistant professors (7), Female Associate professors(5), and Female Professors (4).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Columbia College of Nursing are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 3 employees, Management, with 2 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 2 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$N/A

2017 Endowment

0%

growth from 2016

Columbia College of Nursing has an endowment valued at about $N/A, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Columbia College of Nursing stayed 0% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $N/A approximately the same as than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $218k - Federal

  2. $0 - State

  3. $0 - Local

As of 2017, Columbia College of Nursing received $218k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $0 from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

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Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$2.14M

2017 Salaries

8.69%

growth from 2016

In 2017, Columbia College of Nursing paid a median of $2.14M in salaries, which represents 46.4% of their overall expenditure ($4.61M) and a 8.69% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 12.3% decline from 2015 and a 7.14% growth from 2014.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 2.59M (39.4% of overall expenditures).

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Instructional Salaries

$1.14M

Instructional Salaries

17

Number of Employees

In 2017, Columbia College of Nursing paid a total of $1.14M to 17 employees working as instructors, which represents 53.3% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $1.33M (32.3%) for similar Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools.

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Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Assistant professor

Most Common Instructor

7 Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

3 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at Columbia College of Nursing were Assistant professor with 7 employees; Associate professor with 6 employees; and Associate professor with 4 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Columbia College of Nursing were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 3 employees; Management with 2 employees; and Office and Administrative Support with 2 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

  1. Female Assistant professor

  2. Female Associate professor

  3. Female Professor

In 2017, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Columbia College of Nursing was Female Assistant professor with 7 employees, Female Associate professor with 5 employees, and Female Professor with 4 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Columbia College of Nursing.

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