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U.S.News & World Report names Columbia College one of America's best colleges
For the sixth year in a row, Columbia College has been ranked in the top tier of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S.News & World Report. Columbia College is now ranked 44th in the category of "Best Universities-Master's" for the Midwest Region. This category evaluates institutions that offer a broad scope of undergraduate degrees and some master's degrees, but few, if any, doctoral programs.
Columbia College recognized as a leader in military-friendly education
Military Advanced Education, a publication that focuses on educational services and opportunities for military students, invited over 2,000 institutions to share their military-friendly practices. Just sixty institutions were selected as being military-friendly, and only twenty, including Columbia College, were honored as the top institutions. Institutions such as Columbia College, says MAE, set the gold standard for serving the men, women, spouses and retirees who serve or have served our country. Read the Columbia Daily Tribune article.
To learn more about Columbia College's military friendly practices, read an interview with Dr. Gerald T. Brouder, President of Columbia College.
G.I. Jobs Military friendly school
G.I. Jobs magazine selected Columbia College as a military-friendly school for 2010 due to the college's steadfast commitment to educating military and student veterans. The honor places the college in the top 15 percent of all schools nationwide.
The magazine evaluates institutions on such things as being a VA approved institution for the GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon benefits, military and veteran enrollments, generous transfer credit policies, flexible learning programs and tuition benefits.
GetEducated.com names Columbia College a "Best Buy"
GetEducated.com, a respected clearinghouse of accredited online programs, designated Columbia College as a "Best Buy" for several online degrees. The college's online MBA and online bachelor's degree in criminal justice ranked among the top five best buys; the online bachelor's degrees in business, psychology, sociology and regional MBA ranked among the top best buys. The college also was recognized for the online MBA's flexible admission requirements.
Princeton Review names Columbia College one of the best colleges in the Midwest
Columbia College has been named a 2010 Best Midwestern College by The Princeton Review, a New York City-based education services company. The college is one of only 158 schools in a 12-state region to receive the "Best Midwestern College" designation. Colleges were selected based on academic excellence and surveys of current students.
The Princeton Review calls Columbia College a "small community with great teachers and lasting friendships" and a college that is serious about "educating the whole person," where academics are bolstered by a "full college experience," and general education requirements ensure that "everyone receives a well-rounded education no matter what one's major is."