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Columbia College—Salt Lake to hold commencement ceremony Aug. 9

Friday, August 01, 2008
Columbia College will confer 58 associate and bachelor's degrees upon graduates from the Salt Lake campus at a commencement ceremony Saturday, Aug. 9.

Columbia College-Lake County to hold open house

Friday, August 01, 2008
The public is invited to attend an open house at the new facility of Columbia College-Lake County from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, at 1225 Tri-State Pkwy., Ste. 560, in Gurnee, Ill.

Columbia College-Crystal Lake to hold open house

Friday, August 01, 2008
The public is invited to attend an open house at the new facility of Columbia College-Crystal Lake from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at 446 N. Rte. 31 in Crystal Lake, Ill.

Columbia College-St. Louis to hold commencement ceremony July 26

Thursday, July 24, 2008
Columbia College will confer 81 associate and bachelor's degrees upon graduates from the St. Louis campus at a commencement ceremony Saturday, July 26.

Columbia College to hold commencement ceremony July 24

Thursday, July 24, 2008
Columbia College will confer 248 associate and bachelor's degrees upon graduates from the Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield campuses at a commencement ceremony Thursday, July 24.

New director appointed at Columbia College-Salt Lake

Thursday, June 26, 2008
Jewly Harris has been selected as the new director of Columbia College-Salt Lake. In her new position, Harris is responsible for all day-to-day operations of the Salt Lake campus.

Einhorn is new director of Columbia College-Guantanamo Bay

Friday, June 13, 2008
Jeffrey Einhorn has been selected as the director of Columbia College-Guantanamo Bay.

Columbia College-Lemoore to hold commencement ceremony May 22

Thursday, May 15, 2008
Columbia College-Lemoore will confer 17 associate and bachelor's degrees upon students at a commencement ceremony at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 22, in the Station Theater on Naval Air Station Lemoore.

High-flying Columbia College flag goes to Iraq and back

Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Columbia College graduate U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Cortez Pree will present Dr. Gerald Brouder, college president, with a U.S. flag and a Columbia College flag that flew over Pree's military installation during his recent tour of duty in Iraq.

Columbia College-Lake of the Ozarks to hold commencement ceremony May 18

Monday, May 12, 2008
Columbia College will confer 85 associate and bachelor's degrees upon graduates from the Lake of the Ozarks campus at a commencement ceremony Sunday, May 18.

Columbia College to hold commencement May 10

Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Dacia Luck, 24, a native of Columbia, Mo., is blind. That will not prevent her from accepting a bachelor of arts in interdisciplinary studies degree at the Columbia College main campus Saturday, May 10 in the Southwell Complex Gymnasium.

Columbia College-Fort Drum and Columbia College-Hancock Field to hold commencement ceremony April 27

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Columbia College will confer 46 associate, 135 bachelor's and 28 master's degrees upon graduates from the Fort Drum and Hancock Field campuses at a commencement ceremony Sunday, April 27.

Transformational plan charts college's course for next three to five years

Tuesday, April 01, 2008
In April, the Columbia College Board of Trustees approved an update to the College Transformational Plan, a strategic document charting the college’s course for the next three to five years.

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee to speak at Columbia College

Friday, February 15, 2008
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will deliver the 2008 Schiffman Ethics in Society Lecture.

Columbia College-Crystal Lake relocates

Thursday, February 14, 2008
In order to improve accessibility and increase visibility, Columbia College-Crystal Lake has relocated to a more convenient location just two blocks north of the Route 31 and Route 176 intersection.

Columbia College to host the 29th Annual Paper in Particular national art competition

Thursday, January 31, 2008
The 29th Annual Paper in Particular, a national art competition featuring compositions on paper or composed of paper, will be open for exhibition Sunday, Feb. 3, at the Larson Gallery on the Columbia College campus.

Columbia College-Freeport announces high test scores

Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Columbia College-Freeport business administration majors scored in the 90th percentile nationwide on the Major Field Test (MFT) in Business.

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High-flying Columbia College flag goes to Iraq and back
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Columbia College graduate U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Cortez Pree will present Dr. Gerald Brouder, college president, with a U.S. flag and a Columbia College flag that flew over Pree's military installation during his recent tour of duty in Iraq.

Columbia College to hold commencement May 10
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Dacia Luck, 24, a native of Columbia, Mo., is blind. That will not prevent her from accepting a bachelor of arts in interdisciplinary studies degree at the Columbia College main campus Saturday, May 10 in the Southwell Complex Gymnasium.

Transformational plan charts college's course for next three to five years
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
In April, the Columbia College Board of Trustees approved an update to the College Transformational Plan, a strategic document charting the college’s course for the next three to five years.

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Columbia College receives national recognition for quality and value
Friday, August 22, 2008
Columbia College once again has been nationally recognized for academic quality and value by U.S.News & World Report, The Princeton Review and GetEducated.com.

More minority students complete degrees at Columbia College
Saturday, August 02, 2008
Columbia College recently advanced six places to No. 16 of the top 50 institutions nationwide granting bachelor’s degrees to African-American students in business management, marketing and related support services.

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Columbia College receives national recognition for quality and value
Friday, August 22, 2008
Columbia College once again has been nationally recognized for academic quality and value by U.S.News & World Report, The Princeton Review and GetEducated.com.

More minority students complete degrees at Columbia College
Saturday, August 02, 2008
Columbia College recently advanced six places to No. 16 of the top 50 institutions nationwide granting bachelor’s degrees to African-American students in business management, marketing and related support services.

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