Howard Community College

Howard Community College is a public, state school located in the suburban setting of Columbia, MD, less than an hour from Baltimore and Washington, DC.

Founded in 1966, Columbia Community College enrolls 9,566 undergrads and no graduate students. The institution runs on a semester academic calendar.

Admissions Facts About Columbia Community College

Acceptance rate: 91%

Does not offer early decision.

Doesn't offer early action.

Access ACT practice tests and study tips and see upcoming ACT test dates.

Columbia Community College Acceptance Rate 2021

Columbia Community College is a not competitive school to get accepted to. Around 91 percent of all applicants to Columbia Community College are accepted each year. Out of 2,531 applications received, 2,314 students received an admissions offer.

Is Columbia Community College a good school?

Different people have different ideas about what makes a "good" school. Acceptance rate and average GPA are good indicators of how competitive an institution is, but they don't tell you how happy or successful students are.

Retention and graduation rates

About 0 percent of students who start at Columbia Community College come back for their second year of college.

Compare this to the average six-year graduation rate for colleges and universities in the U.S., which is around 61 percent for public schools and 67 percent for private.

Job outcomes and student debt

Job placement and student debt statistics for recent graduates can give you a sense of the return on investment a school offers.

Based on this information, how does Columbia Community College sound? Remember, the best school for one person may not be the right school for another! So the real question to ask yourself: is Columbia Community College a good school for YOU?

Thinking of applying to Columbia Community College for Fall 2022?

Click the heart icon at the top of this page to save Columbia Community College to your own personal list of colleges.

Read on to find out more about the admissions requirements and deadlines, student life, academics, majors and more.

Still exploring colleges and universities?

See what others say about Columbia Community College in the College Confidential forums and get personalized recommendations for colleges and universities that offer what you're looking for in a school.