Program Payoff

Columbia State Community College

Columbia, Tennessee. 23 certificate and associate programs, public. 23 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Tennessee.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $11,500 $53,956 (114) $81,500
Registered Nurses
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $9,000 $44,858 (45) $64,630
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate $5,375 $37,328 (53) $64,630
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree $28,816 (25) $122,430
Software Developers
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $28,443 (31) $98,870
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $7,601 $25,565 (138) $76,480
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $24,267 (21) $106,970
General and Operations Managers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree not published $39,570
Medical Assistants
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $49,970
Audio and Video Technicians
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $106,970
General and Operations Managers
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $98,870
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Undergraduate certificate not published $122,430
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $122,430
Software Developers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $36,000
Security Guards
Education, General Associate's degree not published $72,390
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Undergraduate certificate not published $58,070
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Associate's degree not published $58,070
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $42,310
Community Health Workers
Hospitality Administration/Management Undergraduate certificate not published $99,430
Managers, All Other
Medical Illustration and Informatics Associate's degree not published $76,470
Computer Occupations, All Other
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Associate's degree not published
Music Undergraduate certificate not published $61,860
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Music Associate's degree not published $61,860
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.