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Columbia College Hollywood is a private located in Tarzana, California. Columbia College Hollywood has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Columbia College Hollywood is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $43,251 10 years after enrolling, 91st in California, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Columbia College Hollywood bachelor students earn 6% more than the national average. Columbia College Hollywood is ranked 79th in California.
Columbia College Hollywood’s median net annual cost of $32,909 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 1 programs at Columbia College Hollywood sorted by number of graduates - FIlm, Video & Photography - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$32,909
Average years to graduate
4.1
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 59% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Columbia College Hollywood is 9% lower than the state average, and 7% below the average for all special focus four-year: arts, music & design schools in the country.
At Columbia College Hollywood, Pell Grant recipients represent 53% of the measured graduating class, 18% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Columbia College Hollywood graduates within 4.2 years.
Columbia College Hollywood is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Columbia College Hollywood’s economic mobility score of 3.15 is calculated by adjusting the 14.58 economic score of lower-income students by the 53% pell grant recipients within the student body. Columbia College Hollywood’s EMS of 3.15 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Columbia College Hollywood pays $32,909 a year, $-5,654 less than the $27,255 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $32,909
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Columbia College Hollywood, 95% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $32,909 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 69% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,606. This is 15% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$6,177
Pell grants
$4,220
State grants
$6,112
Institutional grants
$9,318
Columbia College Hollywood offers 2 online bachelor programs, both of which are in hybrid format We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
2
Hybrid programs
2
Percentage of programs online
50%
Full time
97%
83%
Female
45%
59%
First time
53%
59%
In-state
1%
68%
1st generation
30%
35%
White
38%
52%
Black
19%
14%
Hispanic
23%
15%
Asian
5%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
13%
12%