Lower Columbia College — admissions, outcomes, merit aid & scholarships

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ℹ️ A note about this profile

Lower Columbia College doesn't publish standardized-test bands or admit-rate data to IPEDS. That usually means the institution is open-admission (no selectivity gate), graduate-focused, or small enough that the federal survey suppresses the numbers. The cost, program, and outcomes data below is still complete — just no admissions-difficulty signal to surface. If you're searching for a more selective Ivy-tier "Lower", try the search at the top of the page.

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Worth a look

Major value play for in-state residents.

✅ Best for

In-state residents (tuition ~$4,626 — major value play)
Students focused on Education (the school's signature program)
Families wanting a small liberal-arts experience

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Total enrollment

1,932

1,000 - 4,999

In-state tuition

$4,626

sticker, before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$6,003

+$1,377 vs in-state

⚠️ Sticker price isn't every family's price. Lower- and middle-income families often pay materially less after grants; higher-income families frequently pay close to sticker unless the college offers merit scholarships. Check the school's own net-price calculator for your number.

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Lower Columbia College

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Lower Columbia College actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Education

43 degrees · 76.8%

Teaching is the largest path. Salary depends heavily on district + state.

2. Business, Management, & Marketing

13 degrees · 23.2%

Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.

Sources: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a; bachelor's-level first majors, 2-digit CIP family — share is of the top 5 only). Full college-vs-major comparison: /college-outcomes →

📈 Student body & economic mobility

Who attends here — and what the campus adds.

Opportunity Insights data. Why it matters even if you're full-pay: a high mobility rate means the campus itself confers earnings power — the outcomes aren't just selection effects.

Top-1% access

0.3%

from top-1% households

Mobility rate

1.8%

bottom 20% → top 20% by age 32

Upward rate

13.5%

of lower-income students who reach the top 20%

Full leaderboards: /college-mobility →

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