May 30, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025 
    
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Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

Washington

Marysville | NAS Whidbey Island

Authorization

Columbia College is authorized by the Washington Student Achievement Council and meets the requirements and minimum educational standards established for degree-granting institutions under the Degree-Granting Institutions Act. This authorization is subject to periodic review and authorizes Columbia College to offer specific degree programs. The Council may be contacted for a list of currently authorized programs. Authorization by the Council does not carry with it an endorsement by the Council of the institution or its programs. Any person desiring information about the requirements of the act or the applicability of those requirements to the institution may contact the Council at P. O. Box 43430, Olympia, WA 98504-3430 or by email at degreeauthorization@wsac.wa.gov.

Washington was approved as a State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA) member state on May 13, 2014. Columbia College was approved as a SARA institution on February 26, 2015.

Location Contact Information

Columbia College-Marysville
Dr. Darin Hand, Area Director
13910 45th Avenue NE, #802
Marysville, WA 98271-7854
marysville@ccis.edu
Phone: (360) 653-4480

Columbia College-NAS Whidbey Island
Dr. Darin Hand, Director
1045 Midway Street #117
Oak Harbor, WA 98278-4932
whidbey@ccis.edu
Phone: (360) 279-9030
Fax: (360) 279-9289

Columbia College
Dr. Sandra Hamar, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
1001 Rogers Street
Columbia, MO 65216
provost@ccis.edu
Phone: (573) 875-7500
Fax: (573) 875-7445

Student Costs

For 2024-2025 tuition and charges, please visit the Online, Nationwide, and Main Campus Evening Tuition  page in the catalog.

Student Loans

For Washington State residents seeking information and resources about student loan repayment or seeking to submit a complaint relating to your student loans or student loan servicer, please visit www.wsac.wa.gov/loan-advocacy or contact the Student Loan Advocate at loanadvocate@wsac.wa.gov

Course Cancellation

Courses will only be cancelled in the event of insufficient course interest or if appropriate teaching faculty cannot be found.

Placement Services

Columbia College does not provide any placement services; limited career services assistance is available by contacting the main campus Career Services office at (573) 875-7425.

Transferability of Credits

The transferability of credits earned at Columbia College is at the discretion of the receiving college, university, or other educational institution. Students considering transferring to any institution should not assume that credits earned in any program of study at Columbia College will be accepted by the receiving institution. Similarly, the ability of a degree, certificate, diploma, or other academic credential earned at Columbia College to satisfy an admission requirement of another institution is at the discretion of the receiving institution. Accreditation does not guarantee credentials or credits earned at Columbia College will be accepted by or transferred to another institution. To minimize the risk of having to repeat coursework, students should contact the receiving institution in advance for evaluation and determination of transferability of credits and/or acceptability of degrees, diplomas, or certificates earned.

Library Information

The Columbia College J.W. and Lois Stafford Library is located at the main campus and includes extensive physical and electronic reference and research sources in support of the college’s academic curriculum. Stafford Library serves as the primary library for all students, faculty and staff from all locations through the library’s web site at http://library.ccis.edu. In addition to the Director & Assistant Director, there are 3 degreed Librarians who are available to answer research questions via email, video chat, text chat, or phone Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Off hours research assistance is available by request.

Stafford Library’s collection of materials supports the curriculum of Columbia College and contains more than 60 online databases with full-text and indexed articles from professional journals, legal publications, newspapers and magazines (see below for listing); 70,000 electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers; 290,000 electronic books; 210,000 streaming audio discs and streaming videos. All of the library’s electronic collections are accessible remotely 24 hours/day via the library website using a person’s myPortal username and password through a proxy server. Electronic delivery of articles not found in the library databases is also available.

More than 100 electronic subject and course guides have been created by library liaisons to provide information about finding articles, books, e-books, videos, and other resources about a topic. Subject guides provide a good starting point for students to find library resources pertaining to a subject, such as the best article databases to use or how to find e-books.  Course guides are created for a specific course and include library resources pertinent to that course. Information about the research process and style manuals are available on the library’s website.

Library resources are requested for purchase by faculty, library staff, students, and college staff. Individual titles may be purchased in either print, electronic, or both formats based upon the academic program need.  Subscriptions to online databases of articles, books, videos, or other resources are suggested by faculty or library staff. A trial of the database is set up by library staff to evaluate the content, interface, etc. Depending on trial feedback, a recommendation to add a database to the library’s licensed resources and budget is then submitted to college administration.

2024-2025 Academic Calendars

For 2024-2025 Academic Calendars, please visit the 2024 - 2025 Academic Calendars  page in the catalog.

Undergraduate Degree Programs

The academic catalog combines information for all Columbia College locations. Below is a list of the programs offered at locations in Washington and Online Education.

  • Associate in Arts (Marysville, Whidbey Island, Online Education)
  • Associate in General Studies (Marysville, Whidbey Island, Online Education)
  • Associate in Science in Business Administration (Marysville, Whidbey Island, Online Education)
  • Associate in Science in Criminal Justice Administration (Marysville, Online Education)
  • Associate in Science in Human Services (Marysville, Online Education)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (Marysville, Whidbey Island, Online Education)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Administration (Marysville, Online Education)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Human Services (Marysville, Online Education)
  • Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management (Marysville, Online Education)
  • Bachelor of Science in Management (Marysville, Online Education)
  • Bachelor of General Studies (Marysville, Whidbey Island, Online Education)
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Marysville, Whidbey Island, Online Education)
  • Bachelor of Science in Accounting (Marysville, Online Education)
  • Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems (Marysville, Online Education)

General Student Grievance Policy

To view the entire policy, please visit the General Student Grievance Policy section of the Columbia College Policies website.

The Student Conduct section of the catalog details information regarding the student grievance process, student code of conduct, overview of the conduct process, as well as other pertinent information that students should be aware of.  

  • Complaints about sex discrimination, harassment and/or retaliation are handled in accordance with the College’s Title IX and Sexual Misconduct Policy and corresponding procedures.
  • Complaints about discrimination, harassment and/or retaliation, not based on sex, are handled in accordance with the College’s Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Policy and corresponding procedures.
  • Complaints related to the ADA/Section 504 accommodation process or related to the implementation of approved reasonable accommodations are handled in accordance with the College’s ADA/Section 504 Grievance Policy.

Further Complaint Resolution

On occasion, students may believe that these administrative procedures have not adequately addressed their concerns and or circumstances related to alleged violations of state consumer protection laws, that include but are not limited to fraud and false advertising; alleged violations of state laws or rules relating to the licensure of postsecondary institutions; and complaints relating to the quality of education or other state accreditation requirements.

Complaint process information is provided below for students who wish to address their concerns to the appropriate agency.

  • The Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) has authority to investigate student complaints against specific schools.  WSAC may not be able to investigate every student complaint. Visit student complaints for information regarding the WSAC complaint process. 
  • The Higher Learning Commission complaint process.
  • Students in distance education programs or courses should reach out to the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (MDHEWD) at (573) 526-1577 or review the MDHE complaint process.

State Regulatory Agency Contact Information

Washington Student Achievement Council
917 Lakeridge Way SW
Olympia, WA 98502
Phone: (360) 753-7800
Website: https://www.wsac.wa.gov/degree-authorization

VA Statement

Columbia College Washington locations have been approved by the Washington Student Achievement Council, State Approving Agency for Veteran’s Education & Training to train veterans and other eligible persons under the provision of Section 3675, Chapter 36, Title 39, U.S. Code.

Attestation

This institution does not provide any commission, bonus, or other incentive payment based directly or indirectly on success in securing enrollments or financial aid to any persons or entities engaged in any student recruiting or admission activities or in making decisions regarding the award of student financial assistance. 

The information contained in this notification form is true and correct in content and policy and I am aware that the institution or facility must comply with applicable statues and regulations and that failure to comply may lead to suspension or withdrawal of programs by the WSAC/SAA and/or DVA.

 

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Brittaney Todd                                                                     Date
Assistant Vice President, CC Global Operations
Columbia College