Founded in 1854, the Columbia College is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Columbia College encompasses the Women's College and the Evening College and Graduate School serving women and men.
Columbia College facilities include five large art studios, two darkrooms, the Goodall Gallery, classrooms, a Macintosh computer lab rehearsal and practice rooms, private studios, a listening room, concert hall and the latest in computer-based instruction in music.

Columbia College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelors and masters degrees. Columbia College is also accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, National Association of Schools of Dance, National Association of Schools of Music and the Council on Social Work Education.

'In both the 2004 and 2007 National Study of Student Engagement, measuring the overall effectiveness of the College experience, Columbia College ranks among the top-performing institutions in the country'. (www.columbiacollegesc.edu)

Courses at Columbia College

Bachelor of Fine Arts
Dance Performance and choreography

Bachelor of Arts
Studio Art
Dance Education with certification
Dance
Music

Bachelor of Music
Piano Pedagogy
Performance
Music Education

Past students - established and famous artists

Contact Details for Columbia College
1301 Columbia College Drive
Columbia, South Carolina 29203
http://www.columbiacollegesc.edu