FAQ

Default occurs when a borrower becomes 270 days delinquent in making loan payments. If this occurs: The entire unpaid loan amount becomes due and payable The Department of Education will report your default to national credit bureaus The Department of  Education may sue, take all or part of the students federal tax refund or other federal payments, or garnish the wages (of the borrower) so that the borrower’s employer is required to send the DOE part of his/her salary to pay off his/her loan, or use a combination of these actions The borrowers will have to pay collection fees and costs, [...]

The future student should fill an application out online and bring it to the campus to enroll in a program, to save time. If the future student does not have access to a printer, he/she can fill it out on-campus. A non-refundable application fee of $100 is required for each application. You will not need to submit another application fee if you apply for courses at more than one Columbia College campus, unlike many other colleges. Start your application here (insert link here)

Yes, parents of undergraduate dependent students can apply for the PLUS loan

You can only receive financial aid from one school at a time.

On-site living is necessary for those who don’t own a vehicle, live more than a forty minute drive, are active-duty and receive housing assistance or are students who need a place to live when attend Columbia College to study. Early classes may come in around rush-hour and therefore, are more predictable while taking public transportation, due to the higher number of busses and trains running. On-site living eradicates all the inconveniences, because it is only a five-minute walk (Spring Hill Metro Station) or a fifteen minute drive, no-matter the weather or traffic. On-site living is extremely convenient for active-duty military personnel [...]