Columbus State Community College
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| Type | Community college |
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| Established | 1963 |
| President | David Harrison |
| Undergraduates | 24,664 |
| Location | Columbus, Ohio, USA |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Website | www.cscc.edu |
Columbus State Community College (CSCC) is a community college first established in Columbus, Ohio, United States, as Columbus Area Technician's School in 1963 and was renamed Columbus Technical Institute in 1965 and was renamed again to its current name in 1987. The college has grown from an initial enrollment of 67 students in 1963, to its current enrollment of about 26,000 students over two campuses, nine regional learning centers and online courses.
Columbus State offers two-year career programs in more than 50 areas of business, health, public service, human service, engineering technologies, and facility maintenance as well as transfer programs for students interested in completing the first two years of a bachelor's degree, then transferring to a four-year university. Degree program offerings are very diverse, including fields such as Nursing, Architecture, Geographic Information Systems, and Nuclear Medicine Technology. Columbus State also offers Automotive Technology, Applied Technology, Aviation Technology, Real Estate, Law Enforcement, Paralegal Studies, Fire Science, Sport & Exercise Studies (five majors: Sport Management, Physical Education, Exercise Science, Recreation & Leisure Studies and Wellness & Health Promotion), Massage Therapy, Veterinary Technology, and Respiratory Care.
The 70-acre main campus is located near downtown Columbus, Ohio. It consists of 26 buildings, including the newest facility, The Discovery Exchange which is the bookstore.
In addition, Columbus State operates 10 off-campus centers in the suburban neighborhoods of Dublin, Gahanna, Westerville, Groveport, Marysville, Grandview, Grove City, Delaware, Reynoldsburg, and southwest Columbus.
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