Experiential learning — including internships, service learning, and work study — helps students gain a head start in the workplace while they’re still in school,
matching their academic study with career interests. Work study students are onsite
with an employer part of the week, and receive a paycheck while they continue with
classes on the other days. Students with internships, which may be paid or unpaid,
work one semester in the workplace. Students who participate in service learning engage
in hands-on learning while demonstrating a commitment to our community.
The Modern Manufacturing Work Study program at Columbus State is a good example of a major that helps students gain valuable
career experience. Read more about how the program prepares students for a variety of good-paying jobs at any
number of companies in need of skilled engineering technicians, including the areas
of electrical, mechanical, and robotic systems.
The College also regularly evaluates efforts to improve completion rates by looking
at student success data. The College is committed to increasing completion rates and
closing completion opportunity gaps via high-quality teaching and learning experiences,
holistic advising supports, addressing barriers to success, and implementation of
improved technical systems.
Columbus State earned Achieving the Dream's Leah Meyer Austin Award in 2019. It is
the highest honor a college in the Achieving the Dream Network can earn. The award
recognizes institutional strength,