About The PREMIER vocational university in the Washington DC Metro Area offering Associate Degree Certificate programs in Cosmetology, Massage Therapy, Dental Laboratory Technology, Culinary Arts, Nurse's Aide, Computer Science...etc. Mission Columbia College is dedicated to providing quality workforce development programs and services to meet the needs of Washington Metropolitan area's citizens and employers through occupation-specific training. Description Columbia College is a vocational college(now university with bachelor and Master courses) in the Washington DC metro area. The college has campuses in Fairfax VA, Centreville VA, and Silver Spring MD. The staff and student population is multi-ethnic and multi-lingual. All the programs and classes in Columbia College use the innovative Session-Based Modules, where courses in a program rotate conti...nuously, and students can start a program every 5 weeks. Columbia College cultivates a student-centered culture that challenges and supports academic learning and offers outstanding hands-on professional development programs. The College focuses on excellence in adult education while incorporating the rich cultural diversity of the Metropolitan area. We pride ourselves in our ability to accommodate non-English speaking residents and non-residents and to better the well-being of the world, one person at a time! See More General Information Master Degree programs: - Business Administration(MBA) - Education ... Bachelor Degree prograns: - Business Administration - Computer Science - Dental Lab - Education Associate Degree programs: - Cosmetology - Massage Therapy - Dental Laboratory Technology - Culinary Arts, B - Business Administration - Computer Science - Teaching English for Early Childhood - Technical and Business English Certificate Programs: - Cosmetology - Massage Therapy - Massage Therapy C.E. - Dental Laboratory Technology - Culinary Arts - Nurse's Ade - Computer Basics - TESOL - Paralegal - QuickBooks Columbia College is: - Nationally accredited by the Council on Occupational Education (COE) and certified by SCHEV MHEC. - Approved for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs for VA benefits. - Approved by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) for issuing I-20 to enroll non-immigrant students (for F-1/M-1 visa) - Approved by the U.S. Department of State and the SEVIS for issuing DS-2019 (for J-1 visa)