Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia College BSW Program

CSWE-accreditedSocial Work programPrivate nonprofit

What BSW Options Does Columbia College Offer?

Columbia College offers a BSW, offered on campus. It is CSWE-accredited. Federal tuition and fees: $21,450 a year (2023-24).

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The Columbia College BSW

Admission, Practicum and Cost at Columbia College

ProgramGetting into the majorField practicumPublished tuition
Bachelor of Arts in Social Work$24,734 full-time annual tuition; $821 per semester hour part-time (on-campus undergraduate)

From Columbia College's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 1, 2026. Blank cells: the school's pages don't state that detail. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How Columbia College Compares

Columbia College's undergraduate tuition and fees, $21,450 a year (2023-24), are above the median of $13,212 across schools with a CSWE BSW (353rd lowest of 565). It awarded 9 social work bachelor's degrees in 2022-23 (IPEDS), 5th of 5 in South Carolina and 430th of 527 nationally among schools on this site.

Columbia CollegeSouth Carolina medianU.S. median
Tuition and fees, 2023-24$21,450$15,956$13,212

Medians across schools on this site with a CSWE BSW (federal figures, NCES College Navigator). The BSW cost comparison puts Columbia College beside other schools.

Is Columbia College's BSW CSWE Accredited?

Columbia College's BSW is listed as accredited in the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) directory (September 2026). CSWE accredits the program, which covers every format the school offers it in. All CSWE-accredited BSW programs

Federal data (IPEDS) show Columbia College awarded 9 social work bachelor's degrees in 2022-23.

From Columbia College's BSW to a South Carolina License

  1. First years: general education and intro coursesPsychology, sociology, human biology, intro to social work
  2. Apply to the social work majorUsually in the second year, with a GPA minimum
  3. Senior field practicumAt least 400 supervised hours in an agency
  4. License: LBSW (ASWB Bachelors)Or an MSW in about a year with advanced standing

South Carolina licenses BSW graduates as the Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) after the ASWB Bachelors exam.

South Carolina BSW license from its social work board · BSW license checker

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Columbia College BSW: Common Questions

Is Columbia College's BSW CSWE Accredited?

Columbia College's BSW is listed as accredited in the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) directory (September 2026). CSWE accredits the program, which covers every format the school offers it in.

Does Columbia College Offer an Online BSW?

No. Columbia College's BSW is offered on campus, according to its own pages.

How Much Does Columbia College's BSW Cost?

Bachelor of Arts in Social Work: $24,734 full-time annual tuition; $821 per semester hour part-time (on-campus undergraduate). Federal undergraduate tuition and fees for 2023-24: $21,450. Grants and scholarships lower most students' price.

More BSW Programs in South Carolina

Sources

  1. columbiasc.edu: program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 1, 2026
  2. Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), directory of accredited programs (September 2026)
  3. U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS: 2022-23 completions and 2023-24 tuition and fees
  4. South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation)

Every program on this site was checked against the school's own website. Accreditation status comes only from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) directory, license rules from each state's social work board, and tuition and graduate counts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES/IPEDS). Sponsored listings are labeled and never change which programs we list or how we rank them. How we verify programs