Original sentence: Columbia State Community College is a community college in Columbia, Tennessee.Founded in 1966, it serves nine counties in southern Middle Tennessee through five campuses.It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Science in Teaching, Associate of Fine Arts, and Associate of Applied Science degrees, and technical certificates
Edited sentence: Columbia State Community College is a comprehensive community college serving southern Middle Tennessee dedicated to nurturing success and positively changing lives through teaching, learning and service.Columbia State Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Science in Teaching, Associate of Fine Arts, and Associate of Applied Science degrees, and technical certificates.Columbia State was also named one of the Top 150 U.Established in 1966 as Tennessee's first community college, Columbia State has grown to five campuses including Columbia, Williamson, Lawrence, Lewisburg and Clifton.The college was recognized as a finalist in the 2018 Awards of Excellence for Advancing Diversity, Outstanding College/Corporate Partnership, and Student Success by the American Association of Community Colleges.The main campus is located at 1665 Hampshire Pike in Columbia, Tennessee.community colleges by the Aspen Institute for 2017 and 2019