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39.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in West Columbia in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 1.5 percent higher than the state average of 37.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 17,641.

88.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many West Columbia residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,498	11.3
Regular high school diploma	2,927	22
GED or alternative credential	618	4.6
Some college, less than 1 year	710	5.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,318	17.4
Associate's degree	980	7.4
Bachelor's degree	2,597	19.5
Master's degree	1,137	8.5
Professional school degree	224	1.7
Doctorate degree	302	2.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.