Officially referred to as "articulation agreements", Columbia State has forged relationships with other state and private four-year institutions where a Bachelor's degree can be started at Columbia State, and finished at the participating university. This assures a seamless transfer, and prevents wasted credit hours that may not transfer.
Each institution has a local coordinator that handles the transfer agreement, in conjunction with the University Center at Columbia State.
Current Agreements
Agreements are currently in place for the following schools and degrees:
| University | Columbia State Major | Emphasis | Leads To |
| Athens | AS General Transfer | Business | BBA in Business Adminstration |
| Athens | AS General Transfer | Early Childhood Education | BSEd |
| Athens | AS General Transfer | Elementary Education K-6 | BSEd |
| Athens | AS General Transfer | Justice Studies | BS in Justice Studies |
| Austin Peay | AAS Criminal Justice | Corrections | BS in Professional Studies |
| Austin Peay | AAS Criminal Justice | Law Enforcement | BS in Professional Studies |
| Austin Peay | AAS Early Childhood Education | BS in Professional Studies | |
| Austin Peay | AAS General Technology | EMT | BS in Professional Studies |
| Austin Peay | AAS Horticulture | BS in Professional Studies | |
| Austin Peay | AAS Respiratory Care | BS in Professional Studies | |
| Bethel | AS General Transfer | Mgmt Org Dev | BS in Management and Organizational Development |
| MTSU | AS General Transfer | Accounting | fulfills the Gen Ed curriculum from MTSU |
| MTSU | AS General Transfer | Marketing | fulfills the Gen Ed curriculum from MTSU |
| MTSU | AS General Transfer | Social Work | fulfills the Gen Ed curriculum from MTSU |
| TSU | AAS Early Childhood Education | BS in Early Childhood Education | |
| TSU | AS General Transfer | Family Consumer Science | BS in Family & consurmer Sciences |
| TSU | AS General Transfer | General Health Sciences | BS in General Health Sciences |
| TSU | AS General Transfer | Physical Health Sciences | BS in Physical Health Sciences |
| TSU | AS General Transfer | Public Health Sciences | BS in Public Health Sciences |
| TSU | AS General Transfer | Theraputic Health Sciences | BS in Theraputic Health Sciences |
| TTU | AAS Nursing | Bachelors degree with a major in Nursing | |
| TTU | AS General Transfer | Accounting | Bachelors degree with a major in Accounting |
| TTU | AS General Transfer | Chemical Engineering | Bachelors degree with a major in Chemical Engineering |
| TTU | AS General Transfer | Civil Engineering | Bachelors degree with a major in Civil Engineering |
| TTU | AS General Transfer | Computer Engineering | Bachelors degree with a major in Computer Engineering |
| TTU | AS General Transfer | Economics | Bachelors degree with a major in Economics |
| TTU | AS General Transfer | Electrical Engineering | Bachelors degree with a major in Electrical Engineering |
| TTU | AS General Transfer | Finance | Bachelors degree with a major in Finance |
| TTU | AS General Transfer | General Management | Bachelors degree with a major in General Management |
| TTU | AS General Transfer | Human Resource Mgmt | Bachelors degree with a major in Human Resource Management |
| TTU | AS General Transfer | Industrial Engineering | Bachelors degree with a major in Industrial Engineering |
| TTU | AS General Transfer | Industrial Technology | Bachelors degree with a major in Industrial Technology |
| TTU | AS General Transfer | Management Info Systems | Bachelors degree with a major in Management Information Systems |
| TTU | AS General Transfer | Marketing | Bachelors degree with a major in Marketing |
| TTU | AS General Transfer | Mechanical Engineering | Bachelors degree with a major in Mechanical Engineering |
| TTU | AS General Transfer | Nursing | Bachelors degree with a major in Nursing |
| TTU | AS General Transfer | Production Operations Mgmt | Bachelors degree with a major in Production/Operations Management |
| TTU | AS General Transfer | World Cultures &Business | Bachelors degree with a major in World Cultures & Business |
| UNA | AAS RN to BSN | BSN | |
| UNA | AS General Transfer | Business | BBA in Business Adminstration |
| UNA | AS General Transfer | Criminal Justice | BS or BA in Criminal Justice |
| UNA | AS General Transfer | Elementary Education K-6 | BSEd with a major in Elementary Education K-6 |
| UNA | AS General Transfer | Nursing | BSN |
| UNA | AS General Transfer | Social Work | BSW in Social Work |
| Watkins | AS General Transfer | Film | Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film |
| Watkins | AS General Transfer | Fine Arts | Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fine Arts |
| Watkins | AS General Transfer | Graphic Design | Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design |
| TSU | AS General Transfer | Aviation Flight | BS in Aeronautical & Industrial Technology |
| TSU | AS General Transfer | Aviation Management | BS in Aeronautical & Industrial Technology |
| U of Phoenix | AAS Veterinary Technology | BS in Management | |
| U of Phoenix | AAS Business Management | BS in Business/Management | |
| U of Phoenix | AAS Computer Information Technology | BS in Information Technology | |
| U of Phoenix | AAS in Criminal Justice Technology | BS in Criminal Justice Administration | |
| U of Phoenix | AAS in Early Childhood Education | BS in Education/Elementary Education | |
| U of Phoenix | AAS in General Technology | BS in Management | |
| U of Phoenix | AAS in Horticultural Technology | BS in Management | |
| UT Knoxville | AA | BS Chemistry | |
| UT Knoxville | AA | BS Math | |
| Williams. Christian | AS General Transfer | BS Management & Ethics | |
| Williams. Christian | AS General Transfer | BS Christian Ministry | |
| Williams. Christian | AS General Transfer | BS Christian Ministry |