Columbia CDP, MD
ZIP 21045 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 21045
K-12 nearby
100
Public
71
Private
29
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 21045 (Columbia, MD) is associated with Howard County Public Schools (LEA 2400420) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.
Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (71 public, 29 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.7 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.
The nearest college/university on US5 is Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia about 2.2 miles away (2yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Howard County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400420
Private school share (ACS)
0.7%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia2.2 miles (3.6 km)2yr-private
- Howard Community College2.7 miles (4.4 km)2yr-public
- Maryland University of Integrative Health4.2 miles (6.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County7.2 miles (11.5 km)4yr-public
- Capitol Technology University11.1 miles (17.8 km)4yr-private
- Coppin State University11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-public
- Baltimore City Community College11.8 miles (19.1 km)2yr-public
- University of Maryland, Baltimore12.3 miles (19.7 km)4yr-public
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College12.8 miles (20.5 km)4yr-private
- University System of Maryland13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-public
- Maryland Institute College of Art13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
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- Ner Israel Rabbinical College13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Baltimore13.3 miles (21.3 km)4yr-public
- Bowie State University13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-public
- Johns Hopkins University13.9 miles (22.4 km)4yr-private
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore14.5 miles (23.4 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland14.7 miles (23.6 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
- Stevenson University15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital15.7 miles (25.2 km)4yr-private
- Morgan State University16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-public
- University of Maryland-College Park16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-public
- Towson University17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-public
- Washington Adventist University17.8 miles (28.6 km)4yr-private
- Fortis College-Landover17.8 miles (28.7 km)2yr-private
- Goucher College18.8 miles (30.3 km)4yr-private
- SANS Technology Institute19.0 miles (30.5 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery College19.2 miles (30.9 km)2yr-public
- Anne Arundel Community College20.1 miles (32.3 km)2yr-public
- University of Maryland Global Campus20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-public
- The Catholic University of America20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
- Community College of Baltimore County21.1 miles (34.0 km)2yr-public
- Trinity Washington University21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-private
- Prince George's Community College21.9 miles (35.3 km)2yr-public
- Howard University22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-private
- University of the District of Columbia22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-public
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health22.4 miles (36.0 km)2yr-private
- Gallaudet University22.5 miles (36.1 km)4yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary23.1 miles (37.3 km)4yr-private
- Institute of World Politics23.3 miles (37.4 km)4yr-private
- American University23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-private
- NewU University23.4 miles (37.6 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia23.6 miles (37.9 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region23.6 miles (37.9 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute23.6 miles (37.9 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC23.7 miles (38.2 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-private
- St. John's College23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University23.9 miles (38.5 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts24.1 miles (38.8 km)2yr-private
- Carroll Community College24.1 miles (38.8 km)2yr-public
- United States Naval Academy24.3 miles (39.0 km)4yr-public
- George Washington University24.3 miles (39.1 km)4yr-private
- Georgetown University24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-private
- University of Management and Technology25.0 miles (40.3 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Virginia25.8 miles (41.5 km)4yr-private
- Marymount University26.3 miles (42.3 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Maryland26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Virginia26.6 miles (42.9 km)4yr-private
- McDaniel College27.7 miles (44.6 km)4yr-private
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing29.0 miles (46.6 km)2yr-private
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College29.6 miles (47.7 km)2yr-private
- Washington University of Science and Technology31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church31.8 miles (51.1 km)4yr-private
- Northern Virginia Community College33.8 miles (54.4 km)2yr-public
- Hood College34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
- Frederick Community College35.8 miles (57.6 km)2yr-public
- Divine Mercy University36.2 miles (58.3 km)4yr-private
- George Mason University36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-public
- Agora University37.9 miles (61.1 km)4yr-private
- Harford Community College38.1 miles (61.3 km)2yr-public
- Washington College40.7 miles (65.4 km)4yr-private
- Mount St. Mary's University43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
- Chesapeake College43.6 miles (70.2 km)2yr-public
- College of Southern Maryland45.8 miles (73.6 km)2yr-public
- Patrick Henry College46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas46.5 miles (74.9 km)2yr-private
- United Lutheran Seminary48.6 miles (78.2 km)4yr-private
- Gettysburg College48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-private
- Ascent College50.9 miles (81.9 km)4yr-private
- York College of Pennsylvania51.4 miles (82.7 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York52.0 miles (83.7 km)4yr-public
- Hagerstown Community College53.6 miles (86.2 km)2yr-public
- Shepherd University54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-public
- YTI Career Institute-York55.1 miles (88.6 km)2yr-private
- Catholic International University55.5 miles (89.2 km)4yr-private
- Cecil College55.5 miles (89.3 km)2yr-public
- American Public University System55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-public
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-public
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center61.6 miles (99.1 km)2yr-public
- International Beauty School 463.2 miles (101.7 km)2yr-private
- Valley College-Martinsburg63.5 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
- Martinsburg College63.5 miles (102.2 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffers Hill Elementary | public | — | — | 0.1 miles (0.2 km) |
| Oakland Mills High | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| Oakland Mills Middle | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Stevens Forest Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Long Reach High | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Talbott Springs Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| JOURNEY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.5 km) |
| JULIA BROWN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Phelps Luck Elementary | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| Cradlerock Elementary | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| Lake Elkhorn Middle | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| THE GODDARD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| SPARTEK ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Thunder Hill Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| THE MANDALA SCHOOL INC | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Waterloo Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Howard High | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| FUSION COLUMBIA | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Running Brook Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Bellows Spring Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Mayfield Woods Middle | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| BRYANT WOODS MONTESSORI CHILDRENS HOUSE | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Atholton Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Bryant Woods Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.8 km) |
| ATHOLTON ADVENTIST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Wilde Lake High | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Guilford Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Clemens Crossing Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Deep Run Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| AYA CENTER | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Wilde Lake Middle | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| GLOBAL CHILDREN MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| COLUMBIA MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| COLUMBIA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Atholton High | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| CHILDREN'S MANOR MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Hammond High | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Ellicott Mills Middle | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Longfellow Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Worthington Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Rockburn Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Swansfield Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Ilchester Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Veterans Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Harpers Choice Middle | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Northfield Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Bonnie Branch Middle | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Dunloggin Middle | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Guilford Park High | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| TRINITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| TARBIYAH ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Centennial High | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Homewood School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Applications and Research Laboratory | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Burleigh Manor Middle | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Patuxent Valley Middle | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Bollman Bridge Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Ducketts Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Murray Hill Middle | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Centennial Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Gorman Crossing Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| BETHEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| ST JOHNS PARISH DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Hammond Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Hammond Middle | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Forest Ridge Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (8.0 km) |
| Hanover Hills Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| LINWOOD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Thomas Viaduct Middle | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Clarksville Middle | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| RESURRECTION ST PAUL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Jessup Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Elkridge Landing Middle | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Pointers Run Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Elkridge Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| River Hill High | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Clarksville Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Westchester Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Chesapeake Science Point | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Catonsville Middle | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| HIGH ROAD ACADEMY OF HOWARD COUNTY | private | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| CHILDRENS MAGNET MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| MARYLAND INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Cedar Lane Special Center | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| St. Johns Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| Lime Kiln Middle | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Reservoir High | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| ST AUGUSTINE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Fulton Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| NORTHCREST MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Laurel Woods Elementary | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Hillcrest Elementary | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| ST LOUIS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| BROOKFIELD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Catonsville High | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Patapsco Middle | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| MOUNT PROVIDENCE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 21045
What school district is ZIP code 21045 in?
ZIP 21045 (Columbia, MD) maps to Howard County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400420) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 21045?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 71 public and 29 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 21045 attend private school?
About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21045 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 57.4% |
| High school | 13.6% |
| Less than HS | 6.5% |
| School district | Howard County Public Schools |