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 State | A.S. General Transfer | Business | B.B.A. - Accounting, Management, Human Resource Management, or Management of Technology |
| Athens State | A.S. General Transfer | Early Childhood Education | B.S. Education |
| Athens State | A.S. General Transfer | Elementary Education K-6 | B.S. Education |
| Athens State | A.S. General Transfer | Justice Studies | B.S. Justice Studies |
| Austin Peay | A.A.S. Business Technology | Accounting | B.S. Professional Studies |
| Austin Peay | A.A.S. Business | Management | B.S. Professional Studies |
| Austin Peay | A.A.S. Computer Systems | B.S. Professional Studies | |
| Austin Peay | A.A.S. Criminal Justice | Law Enforcement | B.S. Criminal Justice - Homeland Security |
| Austin Peay | A.A.S. Criminal Justice Technology | Corrections | B.S. Professional Studies |
| Austin Peay | A.A.S. Criminal Justice Technology | Law Enforcement | B.S. Professional Studies |
| Austin Peay | Certificate Commercial Performance | B.S. Professional Studies | |
| Austin Peay | A.A.S. Early Childhood Eucation | B.S. Professional Studies | |
| Austin Peay | A.A.S. General Technology | EMT Paramedic | B.S. Professional Studies |
| Austin Peay | A.A.S.Horticulture Technology | B.S. Professional Studies | |
| Austin Peay | A.A.S. Respiratory Care | B.S. Professional Studies | |
| Bethel | A.S. general Transfer | B.S. Mgt Org.Dev. | |
| Middle Tennessee State | A.A.S. Bus. Info. Tech. | Computer Systems | B.S. Prof. Studies - Info Tech. |
| Middle Tennessee State | A.A.S. Bus. Inf. Tech | Office Systems | B.S.Prof. Studies - Org. Leadership |
| Middle Tennessee State | A.A.S. Bus. Mgt. | B.S. Prof. Studies - Org. Leadership | |
| Middle Tennessee State | A.A.S.Criminal Justice Tech. | Corrections | B.S. Prof. Studies - Org. Leadership |
| Middle Tennessee State | A.A.S. Criminal Justice Tech. | Law Enforcement | B.S. Prof. Studies - Org Leadership |
| Middle Tennessee State | A.A.S.Gen Tech. | EMT - Paramedic | B.S. Prof. Studies - Org. Leadership |
| Middle Tennessee State | A.A.S.Radiologic Tech | B.S. Prof. Studies - Org. Leadership | |
| Middle Tennessee State | A.A.S.Respiratory Care | B.S. Prof. Studies - Org. Leadership | |
| Middle Tennessee State | A.A.S. Veterinary Tech. | B.S. Prof. Studies - Org. Leadership | |
| Middle Tennessee State | A.S. General Transfer | Accounting | B.S. fullfills Gen Ed. Curriculum |
| Middle Tennessee State | A.S. General Transfer | Marketing | B.S. fullfills Gen Ed. Curriculum |
| Middle Tennessee State | A.S. General Transfer | Social Work | B.S. fullfills Gen Ed. Curriculum |
| Tennessee State | A.A.S. Early Childhood Education | ||
| Tennessee State | A.S. General Transfer | Aviation Flight | B.S. Aeronautical & Industrial Technology - Aviation Flight |
| Tennessee State | A.S. General Transfer | Aviation Mgt. | B.S.Aeronautical & IndustrialTechnology - Aviation Mgt.. |
| Tennessee State | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Health Sciences - Therapeutic Studies | |
| Tennessee State | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Family & Consumer Sciences - Child Dev. & Family Relations | |
| Tennessee State | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Health Sciences - Public Health | |
| Tennessee State | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Health Sciences - Physical Sciences | |
| Tennessee State | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Health Sciences - General | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.A.S. Nursing | B.S. Nursing | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Accounting | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Biology | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Chemical Engineering | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Civil Engineering | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Computer Engineering | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Electrical Engineering | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Industrial Engineering | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Industrial Technology | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Mechanical Engineering | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Economics | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Finance | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. General Management | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Human Resource Management | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Marketing | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Management Information Systems | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Nursing | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Production - Operations Management | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Psychology | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Secondary Ed. - Speech Comm. 7-12 | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Secondary Ed. - Theatre K-12 | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Sociology | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Sociology - Criminal Justice | |
| Tennessee Tech. | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. World Cultures & Business | |
| UNA | A.A.S. R.N. to B.S.N. | B.S. Nursing | |
| UNA | A.S. General Transfer | Business | B.B.A. - Accounting, Computer Information Systems, Economics, Finance, Management, or Marketing |
| UNA | A.S. General Transfer | Criminal Justice | B.S. or B.A. Criminal Justice |
| UNA | A.S. General Transfer | Elementary Education K-6 | B.S.Ed. - Elementary Education K-6 |
| UNA | A.S. General Transfer | R.N. to B.S.N. | B.S. Nursing |
| UNA | A.S. General Transfer | Social Work | B.S.W. - Social Work |
| University of Phoenix | A.A.S. Veterinary Technology | B.S. Management | |
| University of Phoenix | A.A.S. Business Management | B.S. Business Management | |
| University of Phoenix | A.A.S. Computer Information Systems | B.S. Information Technology | |
| UT Knoxville | A.A. | B.S. Accounting | |
| UT Knoxville | A.A. | B.A. Art - History | |
| UT Knoxville | A.A. | B.A. Art - Studio Art | |
| UT Knoxville | A.A. | Chemistry | |
| UT Knoxville | A.A. | Economics | |
| UT Knoxville | A.A. | Finance | |
| UT Knoxville | A.A. | Marketing | |
| UT Knoxville | A.A. | Mathematics | |
| Watkins | A.S. General Transfer | Film | B. Fine Arts - Film |
| Watkins | A.S. General Transfer | Fine Arts | B. Fine Arts - Fine Arts |
| Watkins | A.S. General Transfer | Graphic Design | B. Fine Arts - Graphic Design |
| Williamson Christian | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Management & Ethics | |
| Williamson Christian | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Christian Ministry - Leadership and Ministry | |
| Williamson Christian | A.S. General Transfer | B.S. Christian Ministry - Worship and Music | |