401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$36M
Total assets Below avg plan size
915
Participants Near avg headcount
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$39,073
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Columbia Southern Education Group · Alabama · Educational Services

$36M in assets, 915 participants

Columbia Southern Education Group's The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan reported $36M in total assets and 915 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,381 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Coverage in Alabama

The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan covers 915 participants in Alabama, 2.5x the typical Alabama plan (state average ~360 per filing). Assets: $36M.

#2,381
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
+19.5%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$35,751,966 Top 20% higher than 80% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (915 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $30M in the plan year 2023 filing to $36M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 987 in the plan year 2023 filing to 915 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 631175854 · Columbia Southern Education Group PY 2024 · 401(k)

The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan · $36M · 915 · 80th

  • EOY $36M
  • 5500 915
  • ASSETS 80th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Rescar Companies Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan and Trust
  • RANK ind #2381

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in Alabama →

The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Alabama filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$30M
Net Assets (End of Year)$36M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN631175854
Plan Effective Date2008-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Columbia Southern Education Group)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Columbia Southern Education Group plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$36M 19.23515073729295% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$28M$30M$32M$34M$36M$38M 202220232024 $30M $35.8M ▲ +19.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,359 $30M
2023 1 987 $30M
2024 1 915 $36M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Alabama

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.035751966 · Participants: 915The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) PlanRegions Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.197489981 · Participants: 20783Regions Financial Corporation 401(k) PlanEncompass Health Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.722944967 · Participants: 29454Encompass Health Corporation 401(k) Retirement PlanHexagon Employee Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.651353194 · Participants: 4638Hexagon Employee Retirement Savings PlanVulcan 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.472398962 · Participants: 8628Vulcan 401(k) PlanMercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.234118844 · Participants: 6167Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan
The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants
Compare The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Alabama, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Rescar Companies Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan and Trust in IL ($36M); by covered participants it is Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino Employee 401(k) Savings Plan in IA (915 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (915 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 19.5% during 2024, from $30M to $36M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Columbia Southern Education Group plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Columbia Southern Education Group's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.2%, from $30M to $36M.
Where does The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan ranks in the 80th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Rescar Companies Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan and Trust in IL ($36M, 455 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Columbia Southern Education Group 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino Employee 401(k) Savings Plan in IA (915 participants, $91M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 631175854.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.