Mineral Area College

Mineral Area College is a two-year community college in Park Hills, MO. It has nonselective admissions (100% acceptance rate). It has a smaller sized student body with 2,216 full-time students enrolled. Mineral Area's most frequently chosen major is an Associate's in Liberal Arts and Humanities, which makes up 52% of students. Other favored choices include Nursing, which accounts for 8% of students, and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) (7%). If you are interested in studying building and construction at a college in Missouri but don't have high test scores, Mineral Area is the perfect option for you, because its building and construction program ranks one of the best in the state. Furthermore, Mineral Area placed 7th in Missouri for best community colleges. For those of you living in Missouri, sticker price tuition costs $4,626 per year. Non-Missouri residents must lay out $6,108 per year. Before you decide not to apply because of cost constraints, you should know that about 95% of Mineral Area students obtain financial aid. 46% of Mineral Area College students end up concluding their studies with a diploma, ready to start their dream jobs. On average, alumni earn a yearly salary of $23,000 two years after school. After four additional years in the labor force, the graduate's average annual earnings grows 17.8% to $27,100; however, that is still 32.4% below the national median. You might also want to be informed that Mineral Area does not have early decision. Additionally, 35% of first-time students do not continue their studies the following year. With regard for your cash flow, be aware that if your household makes under $30k, you can expect to pay $7,170 on tuition each year and Mineral Area students awarded Pell grants receive $4,876 in aid on average. With regard to demographics, the student body is made up of 8% foreign undergraduates and students younger than 18 make up 1% of the undergraduate population. Regarding the student experience, on-campus housing is available. To conclude, two years after completing their studies, 86% of alumni are gainfully employed and around 1/5th of graduates default on their student loans.