Private nonprofit · Community college
Bolivar Technical College
Bolivar, Missouri · Distant town
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- Transfer rate
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- Avg net price
- 92%
- Grad / completion
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- Median earnings
Bolivar Technical College is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Bolivar, Missouri (distant town setting), enrolling 144 undergraduates.
About Bolivar, Missouri
Bolivar is a city in and the county seat of Polk County, Missouri, United States. Bolivar began as a settlement around Keeling Spring, with the majority of settlers being from Hardeman County, Tennessee. The settlement became part of Greene County, Missouri when that county was organized in 1833. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant town
- Highest degree offered
- Bachelor's
- Nearest big city
- 30 miles to Springfield, MO
- To Great Lakes shore
- 422 miles
- Nearest airport
- 26 miles to Springfield Branson National (SGF)
How Bolivar Technical College compares
More selective than 28% · #9 most selective of 16 in Missouri
Higher than 91% · #12 of 70 in Missouri
Lower than 14%
Lower than 92%
Larger than 36%
Percentiles compare Bolivar Technical College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Missouri.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White88%
- Black3.5%
- Hispanic4.9%
- Asian0.7%
- Other or multiracial3.5%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 144
- Student–faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 65%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 68%
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $44,325
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $28,390
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $3,875
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- —
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 95.5%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
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- SAT average
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- SAT reading
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- SAT math
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- ACT composite
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Outcomes
- Graduated
- 92%
- First-year retention
- —
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,000
- Students with federal loans
- 67%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $50
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 89°F
- Winter low
- 22°F
- Annual rain
- 46.4″
- Annual snow
- 9″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bolivar 1 NE, MO US station (1.7 mi from campus).
What Bolivar Technical College graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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- —
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- Transfer
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.