Public · Community college

Grand River Technical School

Chillicothe, Missouri · Remote town

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Transfer rate: $11,831
Avg net price: 89%
Grad / completion: $40,665
Median earnings

Grand River Technical School is a public certificate-granting institution in Chillicothe, Missouri (remote town setting), enrolling 65 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 65 undergradsRemote townAccessible · 88% admitCold winters

About Chillicothe, Missouri

Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Livingston County, Missouri, United States. Chillicothe is known as "The Home of Sliced Bread". On July 7, 1928, the Chillicothe Baking Company began selling pre-sliced bread "at quality grocers in the area", marking the first time sliced bread was available commercially in the world. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Remote town
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 73 miles to Kansas City, MO
To Great Lakes shore: 342 miles
Nearest airport: 57 miles to Kirksville (IRK)

How Grand River Technical School compares

Selectivity88.4%

More selective than 43% · #8 most selective of 16 in Missouri

Graduation rate89%

Higher than 89% · #15 of 70 in Missouri

First-year retention84%

Higher than 72%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$40,665

Higher than 71% · #20 of 62 in Missouri

Average net price$11,831

Cheaper than 63% · #19 cheapest of 68 in Missouri

Student–faculty ratio5 : 1

Lower than 97%

Undergraduate enrollment65

Larger than 18%

Percentiles compare Grand River Technical School 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%
Black3.1%
Hispanic3.1%
Other or multiracial6.1%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 65
Student–faculty ratio: 5 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 45%
First-generation students: —
Students over 25: 21%
Median family income: $25,686

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 31 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Missouri100%

Most first-years stay in state — Grand River Technical School draws overwhelmingly from Missouri.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $11,831

Admissions

Admission rate: 88.4%
Test scores: Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: —
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: —

Outcomes

Graduated: 89%
First-year retention: 84%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $39,227
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $40,665
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 0%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $50

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$11,011

$30–48k

$10,180

$48–75k

$13,066

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

11%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$700

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 11% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $700. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 45 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $40,665
Typical debt at graduation: —
Debt vs. one year's pay: —
Out-earn a HS grad: 46%

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high: 88°F
Winter low: 18°F
Annual rain: 40.3″
Annual snow: 13.9″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chillicothe Agri-Sci, MO US station (2 mi from campus).

What Grand River Technical School graduates study — and earn

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

17 grads$29k 1 yr$39k 5 yr— debt

17$29,083$38,814—Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

14 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

14———Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Carpenters

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———Precision Metal Working

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———

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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Tuition: —
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Tuition: —
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Tuition: —
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Tuition: —
Transfer: 0%
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Colleges near Grand River Technical School

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Trenton, MO · Public · Associate · 1,286 students

20 mi

Lex La-Ray Technical Center

Lexington, MO · Public · Certificate · 25 students

46 mi

Missouri Valley College

Marshall, MO · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 1,443 students

52 mi

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Marshall, MO · Public · Certificate · 23 students

52 mi

A T Still University of Health Sciences

Kirksville, MO · Private nonprofit · Graduate

58 mi

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO · Public · Bachelor's · 2,513 students

58 mi

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Kirksville, MO · Public · Certificate · 22 students

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William Jewell College

Liberty, MO · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 924 students

59 mi

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.