Public · Community college

Kirksville Area Technical Center

Kirksville, Missouri · Remote town

#1 graduation rate in Missouri#1 best value in Missouri#3 most selective in Missouri
0%
Transfer rate
$1,699
Avg net price
100%
Grad / completion
$40,517
Median earnings

Kirksville Area Technical Center is a public certificate-granting institution in Kirksville, Missouri (remote town setting), enrolling 22 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 22 undergradsRemote townAccessible · 62% admitCold winters

About Kirksville, Missouri

Kirksville is the county seat of and most populous city in Adair County, Missouri, United States. Kirksville was laid out in 1841 on a 40-acre (0.06 sq mi; 16.19 ha) site, and was first incorporated in 1857. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
86 miles to Columbia, MO
To Great Lakes shore
283 miles
Nearest airport
7 miles to Kirksville (IRK)

How Kirksville Area Technical Center compares

Selectivity61.5%

More selective than 76% · #3 most selective of 16 in Missouri

Graduation rate100%

Higher than 98% · #1 of 70 in Missouri

First-year retention80%

Higher than 64%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$40,517

Higher than 70% · #21 of 62 in Missouri

Average net price$1,699

Cheaper than 98% · #1 cheapest of 68 in Missouri

Student–faculty ratio3 : 1

Lower than 99%

Undergraduate enrollment22

Larger than 4%

Percentiles compare Kirksville Area Technical Center 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

  • White95%
  • Black4.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
22
Student–faculty ratio
3 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
62%
First-generation students
Students over 25
38%
Median family income
$16,527

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

Cost

In-state tuition
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
Average net price
$1,699

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
61.5%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Outcomes

Graduated
100%
First-year retention
80%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,997
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$40,517
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
14%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
48%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

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%.

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
-$513
$30–48k
$2,805
$48–75k
$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.

Campus climate

Summer high
86°F
Winter low
15°F
Annual rain
42.5″
Annual snow
19″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.05.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kirksville, MO US station (1.4 mi from campus).

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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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.