Public · Community college

Lex La-Ray Technical Center

Lexington, Missouri · Distant rural

#1 graduation rate in Missouri#4 most selective in Missouri#4 best value in Missouri
0%
Transfer rate
$6,219
Avg net price
100%
Grad / completion
$52,142
Median earnings

Lex La-Ray Technical Center is a public certificate-granting institution in Lexington, Missouri (distant rural setting), enrolling 25 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 25 undergradsDistant ruralAccessible · 67% admitCold winters

About Lexington, Missouri

Lexington is a city in and the county seat of Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. Lexington is located on the bluffs of the Missouri River. It was platted in 1822 near William Jack's Ferry, which had been established three years earlier on the south bank of the river. It was named in commemoration of the Battle of Lexington. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant rural
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To Great Lakes shore
376 miles
Nearest airport
46 miles to Kansas City (MCI) · major hub

How Lex La-Ray Technical Center compares

Selectivity66.7%

More selective than 71% · #4 most selective of 16 in Missouri

Graduation rate100%

Higher than 98% · #1 of 70 in Missouri

First-year retention83%

Higher than 70%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$52,142

Higher than 92% · #7 of 62 in Missouri

Average net price$6,219

Cheaper than 85% · #4 cheapest of 68 in Missouri

Student–faculty ratio3 : 1

Lower than 99%

Undergraduate enrollment25

Larger than 5%

Percentiles compare Lex La-Ray 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

  • White88%
  • Black12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
25
Student–faculty ratio
3 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
45%
First-generation students
Students over 25
55%
Median family income
$22,919

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
$6,219

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
66.7%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Outcomes

Graduated
100%
First-year retention
83%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$50,399
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$52,142
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
41%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
47%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$45

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
$447
$30–48k
$48–75k
$447
$75–110k
$11,991
$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
88°F
Winter low
20°F
Annual rain
43.3″
Annual snow
13.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.85.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lexington 3E, MO US station (0.8 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.