Public · Community college

Mineral Area College

Park Hills, Missouri · Distant town

15%
Transfer rate
$12,045
Avg net price
49%
Grad / completion
$35,352
Median earnings

Mineral Area College is a public associate-granting institution in Park Hills, Missouri (distant town setting), enrolling 1,592 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,592 undergradsDistant townOtherCold winters

About Park Hills, Missouri

Park Hills is a city in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. The formerly incorporated village of Fairview Acres had previously merged with Flat River on November 8, 1983. The name of the new city was selected by entries submitted to a committee made up of citizens of the four cities. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
309 miles
Nearest airport
60 miles to Scott AFB/Midamerica (BLV)

How Mineral Area College compares

Graduation rate49%

Higher than 36% · #56 of 70 in Missouri

First-year retention65%

Higher than 33%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,352

Higher than 50% · #31 of 62 in Missouri

Average net price$12,045

Cheaper than 62% · #20 cheapest of 68 in Missouri

Median debt at graduation$10,500

Lower than 42%

Student–faculty ratio21 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment1,592

Larger than 79%

Percentiles compare Mineral Area 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 gender

1,592undergrads
  • Women99062%
  • Men60238%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White83%
  • Black3.7%
  • Hispanic2.9%
  • Other or multiracial9.7%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,592
Student–faculty ratio
21 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
32%
First-generation students
53%
Students over 25
15%
Median family income
$25,075
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$54,945
Endowment
$7,155,329

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$5,660
Out-of-state tuition
$8,570
Room & board
$6,000
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$18,497
Average net price
$12,045

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
49%
First-year retention
65%
Transferred to another college
15%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$31,300
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$35,352
Median debt at graduation
$10,500
Students with federal loans
10%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
29%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
49%
Low-income (Pell)
32%
First-generation
32%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
255
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
16%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
Other
Varsity athletes
280 (165 men · 115 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (8)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)73
Baseball53
Soccer52
Softball33
Basketball26
Other Sports17
Volleyball14
Golf12

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,447 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Robbery
0.3
Burglary
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$10,977
$30–48k
$11,560
$48–75k
$12,970
$75–110k
$13,747
$110k+
$15,118

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.

22%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,748
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 22% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,748. 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 455 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)
$35,352
Typical debt at graduation
$10,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
30%
Out-earn a HS grad
38%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

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.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$31,022
Men
$43,573

Men out-earn women by $12,551 (40%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
88°F
Winter low
23°F
Annual rain
45.2″
Annual snow
8.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.85.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Farmington, MO US station (5.4 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.