Public · Community college

Saint Louis Community College

Bridgeton, Missouri · Large suburb

25%
Transfer rate
$8,440
Avg net price
21%
Grad / completion
$35,325
Median earnings

Saint Louis Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Bridgeton, Missouri (large suburb setting), enrolling 11,788 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 11,788 undergradsLarge suburbNJCAA Division IICold winters

About Bridgeton, Missouri

Bridgeton is a second-ring suburb of Greater St. Louis in northwestern St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The French explorer, Étienne de Veniard de Bourgmont traveled the area in 1724, on a trail that developed as the main route between St. Louis and St. Charles. SSM DePaul Health Center, is located in Bridgeton. It is a 476-bed, full-service, Catholic hospital and a member of SSM Health Care-St. Louis, sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of Mary. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
256 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to St. Louis Lambert (STL) · major hub

How Saint Louis Community College compares

Graduation rate21%

Higher than 5% · #69 of 70 in Missouri

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,325

Higher than 50% · #32 of 62 in Missouri

Average net price$8,440

Cheaper than 77% · #13 cheapest of 68 in Missouri

Median debt at graduation$6,725

Lower than 85%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 39%

Undergraduate enrollment11,788

Larger than 97%

Percentiles compare Saint Louis Community 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

11,788undergrads
  • Women7,24661%
  • Men4,54239%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White46%
  • Black36%
  • Hispanic6.1%
  • Asian3.9%
  • Other or multiracial8.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
11,788
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
29%
First-generation students
42%
Students over 25
33%
Median family income
$20,060
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$74,097

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 2,390 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Missouri97%
  • Other U.S. states2.7%

Most first-years stay in state — Saint Louis Community College 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
$3,660
Out-of-state tuition
$6,990
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$14,560
Average net price
$8,440

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
21%
First-year retention
Transferred to another college
25%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$30,242
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$35,325
Median debt at graduation
$6,725
Students with federal loans
5%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
31%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
21%
Low-income (Pell)
15%
First-generation
15%

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
No
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
159 (91 men · 68 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 (6)

Soccer45
Baseball32
Basketball25
Softball22
Other Sports21
Volleyball14

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
8

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 9 campuses (15,649 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.

3.0reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year2.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
2.3
Burglary
0.3
Rape
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
$7,469
$30–48k
$8,319
$48–75k
$9,926
$75–110k
$12,016
$110k+
$13,244

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.

9%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,773
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 9% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,773. 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 1,643 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)
$35,325
Typical debt at graduation
$6,725
Debt vs. one year's pay
19%
Out-earn a HS grad
37%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.9 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
$34,480
Men
$37,056

Men out-earn women by $2,576 (7%) 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
90°F
Winter low
24°F
Annual rain
41.7″
Annual snow
16.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, ST Louis Lambert Intl AP, MO US station (3.5 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.