Public · Community college

Saline County Career Center

Marshall, Missouri · Remote town

#2 most selective in Missouri
0%
Transfer rate
$20,386
Avg net price
92%
Grad / completion
$37,200
Median earnings

Saline County Career Center is a public certificate-granting institution in Marshall, Missouri (remote town setting), enrolling 23 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 23 undergradsRemote townSelective · 50% admitCold winters

About Marshall, Missouri

Marshall is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Missouri, United States. Sixty-five acres (26 ha) of land for the city of Marshall was donated by Jeremiah O’Dell, deeded on April 13, 1839. It was named for the United States Supreme Court Chief Justice, John Marshall, when chosen for the county seat. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
48 miles to Columbia, MO
To Great Lakes shore
350 miles
Nearest airport
57 miles to Columbia (COU)

How Saline County Career Center compares

Selectivity50.0%

More selective than 84% · #2 most selective of 16 in Missouri

Graduation rate92%

Higher than 91% · #12 of 70 in Missouri

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,200

Higher than 57% · #24 of 62 in Missouri

Average net price$20,386

Cheaper than 31% · #50 cheapest of 68 in Missouri

Median debt at graduation$14,027

Lower than 17%

Student–faculty ratio8 : 1

Lower than 89%

Undergraduate enrollment23

Larger than 4%

Percentiles compare Saline County Career 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

  • White78%
  • Black17%
  • Other or multiracial4.4%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
23
Student–faculty ratio
8 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
83%
First-generation students
Students over 25
39%
Median family income
$25,187

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
$20,386

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
50.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Outcomes

Graduated
92%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,401
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$37,200
Median debt at graduation
$14,027
Students with federal loans
87%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
60%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$25

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
$18,489
$30–48k
$21,059
$48–75k
$19,989
$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.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$37,200
Typical debt at graduation
$14,027
Debt vs. one year's pay
38%
Out-earn a HS grad

Typical debt would take roughly 3.8 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.

Campus climate

Summer high
88°F
Winter low
19°F
Annual rain
41.8″
Annual snow
8.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.85.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marshall, MO US station (2.8 mi from campus).

What Saline County Career Center graduates study — and earn

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.