Public · Community college
Southern Missouri Technical Institute
West Plains, Missouri · Remote town
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $22,260
- Avg net price
- 83%
- Grad / completion
- $31,460
- Median earnings
Southern Missouri Technical Institute is a public certificate-granting institution in West Plains, Missouri (remote town setting), enrolling 90 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About West Plains, Missouri
West Plains is a city in and the county seat of Howell County, Missouri, United States. The history of West Plains can be traced back to 1832, when settler Josiah Howell (after whom Howell County is named) created the first settlement in the region known as Howell Valley. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Remote town
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 86 miles to Springfield, MO
- To Great Lakes shore
- 414 miles
- Nearest airport
- 71 miles to Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field (TBN)
How Southern Missouri Technical Institute compares
Higher than 81% · #18 of 70 in Missouri
Higher than 80%
Higher than 37% · #42 of 62 in Missouri
Cheaper than 25% · #54 cheapest of 68 in Missouri
Lower than 92%
Larger than 25%
Percentiles compare Southern Missouri Technical Institute 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
- Women5864%
- Men3236%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White97%
- Hispanic2.2%
- Other or multiracial1.1%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 90
- Student–faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 60%
- First-generation students
- 51%
- Students over 25
- 47%
- Median family income
- $18,250
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
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- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $22,260
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
- 83%
- First-year retention
- 89%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,305
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $31,460
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 28%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 40%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $130
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.
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.
Modest institutional aid: 6% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,000. 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 33 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)
- $31,460
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 38%
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
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.
Men out-earn women by $3,198 (11%) 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
- 89°F
- Winter low
- 22°F
- Annual rain
- 49.4″
- Annual snow
- 8.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, W Plains, MO US station (1.2 mi from campus).
What Southern Missouri Technical Institute 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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Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Southern Missouri Technical Institute side by side →
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- Tuition
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- Transfer
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- Students
- 27
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
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- Earnings
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Colleges near Southern Missouri Technical Institute
Missouri State University-West Plains
West Plains, MO · Public · Associate · 965 students
Texas County Technical College
Houston, MO · Private for-profit · Certificate · 96 students
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home
Mountain Home, AR · Public · Certificate · 925 students
Ozarka College
Melbourne, AR · Public · Certificate · 575 students
Black River Technical College
Pocahontas, AR · Public · Certificate · 903 students
Williams Baptist University
Walnut Ridge, AR · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 478 students
University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville
Batesville, AR · Public · Certificate · 751 students
Lyon College
Batesville, AR · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 648 students
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.