Private for-profit · Community college

St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton

Fenton, Missouri · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$24,395
Avg net price
59%
Grad / completion
$32,217
Median earnings

St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Fenton, Missouri (large suburb setting), enrolling 399 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 399 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 80% admitCold winters

About Fenton, Missouri

Fenton is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, and a suburb of St. Louis County. Due to its proximity to fertile land and the Meramec River, the Fenton area has been inhabited for over 900 years. The earliest proof of ancient dwellers was excavated from the "Fenton Mounds", two conical earthen burial mounds located near the southwestern border of Fenton. Fenton contains a large industrial park and a newly developed logistics park located on the former Chrysler Assembly site. (Wikipedia)

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

How St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton compares

Selectivity80.0%

More selective than 54% · #6 most selective of 16 in Missouri

Graduation rate59%

Higher than 48% · #46 of 70 in Missouri

Earnings, 10 years after entry$32,217

Higher than 39% · #40 of 62 in Missouri

Average net price$24,395

Cheaper than 19% · #57 cheapest of 68 in Missouri

Median debt at graduation$11,750

Lower than 31%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 78%

Undergraduate enrollment399

Larger than 58%

Percentiles compare St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton 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

Undergraduate vs. graduate

419students
  • Undergraduate39995%
  • Graduate205%

Undergraduates by gender

399undergrads
  • Women36992%
  • Men308%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White26%
  • Black65%
  • Hispanic4.0%
  • Asian1.5%
  • Other or multiracial3.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
399
Graduate enrollment
20
Student–faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
66%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
83%
Median family income
$15,045
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$45,504

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
$24,395

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
80.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Outcomes

Graduated
59%
First-year retention
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$28,788
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$32,217
Median debt at graduation
$11,750
Students with federal loans
76%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
12%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
59%
Low-income (Pell)
57%
First-generation
59%

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
$50

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (419 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.

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
$24,239
$30–48k
$26,078
$48–75k
$21,146
$75–110k
$24,671
$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.

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.

38%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,012
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 38% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,012. 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 86 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)
$32,217
Typical debt at graduation
$11,750
Debt vs. one year's pay
36%
Out-earn a HS grad
28%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.6 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
$32,079
Men
$41,988

Men out-earn women by $9,909 (31%) 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
42.3″
Annual snow
8.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, ST Charles 7 Ssw, MO US station (10.1 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.