Public · Community college
Waynesville Career Center
Waynesville, Missouri · Remote town
- 22%
- Transfer rate
- $28,418
- Avg net price
- 78%
- Grad / completion
- $40,979
- Median earnings
Waynesville Career Center is a public certificate-granting institution in Waynesville, Missouri (remote town setting), enrolling 27 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Waynesville, Missouri
Waynesville is a city in and the county seat of Pulaski County, Missouri, United States. The post office in Waynesville has been in operation since 1834. During the Civil War, units of the 5th Missouri State Militia were sometimes garrisoned at Waynesville. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Remote town
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 72 miles to Springfield, MO
- To Great Lakes shore
- 367 miles
- Nearest airport
- 6 miles to Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field (TBN)
How Waynesville Career Center compares
Higher than 74% · #26 of 70 in Missouri
Higher than 37%
Higher than 72% · #14 of 62 in Missouri
Cheaper than 11% · #65 cheapest of 68 in Missouri
Lower than 92%
Larger than 5%
Percentiles compare Waynesville 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 gender
- Women2074%
- Men726%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White56%
- Black15%
- Hispanic19%
- Asian7.4%
- Other or multiracial3.7%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 27
- Student–faculty ratio
- 7 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 67%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 42%
- Median family income
- $28,996
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
- $28,418
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
- 78%
- First-year retention
- 67%
- Transferred to another college
- 22%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,063
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,979
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 43%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 41%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $20
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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $40,979
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 73%
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.
Men out-earn women by $10,490 (28%) 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
- 47.5″
- Annual snow
- 10.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Waynesville 2 W, MO US station (1 mi from campus).
What Waynesville 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.
Colleges similar to Waynesville Career Center
Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Waynesville Career Center side by side →
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- Students
- 23
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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- Students
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- Tuition
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- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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Franklin Technology Center Adult Education
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- Students
- 91
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $37k
Pike-Lincoln Technical Center
Eolia, Missouri · Remote rural · 61 mi to St. Louis
- Students
- 32
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
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Cass Career Center
Harrisonville, Missouri · Distant town · 33 mi to Kansas City
- Students
- 27
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $53k
Grand River Technical School
Chillicothe, Missouri · Remote town · 73 mi to Kansas City
- Students
- 65
- Tuition
- —
- Transfer
- 0%
- Earnings
- $41k
Colleges near Waynesville Career Center
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Saint Robert, MO · Private for-profit · Certificate · 61 students
Salem College of Hairstyling
Rolla, MO · Private for-profit · Certificate · 31 students
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO · Public · Bachelor's · 5,521 students
Texas County Technical College
Houston, MO · Private for-profit · Certificate · 96 students
State Technical College of Missouri
Linn, MO · Public · Associate · 2,123 students
Lincoln University
Jefferson City, MO · Public · Bachelor's · 1,392 students
Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics
Jefferson City, MO · Private for-profit · Certificate · 97 students
Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar, MO · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 1,341 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.