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Four Rivers Career Center

Four Rivers Career Center is a public institution in Washington, Missouri. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$27,746
Avg net price / yr
$48,199
10-yr median earnings

The verdict

Four Rivers Career Center posts above-median former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 32%
former-student earnings, US
+20%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Distant
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Four Rivers Career Center profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

C-
College Value Score
50/100
Four Rivers Career Center

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings B-
$48,199
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$27,746
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B-
$10,623
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Four Rivers Career Center vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$48,199

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$27,746

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

Not reported

Full-time, first-time cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Four Rivers Career Center vs peers

Four Rivers Career Center positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Four Rivers Career Center positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $31K $59K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $5K $30K Avg Net Price ($) Four Rivers Career Center (you are here): $48K earn · $28K net You are here - Four Rivers Career… Warrensburg Area Career Center: $37K earn · $9K net · 85% grad Warrensburg Area C… Pike-Lincoln Technical Center: $49K earn · $16K net · 73% grad Pike-Lincoln Techn… Waynesville Career Center: $41K earn · $28K net · 70% grad Waynesville Career… Cass Career Center: $53K earn · $16K net Cass Career Center Lex La-Ray Technical Center: $52K earn · $6K net · 100% grad Lex La-Ray Technic… East Central College: $37K earn · $13K net · 43% grad Logan University: $56K earn · $20K net Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Four Rivers Career Center ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Four Rivers Career Center: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$48,199 Top 32% higher than 68% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Four Rivers Career Center National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $48,199 #1633 of 5103 68th
Average net price $27,746 #4245 of 5020 15th (lower is better)
Undergraduate enrollment 30 #5206 of 5462 5th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

30
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
-
150%-time completion
$48,199
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Four Rivers Career Center ranks in Missouri

State rank among 120 reporting Missouri colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Four Rivers Career Center State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $48,199 #35 of 120 71st
Average net price $27,746 #112 of 119 6th (lower is better)
Undergraduate enrollment 30 #115 of 125 8th

Highest former-student earnings in Missouri

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis$137,047$31,817
2Chamberlain University-Missouri$92,405$30,716
3Washington University in St Louis$86,182$21,786
4Research College of Nursing$85,910-
5Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing$84,393-
6Missouri University of Science and Technology$82,957$16,298
7Saint Louis University$70,783$24,398
8Rockhurst University$67,102$25,884
9University of Missouri-Columbia$63,403$20,268
10Maryville University of Saint Louis$62,105$22,066
11Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences$60,918$19,390
12University of Missouri-Kansas City$59,637$13,310
35Four Rivers Career CenterThis school$48,199$27,746

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Four Rivers Career Center

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Four Rivers Career Center - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $18,345
Out-of-State Tuition $18,345
Average Net Price $27,746
65.4%
Pell Grant Rate
96.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$10,623
Median Debt
$113/mo
Monthly Payment

Net price at Four Rivers Career Center swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $9,264 to $24,023 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +5.3%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$9,264
Highest year
$24,023
Most recent (2023)
$19,167
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $18,1952014: $17,3642015: $19,8002016: $15,4422017: $9,2642018: $13,9222019: $15,9512020: $24,0232021: $23,0242022: $23,5292023: $19,167
2013 · $18,1952023 · $19,167

Over the same years, enrollment went -41.5% (41 → 24 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

Outcomes

$40,221
Median Earnings (6yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Median earnings 6 years after entry $40,221
Median earnings 10 years after entry $48,199
Median federal student debt At completion $10,623
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $113/mo

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate 17 $51,450 $14,913

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Four Rivers Career Center?
Four Rivers Career Center is a public institution in Washington, Missouri. Undergraduate enrollment is 30 students.
How much do Four Rivers Career Center former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Four Rivers Career Center who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $48,199 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $40,221.
How much does Four Rivers Career Center cost?
The average net price at Four Rivers Career Center is $27,746. In-state tuition is $18,345 and out-of-state tuition is $18,345. Median student debt at graduation is $10,623.
Is Four Rivers Career Center worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Four Rivers Career Center is $10,623, while former students earn a median of $48,199 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 22% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $113.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Four Rivers Career Center

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Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Public-institution profiles compile Scorecard Title-IV earnings, IPEDS enrollment/admissions, and Treasury linkage fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.