Public · Chillicothe, Missouri

Grand River Technical School

Grand River Technical School is a public institution in Chillicothe, 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.

$11,831
Avg net price / yr
$40,665
10-yr median earnings
88.9%
150%-time completion
88.4%
Acceptance rate

The verdict

Grand River Technical School pairs above-median former-student earnings with open admission.

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

Top 50%
former-student earnings, US
88.4%
acceptance rate
88.9%
150%-time completion
+4%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Grand River Technical School 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

B
College Value Score
70/100
Grand River Technical School

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 D
$40,665
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B
$11,831
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
88.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
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
Grand River Technical School 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

$40,665

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$11,831

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

88.9%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 88.9%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Grand River Technical School vs peers

Grand River Technical School 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. Grand River Technical School positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $27K $51K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $8K $32K Avg Net Price ($) Grand River Technical School (you are here): $41K earn · $12K net · 89% grad You are here - Grand River Techni… Southern Missouri Technical Institute: $31K earn · $22K net · 85% grad Southern Missouri … Franklin Technology Center Adult Education: $37K earn · $31K net · 65% grad Franklin Technolog… Pike-Lincoln Technical Center: $49K earn · $16K net · 73% grad Pike-Lincoln Techn… Warrensburg Area Career Center: $37K earn · $9K net · 85% grad Warrensburg Area C… Four Rivers Career Center: $48K earn · $28K net Four Rivers Career… Waynesville Career Center: $41K earn · $28K net · 70% grad North Central Missouri College: $41K earn · $14K net · 57% grad 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 Grand River Technical School 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.

Grand River Technical School: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$40,665 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 Grand River Technical School National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $40,665 #2574 of 5103 50th
Average net price $11,831 #1463 of 5020 71st (lower is better)
150%-time completion 88.9% #268 of 4858 94th
Undergraduate enrollment 65 #4731 of 5462 13th

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

Quick Facts

65
Undergraduate enrollment
88.4%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
88.9%
150%-time completion
$40,665
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Grand River Technical School ranks in Missouri

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

Metric Grand River Technical School State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $40,665 #69 of 120 43rd
Average net price $11,831 #22 of 119 82nd (lower is better)
150%-time completion 88.9% #4 of 107 96th
Undergraduate enrollment 65 #103 of 125 18th

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
69Grand River Technical SchoolThis school$40,665$11,831

Admissions

Admission Rate 88.4%
0%100%88.4%
Share of applicants admitted

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Grand River Technical School

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 Grand River Technical School - 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

Average Net Price $11,831
45.5%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate

What students pay at Grand River Technical School rose +1462.8% since 2013

Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $698 in 2013 to $10,908 in 2023, a rise of $10,210 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

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

2013: $6982014: $3,8162015: $4,7882016: $2,0152017: $7,2152018: $6,8162019: $4,0752020: $7,1702021: $10,0222022: $10,8732023: $10,908
2013 · $6982023 · $10,908

Over the same years, enrollment went -56.7% (90 → 39 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

$39,227
Median Earnings (6yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 88.9%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $39,227
Median earnings 10 years after entry $40,665

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate 12 $47,290 -
Precision Metal Working Certificate 5 - -
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate 17 - -

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the acceptance rate at Grand River Technical School?
Grand River Technical School is a public institution in Chillicothe, Missouri. The acceptance rate is 88.4%. Undergraduate enrollment is 65 students.
How much do Grand River Technical School former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Grand River Technical School who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $40,665 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $39,227.
How much does Grand River Technical School cost?
The average net price at Grand River Technical School is $11,831..
What is the graduation rate at Grand River Technical School?
Grand River Technical School has a 88.9% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.

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 Grand River Technical School

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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.