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Kirksville Area Technical Center

Kirksville Area Technical Center is a public institution in Kirksville, 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.

$1,699
Avg net price / yr
$40,517
10-yr median earnings
86.1%
150%-time completion
61.5%
Acceptance rate

The verdict

Kirksville Area Technical Center pairs modest former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.

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

49th pct.
former-student earnings, US
61.5%
acceptance rate
86.1%
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 Kirksville Area Technical 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

B+
College Value Score
77/100
Kirksville Area Technical 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 D
$40,517
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$1,699
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
86.1%
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
Kirksville Area Technical 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

$40,517

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$1,699

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

86.1%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 86.1%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Kirksville Area Technical Center vs peers

Kirksville Area Technical 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 7 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Kirksville Area Technical Center positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $32K $59K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $1K $30K Avg Net Price ($) Kirksville Area Technical Center (you are here): $41K earn · $2K net · 86% grad You are here - Kirksville Area Te… Saline County Career Center: $37K earn · $20K net · 74% grad Saline County Care… Lex La-Ray Technical Center: $52K earn · $6K net · 100% grad Lex La-Ray Technic… Waynesville Career Center: $41K earn · $28K net · 70% grad Waynesville Career… Cass Career Center: $53K earn · $16K net Cass Career Center Four Rivers Career Center: $48K earn · $28K net Four Rivers Career… Truman State University: $56K earn · $13K net · 68% 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 Kirksville Area Technical 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.

Kirksville Area Technical Center: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$40,517 49th percentile higher than 49% 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 Kirksville Area Technical Center National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $40,517 #2594 of 5103 49th
Average net price $1,699 #51 of 5020 99th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 86.1% #395 of 4858 92nd
Undergraduate enrollment 22 #5299 of 5462 3rd

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

Quick Facts

22
Undergraduate enrollment
61.5%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
86.1%
150%-time completion
$40,517
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Kirksville Area Technical Center ranks in Missouri

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

Metric Kirksville Area Technical Center State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $40,517 #70 of 120 42nd
Average net price $1,699 #1 of 119 99th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 86.1% #6 of 107 94th
Undergraduate enrollment 22 #123 of 125 2nd

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
70Kirksville Area Technical CenterThis school$40,517$1,699

Admissions

Admission Rate 61.5%
0%100%61.5%
Share of applicants admitted

Costs & Financial Aid

Tuition & Net Price

Average Net Price $1,699

Net Price by Family Income

$0 – $30,000 -$513
$30,001 – $48,000 $2,805
61.9%
Pell Grant Rate
14.3%
Federal Loan Rate

Kirksville Area Technical Center costs less today than it did in 2013

Average net price fell from $8,654 to $5,885 (-32.0%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

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

2013: $8,6542014: $9,9352015: $10,6142016: $10,4982017: $11,3742018: $10,6822019: $6,2942020: $7,9012021: $4,6122022: $4,7622023: $5,885
2013 · $8,6542023 · $5,885

Over the same years, enrollment went -22.2% (27 → 21 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

$38,997
Median Earnings (6yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 86.1%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $38,997
Median earnings 10 years after entry $40,517

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate 20 $51,109 $9,500

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the acceptance rate at Kirksville Area Technical Center?
Kirksville Area Technical Center is a public institution in Kirksville, Missouri. The acceptance rate is 61.5%. Undergraduate enrollment is 22 students.
How much do Kirksville Area Technical Center former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Kirksville Area Technical Center who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $40,517 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $38,997.
How much does Kirksville Area Technical Center cost?
The average net price at Kirksville Area Technical Center is $1,699..
What is the graduation rate at Kirksville Area Technical Center?
Kirksville Area Technical Center has a 86.1% 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.

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