Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate nonprofit

Bolivar Technical College

Bolivar, Missouri·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·bolivarcollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
92%
+46.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Total enrollment
144
peer median 159
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
44
44 candidates competed
Admitted
42
95.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
42
100.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
92%+46.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 7 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 6 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
7
Passing
1
14.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

7programs
  • Passing1 · 14.3%
  • No Data6 · 85.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
6

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+53.3%
$50,572 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
40%
$20,000 debt · $50,572 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
29%
$14,750 debt · $50,583 earn

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by income not reported.
Federal loans
86.2%
In-state tuition
$27,125
Out-of-state
$27,125

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 151 students received $817K in Pell grants, alongside $1.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
151
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$817K
$816,844 total
Direct Loans
$1.5M
335 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$602K
166 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$836K
164 loan awards
Parent PLUS$76K
5 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 63 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
63
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2017
0.0%
2018
5.4%
2019
0.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Bolivar Technical College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

47 total completions
01Health Professions
47100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
144
12-mo unduplicated
220
Undergraduate
220
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
8%18
Women
92%202

Race / ethnicity composition

White
87.5%
Hispanic
4.9%
Black
3.5%
Two or more
2.8%
Asian
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 130 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    7.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    8

    Bolivar Technical College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Bolivar Technical College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectBolivar Technical College
    92%144Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    White Earth Tribal and Community College
    119$6,778Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    United Tribes Technical College
    576$2,010Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Turtle Mountain Community College
    0%872$3,474Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    CHI Health School of Radiologic Technology
    29Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
    174Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median46%159$3,474

    Frequently asked questions about Bolivar Technical College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Bolivar Technical College.

    What is the graduation rate at Bolivar Technical College?

    Bolivar Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 92% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Bolivar Technical College?

    Bolivar Technical College reports a total enrollment of 144 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the yield rate at Bolivar Technical College?

    Bolivar Technical College's yield rate is 100.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Bolivar Technical College located?

    Bolivar Technical College is located in Bolivar, Missouri 65613-8095.

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