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St Charles Community College

Cottleville, Missouri·Public, 2-year·Plains·stchas.edu
6-yr Graduation
25%
Total enrollment
6,143
peer median 4,374
Avg net price
$5,981
-$3.3k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
25%
Full-time retention
63%

Pell equity

20.0pp gap
Pell recipients
20%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 61 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 56 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
61
Passing
4
6.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.6% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.6%
+1.0pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

61programs
  • Passing4 · 6.6%
  • No Data56 · 91.8%
  • Failing1 · 1.6%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
56

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.

5
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Associate Degree · Education
-7.0%
$30,667 vs $32,989
Biology General
Associate Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+10.4%
$36,428 vs $32,989
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+34.0%
$44,209 vs $32,989
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+39.7%
$46,073 vs $32,989
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+138.2%
$78,596 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
16%
$12,750 debt · $78,596 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
13%
$6,130 debt · $46,073 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1991Next review Aug 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 10

  1. Jan 2026Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
  3. Aug 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Feb 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$3,598
$30–48k$5,017
$48–75k$8,032
$75–110k$9,287
$110k+$9,015

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$5,981
-$3,349vs Community College median $9,331
Federal loans
6.6%
In-state tuition
$3,000
Out-of-state
$5,664

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,871 students received $8.9M in Pell grants, alongside $2.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,871
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.9M
$8,863,415 total
Direct Loans
$2.1M
655 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$962K
298 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.1M
357 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 424 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (0.9%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.9%
-1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
424
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.6%
2017
8.9%
2018
5.3%
2019
0.9%
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 St Charles Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs51
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

909 total completions
01Liberal Arts
53558.9%
02Health Professions
10511.6%
03Computer Sciences
677.4%
04Business
495.4%
05Visual/Performing Arts
444.8%
06Education
394.3%
07Biological Sciences
262.9%
08Precision Production
171.9%
09Physical Sciences
141.5%
10Public Admin
131.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
6,143
12-mo unduplicated
8,377
Undergraduate
8,377
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%3,393
Women
59%4,984

Race / ethnicity composition

White
67.6%
Black
9.2%
Hispanic
6.7%
Two or more
5.6%
Unknown
5.5%
Non-resident
2.6%
Asian
2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
132
85 M · 47 W
Women athletes
35.6%
Athletic aid
$182K
Total student aid
Budget
$725K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$108K
$74K
Recruiting expense
$602
$382
Head-coach salaries
$12K
$12K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Soccer
29 M · 21 W
$205K
Baseball
46 M ·
$215K
Softball
· 18 W
$135K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
8 M · 3 W
$27K
Cross Country
4 M · 6 W
$26K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.17
1 offenses · 5,800 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.181 yr ago0.17Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
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

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

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
Drugs10
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
22.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
83

St Charles Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions St Charles Community 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
SubjectSt Charles Community College
25%6,143$5,981Community College
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
13,523$8,165Community College
Three Rivers College
2,604$9,980Community College
Mineral Area College
2,447$11,123Community College
Butler Community College
6,841$16,051Community College
Garden City Community College
2,079$8,681Community College
Peer group median25%4,374$9,331

Frequently asked questions about St Charles Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about St Charles Community College.

What is the graduation rate at St Charles Community College?

St Charles Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 25% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend St Charles Community College?

St Charles Community College reports a total enrollment of 6,143 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at St Charles Community College?

The average net price at St Charles Community College is $5,981 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is St Charles Community College located?

St Charles Community College is located in Cottleville, Missouri 63376-0975.

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