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State Fair Community College

Sedalia, Missouri·Public, 2-year·Plains·sfccmo.edu
6-yr Graduation
44%
Total enrollment
4,242
peer median 3,867
Avg net price
$7,485
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
44%
Full-time retention
60%

Pell equity

2.0pp gap
Pell recipients
39%
Non-Pell
37%

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 48 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 43 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
48
Passing
5
10.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

48programs
  • Passing5 · 10.4%
  • No Data43 · 89.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
43

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
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+0.9%
$33,299 vs $32,989
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+18.0%
$38,941 vs $32,989
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+86.9%
$61,646 vs $32,989
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+89.0%
$62,355 vs $32,989
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+123.9%
$73,875 vs $32,989

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+0.9%
+$310

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
26%
$16,258 debt · $61,646 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
23%
$9,000 debt · $38,941 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
23%
$16,675 debt · $73,875 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
17%
$10,500 debt · $62,095 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1977Next review Aug 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 15

  1. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  2. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  3. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  4. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  5. Aug 2020Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree

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$6,981
$30–48k$6,873
$48–75k$8,057
$75–110k$8,830
$110k+$9,039

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

Avg net price
$7,485
vs Community College median $7,485
Federal loans
11.5%
In-state tuition
$4,104
Out-of-state
$7,248

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,998 students received $9.2M in Pell grants, alongside $3.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,998
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.2M
$9,236,601 total
Direct Loans
$3.1M
920 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$1.4M
473 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
427 loan awards
Parent PLUS$151K
20 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 666 borrowers who entered repayment, 17 (2.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.5%
+0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
666
Defaulted
17
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.2%
2017
17.1%
2018
12.4%
2019
2.5%
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 State Fair Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs39
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

670 total completions
01Liberal Arts
45968.5%
02Health Professions
11417.0%
03Business
233.4%
04Education
152.2%
05Agriculture
111.6%
06Precision Production
111.6%
07Visual/Performing Arts
111.6%
08Family/Consumer Sci
101.5%
09Computer Sciences
91.3%
10Security/Protective
71.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
4,242
12-mo unduplicated
4,947
Undergraduate
4,947
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
35%1,730
Women
65%3,217

Race / ethnicity composition

White
77.3%
Hispanic
10.3%
Two or more
5.1%
Black
4.4%
Asian
0.9%
Non-resident
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
Unknown
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
187
112 M · 75 W
Women athletes
40.1%
Athletic aid
$655K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$364K
$291K
Recruiting expense
$10K
$9K
Head-coach salaries
$31K
$33K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Baseball
45 M ·
$393K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
22 M · 14 W
$159K
Soccer
23 M · 11 W
$271K
Basketball
12 M · 16 W
$844K
Softball
· 25 W
$245K
Cross Country
9 M · 9 W
$117K

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
0.81
3 offenses · 3,724 students

3-year trend

2.552 yrs ago2.111 yr ago0.81Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
21
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1
Aggravated assault
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

3total
  • Non-campus3

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs03
Liquor218

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
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
79

State Fair Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions State Fair 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
SubjectState Fair Community College
44%4,242$7,485Community College
Crowder College
3,959$5,161Community College
Jefferson College
3,775$7,734Community College
University of Nebraska Medical Center
3,988
Williston State College
934$7,164Community College
Ellsworth Community College
685$10,915Community College
Peer group median44%3,867$7,485

Frequently asked questions about State Fair Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about State Fair Community College.

What is the graduation rate at State Fair Community College?

State Fair Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 44% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend State Fair Community College?

State Fair Community College reports a total enrollment of 4,242 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at State Fair Community College?

The average net price at State Fair Community College is $7,485 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is State Fair Community College located?

State Fair Community College is located in Sedalia, Missouri 65301-2199.

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