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Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, Missouri·Public, 2-year·Plains·trcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
33%
—
Total enrollment
2,604
peer median 2,526
Avg net price
$8,496
+$175 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
33%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

8.6pp gap
Pell recipients
30%93 of 307
Non-Pell (all)
39%68 of 176
Subsidized loan, no Pell
40%2 of 5
No Federal Aid
39%66 of 171

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.6-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 56 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 49 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
56
Passing
7
12.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

56programs
  • Passing7 · 12.5%
  • No Data49 · 87.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
2
Safe
3
No data
49

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.

7
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Associate Degree · Education
+3.2%
$34,035 vs $32,989
Marketing
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+5.3%
$34,725 vs $32,989
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+11.2%
$36,697 vs $32,989
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+21.7%
$40,141 vs $32,989
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+34.2%
$44,271 vs $32,989
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+46.7%
$48,396 vs $32,989
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+123.0%
$73,554 vs $32,989

Near the line (±5%)

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

1
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Associate Degree · Education
+3.2%
+$1,046

Debt vs earnings

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

8
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Associate Degree · Education
33%
$11,273 debt · $34,035 earn
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$12,486 debt · $40,141 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
28%
$10,225 debt · $36,697 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Undergraduate Certificate · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
28%
$10,188 debt · $36,642 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
28%
$12,196 debt · $44,205 earn
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$14,000 debt · $52,603 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
17%
$12,624 debt · $73,554 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
17%
$10,500 debt · $63,803 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1974Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 8

  1. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. 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
  3. Sep 2019Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  4. Apr 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  5. Aug 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,236
$30–48k$6,570
$48–75k$9,980
$75–110k$12,034
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$8,496
+$175vs Community College median $8,321
Federal loans
12.6%
In-state tuition
$4,950
Out-of-state
$6,180

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,709 students received $8.3M in Pell grants, alongside $2.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,709
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.3M
$8,262,618 total
Direct Loans
$2.1M
583 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$938K
295 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.2M
283 loan awards
Parent PLUS$20K
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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 446 borrowers who entered repayment, 25 (5.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.6%
+3.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
446
Defaulted
25
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
21.3%
2017
21.2%
2018
17.2%
2019
5.6%
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 Three Rivers College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs37
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

478 total completions
01Liberal Arts
21745.4%
02Health Professions
13327.8%
03Education
7315.3%
04Business
204.2%
05Family/Consumer Sci
153.1%
06Security/Protective
71.5%
07Agriculture
40.8%
08Mechanic
40.8%
09Computer Sciences
30.6%
10Construction Trades
20.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,604
12-mo unduplicated
3,372
Undergraduate
3,372
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
33%1,097
Women
67%2,275

Race / ethnicity composition

White
76.4%
Black
10.9%
Unknown
6.3%
Hispanic
4.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.1%
Non-resident
0.8%
Asian
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
89
60 M · 29 W
Women athletes
32.6%
Athletic aid
$1.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$2.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$477K
$464K
Recruiting expense
$3K
$7K
Head-coach salaries
$41K
$31K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Baseball
39 M · —
$495K
Basketball
14 M · 15 W
$950K
Softball
— · 22 W
$397K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.37
1 offenses · 2,682 students

3-year trend

0.742 yrs ago0.381 yr ago0.37Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
8
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
1
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
Weapons00
Drugs08
Liquor020

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
60

Three Rivers College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Three Rivers College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectThree Rivers College
33%—2,604$8,496Community College
Mineral Area College
——2,447$12,045Community College
St Charles Community College
——6,143$5,837Community College
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
——13,523$8,398Community College
Garden City Community College
——2,079$8,244Community College
Coffeyville Community College
——1,466$4,957Community College
Peer group median33%—2,526$8,321

Institutions like Three Rivers College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Three Rivers College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Three Rivers College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Phone
573-840-9007
Address
2080 Three Rivers Blvd., Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

The primary purpose of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness is to analyze data and conduct research to support policy development, institutional planning, and informed decision-making.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Cathe Walters
    Institutional Effectiveness & Accreditation Coordinator
  • Frank Ludwig
    Chief Institutional Effectiveness Officer

Frequently asked questions about Three Rivers College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Three Rivers College.

What is the graduation rate at Three Rivers College?

Three Rivers College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 33% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Three Rivers College?

Three Rivers College reports a total enrollment of 2,604 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Three Rivers College?

The average net price at Three Rivers College is $8,496 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Three Rivers College located?

Three Rivers College is located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri 63901.

Who runs Institutional Research at Three Rivers College?

Three Rivers College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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