There are 20 community colleges (2-4 year colleges) in Missouri - 12 public and 8 private schools.
The 2025 average tuition & fees of Missouri community colleges is $7,944 for Missouri residents and $12,303 for out-of-state students. The average financial aid amounts including grants and/or scholarships is $6,738. A total of 52,196 students enrolled in Missouri community colleges (2,747 in average).
Missouri Community Colleges Average Statistics
16 Missouri community colleges have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance. The average acceptance rate of schools having competitive admission is 87.08% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 46.26%.
15 schools offer online degree/programs and 1,005 students enrolled online exclusively.
The average graduation rate is 50.00% and the transfer-out rate is 50.00%. The average students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 at Missouri community colleges.
The following table shows the 2025 average academic statistics for Missouri community colleges.
Missouri Community Colleges Comparison - Ranking and Key Facts
State Technical College of Missouri is ranked first among Missouri community colleges and Jefferson College and Crowder College are second and third position in the ranking.
The 2025 average tuition & fees of the schools are $7,944 for Missouri residents and $12,303 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the Missouri community colleges with key statistics by ranking.