Vocational Programs at Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center

Number of Vocational Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
21	$8,400

Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center is Licensed Practical / Vocational Nurse Training and its 2024 tuition & fees are $8,400. For reference, the average tuition for the Licensed Practical / Vocational Nurse Training program of all trade schools in the United States is $18,035.

The next table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time.

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Licensed Practical / Vocational Nurse Training	$8,400	$1,811	1,350 Hours	12 Months
National Average	$18,035	-	1,202 Hours	12.85 Months
Physical Therapy Technician / Assistant	$9,225	$1,809	1,150 Hours	21 Months
National Average	$37,440	-	256 Hours	17.19 Months
Emergency Medical Technology / Technician (EMT Paramedic)	$4,500	$2,791	1,150 Hours	12 Months
National Average	$4,986	-	607 Hours	8.86 Months
Respiratory Therapy Technician / Assistant	$13,500	$4,140	2,250 Hours	24 Months
National Average	$37,550	-	846 Hours	18.60 Months
Medical Office Assistant / Specialist	$4,600	$1,075	900 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$13,812	-	341 Hours	8.54 Months
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	$5,550	$250	900 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$14,851	-	531 Hours	10.39 Months

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees are $8,400 at Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center. The typical cost for purchasing books and supplies for programs is $1,811. The total cost of attendance is $49,811 when a student lives off-campus.

2024 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$8,400
Books & Supplies	$1,811
Room & Board	$15,132
Other Living Expenses	$24,468
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$49,811

¹Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center does not offer on-campus housing facilities.²The tuition & fees are based on out-of-state rates.

Career and Vocational Programs

Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center offers 21 certificate and vocational programs through 2-Years Certificate and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted offline.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	1

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Agriculture

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Carpentry/Carpenter	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Electrician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Cabinetmaking and Millwork	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Similar Colleges to Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center

Concorde Career College-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue SpringsBlue Springs, Missouri
Grand River Technical SchoolChillicothe, Missouri
Pinnacle Career InstituteKansas City, Missouri
House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri
Summit Salon Academy Kansas CityIndependence, Missouri
Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri
Lex La-Ray Technical CenterLexington, Missouri
Missouri College of Cosmetology and EstheticsJefferson City, Missouri
Midwest InstituteFenton, Missouri

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The graduation rate at Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center is 61%. The students to faculty ratio is 12 to 1 an the retention rate is 55%.

Key Academics Stats
Graduation Rate	61%
Retention Rate	55%(full-time), 16% (part-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Student Population	216 Students
Number of Faculties	43 Faculties
Number of Staffs	62 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	N/A

Certificate Programs at Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center

Similar Colleges to Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center