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unitid 177676 · Hillsboro, MO · public 2-year · rural (fringe)

Jefferson College

enrollment 2023
4,358
predominant degree
Associate's

scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years

The record

admission rate

not reported

undergraduates

2,552

56th pctl among public 2-years

Pell share

30%

undergrads on Pell grants

49th pctl among public 2-years

completion

38%

finish within 150% time

53rd pctl among public 2-years

sticker cost / yr

$13,572

31st pctl among public 2-years

avg net price / yr

$7,378

after aid, aided students

48th pctl among public 2-years

median earnings, 10 yr

$40,782

after entry, Title IV students

65th pctl among public 2-years

median grad debt

$9,285

33rd pctl among public 2-years

what families actually pay

Cost

Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.

Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort

Families earning under $30k paid $6,048 per year after aid.

Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).

Who enrolls, by family income

  • 0-30k
    42%
  • 30-48k
    22%
  • 48-75k
    19%
  • 75-110k
    not reported
  • 110k+
    not reported
Median family income
$26,098
First-generation students
46%
In-state tuition & fees
$5,250

earnings · debt · programs

Outcomes

Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid

Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.4× the median graduate debt.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.

What programs pay — top fields of study

programgradsearn 5 yrdebt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.356$43,343$8,250
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.49$71,664$22,554
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.45$73,436
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.40
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).35
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.31
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.24$49,014$7,250
Business/Commerce, General.23$44,884
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.13
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.12
Precision Metal Working.10
Precision Metal Working.10

— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.

annual scorecard files, 1996–2026

Trajectory

Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.

Admission rate

no years reported

Price per year

  • sticker
  • net

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

Undergraduates

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built 2026-07-17

Provenance

  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.