Bolivar Technical College
Bolivar, Missouri · Website
Bolivar Technical College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Bolivar, Missouri with 144 undergraduates. It admits 95% of applicants and 92% of students finish within 6 years. Graduates leave with a median $15,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
$28,390
US median $11,837
Admission rate
95%
US median 78%
Completion rate
92%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$15,000
About $159 a month
Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition and fees
- $28,390
- Students with a need-based grant
- 65%
- Students with federal loans
- 67%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2017-18 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $15,869 in 2017-18 to $28,390 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 95%
- Undergraduates
- 144
- Part-time students
- 63%
- Women
- 92%
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Completion rate
- 92%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 5
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $17,598 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $28,390 | $14,822 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 95% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 92% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $15,000 | $16,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $37,504 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $41,138 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
5 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 30 | $19,534 | $56,383 | $50,572 | $80,813 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 10 | $15,000 | Withheld | $50,583 | $56,073 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,272 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Bolivar and Missouri on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at Bolivar Technical College?
95% of applicants are admitted to Bolivar Technical College. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much student debt do Bolivar Technical College graduates have?
$15,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Bolivar Technical College graduates, about $159 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 67% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Bolivar Technical College?
92% of first-time, full-time students at Bolivar Technical College finish within 6 years. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Bolivar Technical College?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (30 associate's graduates), Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (10 certificate graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (6 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 5 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.