Grand River Technical School
Chillicothe, Missouri · Also known as Chillicothe Area Vocational School · Website
$40,665
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$40,665
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Grand River Technical School is a public under 2-year college in Chillicothe, Missouri with 65 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $11,831 a year. It admits 88% of applicants and 89% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $40,665 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$11,831
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
88%
US median 78%
Completion rate
89%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$40,665
Rank 2,574 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $11,831
- Cost of attendance
- $18,325
- Students with a need-based grant
- 45%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,011
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,180
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,066
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
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
- 88%
- Undergraduates
- 65
- Part-time students
- 17%
- Women
- 22%
- Students per teacher
- 5
- Completion rate
- 89%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 6
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,574 of 5,094 US colleges and 69 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $11,831 | $17,598 | $13,490 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $14,822 | $9,344 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 88% | 76% | 77% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 89% | 59% | 79% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 72% | 82% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $16,750 | $9,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,227 | $37,504 | $37,893 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $40,665 | $41,138 | $40,517 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 67% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 17 | Withheld | $29,083 | $47,290 | $51,586 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,000 |
| CarpentersCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,835 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,199 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Grand River Technical School cost?
$11,831 a year is the average net price at Grand River Technical School after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $18,325. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,011 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Grand River Technical School?
88% of applicants are admitted to Grand River Technical School. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do Grand River Technical School graduates earn?
$40,665 a year is the median pay of former Grand River Technical School students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,227 after 6 years). That ranks 2,574 of 5,094 US colleges and 69 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate) at $29,083.
What is the graduation rate at Grand River Technical School?
89% of first-time, full-time students at Grand River Technical School finish within 150% of the normal time. 84% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public under 2-year colleges is 79%.
What are the most popular majors at Grand River Technical School?
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (17 certificate graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (14 certificate graduates), Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (8 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 6 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.