St Charles Community College
Cottleville, Missouri · Also known as SCC · Website
$42,422
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$42,422
median earnings, 10 years after starting
St Charles Community College is a public 2-year college in Cottleville, Missouri with 5,017 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $5,837 a year (tuition and fees $3,048 in-state, $6,096 out-of-state). 25% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $42,422 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $6,187 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$5,837
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$3,048
Out-of-state $6,096
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
25%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$6,187
About $66 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$42,422
Rank 2,311 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
- $5,837
- Tuition in-state
- $3,048
- Tuition out-of-state
- $6,096
- Cost of attendance
- $13,629
- Students with a need-based grant
- 25%
- Students with federal loans
- 6.3%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $3,436
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,407
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $7,698
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $8,856
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $9,348
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
Tuition and fees went from $2,472 in 2015-16 to $3,048 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
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 5,017
- Part-time students
- 36%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 22
- Completion rate
- 25%
- Retention rate
- 63%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 56
- Endowment
- $102K
- Other
- Open admission
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 2,311 of 5,094 US colleges and 57 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $5,837 | $17,598 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $3,048 | $14,822 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 25% | 59% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 63% | 72% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $6,187 | $16,750 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,087 | $37,504 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $42,422 | $41,138 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 45% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 64% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 523 | $5,500 | $25,968 | $46,073 | $44,125 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 78 | $10,000 | $68,488 | $78,596 | $80,813 |
| Computer ProgrammingAssociate's | Associate's | 63 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,070 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 45 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,127 |
| Design and Applied ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $36,116 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasAssociate's | Associate's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | $30,667 | $35,702 |
| Biology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | $36,428 | $44,758 |
| Engineering, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $72,916 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | $44,209 | $42,269 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,073 |
| Computer ProgrammingCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,556 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,906 |
| Human Services, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,422 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Second Language LearningCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,073 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,272 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Precision Metal WorkingAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,895 |
| Agriculture, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,359 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Cottleville and Missouri on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Missouri
- Homes: Homes for sale in Missouri
Questions and answers
How much does St Charles Community College cost?
$5,837 a year is the average net price at St Charles Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $3,048 for in-state students and $6,096 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $13,629. Families earning under $30,000 pay $3,436 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at St Charles Community College?
St Charles Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do St Charles Community College graduates earn?
$42,422 a year is the median pay of former St Charles Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($37,087 after 6 years). That ranks 2,311 of 5,094 US colleges and 57 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $68,488.
How much student debt do St Charles Community College graduates have?
$6,187 is the median federal student loan debt of St Charles Community College graduates, about $66 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 6.3% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at St Charles Community College?
25% of first-time, full-time students at St Charles Community College finish within 3 years. 63% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at St Charles Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (523 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (78 associate's graduates), Computer Programming (63 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 56 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.