Mineral Area College
Public Community College in Park Hills, MO. Six-year graduation rate 49%. Median 10-year earnings $35,352.
Students who entered Mineral Area College reach a median of $35,352 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Six-year completion sits at 49%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates leave owing a median of $10,500 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.30 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 49%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 65% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. A 15% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. The part-time picture is harder: 34% return, against 65% full-time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,530 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $11,591 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Income makes less difference than usual: $10,977 at $0–30k, $15,118 at $110k+. About 82% get grants averaging $6,234, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 16% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 562 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $10,977 |
| $30–48k | $11,560 |
| $48–75k | $12,970 |
| $75–110k | $13,747 |
| $110k+ | $15,118 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 243 of these 1,530 students, totalling $1,495,388 — an average of $6,154 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (St. Francois County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)