Waynesville Career Center
Public College in Waynesville, MO. Median 10-year earnings $40,979.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
No six-year graduation rate is reported for this institution, which is common for schools whose students are mostly part-time, transfer in, or enroll in short programs that the federal cohort measure does not track. Its absence is not itself a bad sign, but it does remove the clearest completion signal. Retention of 67% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. A 7:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a public short-program institution, the relevant comparison is other two-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. The undergraduate body is just 21, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 21 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $24,770 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $30,082 at $0–30k against $25,450 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 86% of students receive it, averaging $6,691. Federal borrowing reaches 43% 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 · 6 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 | $30,082 |
| $30–48k | $29,071 |
| $48–75k | $12,372 |
| $75–110k | $25,450 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 9 of these 21 students, totalling $49,018 — an average of $5,446 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Pulaski 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)