Jefferson College

Hillsboro, Missouri · Public

All 11 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Missouri high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 27 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$6,048
$30k to $48k	$5,745
$48k to $75k	$8,614
$75k to $110k	$9,711
$110k and up	$10,568
All families (average)	$7,378

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

11 of 38 programs could be assessed 29% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Missouri high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$43,983	+$9,174	clears the bar	$7,000	0.8 yrs	308
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$79,734	+$44,925	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$81,918	+$47,109	clears the bar	$14,500	0.3 yrs	37
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$37,268	+$2,459	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$64,131	+$29,322	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$59,434	+$24,625	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$35,963	+$1,154	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$47,284	+$12,475	clears the bar	$14,062	1.1 yrs	13
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	$49,167	+$14,358	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Business	Associate's Degree	$36,469	+$1,660	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$62,876	+$28,067	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Precision Production, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.