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Missouri · Public · Predominantly associate's

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri. 8,194 undergraduate students. 71 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 177472 · OPEID 030830 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Ozarks Technical Community College

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+19%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Ozarks Technical Community College rose 19% between 2021 and 2024 ($6.0k → $7.2k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Ozarks Technical Community College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.7% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+61%

First-year retention

First-year retention at Ozarks Technical Community College rose 60% between 2021 and 2024 (62.3% → 100.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-16%

Median federal debt at exit

Median federal debt at exit at Ozarks Technical Community College fell 16% between 2017 and 2020 ($12.5k → $10.5k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Missouri

Each tile compares this institution to the Missouri median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$36,455+12% · 6→10y
Missouri median $40,979
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$32,525
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
31.9%+106% · '97→'24
Missouri median 59.3%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$6,500+298% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
8,194+189% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
—+79% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
—
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$4,184+81% · '00→'09
out-of-state $6,872
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

2.4%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $6,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $36,455 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–20248,165
13,5622,82219962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202432.5%
33%7%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$10,453
$12,500$2,62519972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2024+106%

Ozarks Technical Community College · completion · 150% rose

15.8% → 32.5%

RETENTION · 2004→2024+79%

Ozarks Technical Community College · retention rose

56.0% → 100.0%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2024+189%

Ozarks Technical Community College · undergrad enrollment rose

2,822 → 8,165

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2009+81%

Ozarks Technical Community College · in-state tuition rose

$1,296 → $2,352

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+188%

Ozarks Technical Community College · out-of-state tuition rose

$2,496 → $7,200

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+298%

Ozarks Technical Community College · median debt rose

$2,625 → $10,453

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

Ozarks Technical Community College · cohort default rate fell

21.1% → 0.0%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 2007→2020+26%

Ozarks Technical Community College · earnings_median_10yr rose

$29,000 → $36,455

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+23%

Ozarks Technical Community College · earnings_median_8yr rose

$27,600 → $33,954

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 2003→2020+29%

Ozarks Technical Community College · earnings_median_6yr rose

$25,300 → $32,525

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Engineering, General.CIP 1401 · Associate's Degree$73,46515 gradsEngineering, General.CIP 1401 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,56815 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Associate's Degree$62,94754 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.CIP 5109 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$56,37013 gradsHeavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies.CIP 4703 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,1138 gradsPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.CIP 5139 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,84087 gradsIndustrial Production Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1506 · Associate's Degree$49,5561 gradsDental Support Services and Allied Professions.CIP 5106 · Associate's Degree$48,88749 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.CIP 5109 · Associate's Degree$48,70547 gradsPrecision Metal Working.CIP 4805 · Associate's Degree$48,27219 gradsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1513 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,66810 gradsHealth Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.CIP 5199 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,129237 gradsHealth Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.CIP 5199 · Associate's Degree$47,07384 gradsDental Support Services and Allied Professions.CIP 5106 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,0300 gradsComputer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.CIP 1109 · Associate's Degree$46,94919 gradsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1513 · Associate's Degree$46,82814 gradsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.CIP 4706 · Associate's Degree$44,30429 gradsComputer Programming.CIP 1102 · Associate's Degree$43,40935 gradsComputer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.CIP 1109 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,36812 gradsHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).CIP 4702 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,88022 gradsComputer Programming.CIP 1102 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,53736 gradsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.CIP 4706 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,01154 gradsHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).CIP 4702 · Associate's Degree$41,7097 gradsAllied Health and Medical Assisting Services.CIP 5108 · Associate's Degree$41,14950 grads
Showing top 24 of 39 ranked programs.71 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

39 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 10

Communications Technology/Technician.Associate's Degree$27,82726 gradsGraphic Communications.Associate's Degree$25,48324 gradsCommunications Technology/Technician.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,52921 grads

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer Programming.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,53736 gradsComputer Programming.Associate's Degree$43,40935 gradsComputer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.Associate's Degree$46,94919 gradsComputer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,36812 grads

PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12

Culinary Arts and Related Services.Associate's Degree$30,96125 gradsCulinary Arts and Related Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$29,60514 grads

EDUCATION · CIP 13

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Associate's Degree$33,17198 grads

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

Engineering, General.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,56815 gradsEngineering, General.Associate's Degree$73,46515 grads

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Associate's Degree$46,82814 gradsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,66810 gradsIndustrial Production Technologies/Technicians.Associate's Degree$49,5561 grads

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.Associate's Degree$28,80733 gradsHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$28,59924 grads

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Associate's Degree$36,903629 grads

MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,01154 gradsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.Associate's Degree$44,30429 gradsHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,88022 gradsHeavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,1138 gradsHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).Associate's Degree$41,7097 grads

PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48

Precision Metal Working.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,70355 gradsPrecision Metal Working.Associate's Degree$48,27219 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,129237 gradsPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,84087 gradsHealth Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.Associate's Degree$47,07384 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Associate's Degree$62,94754 gradsAllied Health and Medical Assisting Services.Associate's Degree$41,14950 gradsDental Support Services and Allied Professions.Associate's Degree$48,88749 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.Associate's Degree$48,70547 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,43829 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$56,37013 gradsDental Support Services and Allied Professions.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,0300 grads

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Accounting and Related Services.Associate's Degree$34,60630 gradsAccounting and Related Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,34022 gradsMarketing.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,50122 gradsMarketing.Associate's Degree$32,18417 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Ozarks Technical Community College

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$58,520
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 22
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 22year 0year 39
Cost per year
$9,191
HS-only baseline · MO
$35,100
Years to complete
2
CIP family
24

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Same sector and degree mix in Missouri

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

KANSAS CITY$40.8k

Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

Public · Predominantly associate's · 29% completion
BRIDGETON$35.3k

Saint Louis Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 18% completion
COTTLEVILLE$42.4k

St Charles Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 23% completion
MOBERLY$37.5k

Moberly Area Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 39% completion
NEOSHO$36.0k

Crowder College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 43% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“Ozarks Technical Community College graduates earn $X” — not “Ozarks Technical Community College makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Ozarks Technical Community College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →