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Trade and career schools in Missouri
Missouri has 176 accredited campuses awarding trade and career credentials, 7,133 credentials a year. The average completion rate is 69% (rank 9 of 53 states), median graduate debt $10,453, and 47% of campuses are for-profit.
176campuses
7,133credentials / yr
69%avg completion
$10,453median graduate debt
$36,221median earnings, 10 yrs
By trade
CDL / truck driving schools
101 campuses · $30,388 yr-1 pay Medical assistant programs
29 campuses · $27,543 yr-1 pay LPN / LVN programs
27 campuses · $35,435 yr-1 pay Cosmetology schools
26 campuses · $17,769 yr-1 pay Auto mechanic schools
17 campuses · $34,315 yr-1 pay Esthetician schools
16 campuses · $18,038 yr-1 pay EMT & paramedic training
14 campuses · $47,576 yr-1 pay Welding schools
14 campuses · $39,717 yr-1 pay HVAC schools
11 campuses · $40,568 yr-1 pay Medical billing & coding programs
11 campuses · $26,355 yr-1 pay Radiology & sonography programs
11 campuses · $47,709 yr-1 pay Surgical technologist programs
10 campuses · $47,843 yr-1 pay CNC & machining programs
9 campuses · $39,717 yr-1 pay Barber schools
8 campuses · $18,038 yr-1 pay Dental assistant schools
8 campuses · $24,152 yr-1 pay Nail technician schools
8 campuses · $17,769 yr-1 pay Construction trades programs
7 campuses · $26,984 yr-1 pay Culinary & pastry schools
7 campuses · $22,979 yr-1 pay Massage therapy schools
6 campuses · $19,383 yr-1 pay Dental hygiene programs
5 campuses · $52,882 yr-1 pay Diesel mechanic schools
5 campuses · $32,260 yr-1 pay Aviation maintenance (A&P) schools
2 campuses · $35,744 yr-1 pay CNA classes
2 campuses · $29,132 yr-1 pay Electrician schools
2 campuses · $50,000 yr-1 pay Lineman schools
2 campuses · $50,000 yr-1 pay Phlebotomy classes
2 campuses Heavy equipment operator schools
1 campuses · $41,500 yr-1 pay Pharmacy technician programs
1 campuses Plumbing schools
1 campuses
101 campuses · $30,388 yr-1 pay Medical assistant programs
29 campuses · $27,543 yr-1 pay LPN / LVN programs
27 campuses · $35,435 yr-1 pay Cosmetology schools
26 campuses · $17,769 yr-1 pay Auto mechanic schools
17 campuses · $34,315 yr-1 pay Esthetician schools
16 campuses · $18,038 yr-1 pay EMT & paramedic training
14 campuses · $47,576 yr-1 pay Welding schools
14 campuses · $39,717 yr-1 pay HVAC schools
11 campuses · $40,568 yr-1 pay Medical billing & coding programs
11 campuses · $26,355 yr-1 pay Radiology & sonography programs
11 campuses · $47,709 yr-1 pay Surgical technologist programs
10 campuses · $47,843 yr-1 pay CNC & machining programs
9 campuses · $39,717 yr-1 pay Barber schools
8 campuses · $18,038 yr-1 pay Dental assistant schools
8 campuses · $24,152 yr-1 pay Nail technician schools
8 campuses · $17,769 yr-1 pay Construction trades programs
7 campuses · $26,984 yr-1 pay Culinary & pastry schools
7 campuses · $22,979 yr-1 pay Massage therapy schools
6 campuses · $19,383 yr-1 pay Dental hygiene programs
5 campuses · $52,882 yr-1 pay Diesel mechanic schools
5 campuses · $32,260 yr-1 pay Aviation maintenance (A&P) schools
2 campuses · $35,744 yr-1 pay CNA classes
2 campuses · $29,132 yr-1 pay Electrician schools
2 campuses · $50,000 yr-1 pay Lineman schools
2 campuses · $50,000 yr-1 pay Phlebotomy classes
2 campuses Heavy equipment operator schools
1 campuses · $41,500 yr-1 pay Pharmacy technician programs
1 campuses Plumbing schools
1 campuses
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| Campus | City | Type | Trades | Grads / yr | Completion | Grad debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozarks Technical Community College | Springfield | Public college | LPN, Welding, Auto tech, HVAC | 560 | not reported | $10,453 |
| State Technical College of Missouri | Linn | Public technical college | Auto tech, Electrician, Heavy equipment, HVAC | 466 | 84% | $10,986 |
| Crowder College | Neosho | Public community college | CDL, Welding, Diesel tech, Medical assistant | 420 | 49% | $9,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield | Springfield | for-profit career school | Esthetics, Cosmetology, Barber, Nail tech | 306 | 80% | $7,917 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri | Springfield | for-profit career college | CDL, Welding, Dental assisting, Cosmetology | 304 | 81% | $9,500 |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City | Kansas City | Public community college | Welding, HVAC, Imaging tech, Medical assistant | 301 | 34% | $10,073 |
| Ranken Technical College | Saint Louis | non-profit college | Auto tech, Plumbing, Welding, Construction | 284 | not reported | $12,000 |
| Saint Louis Community College | Bridgeton | Public college | Culinary, Auto tech, Imaging tech, Medical assistant | 262 | not reported | $6,725 |
| Concorde Career College-Kansas City | Kansas City | for-profit college | Medical assistant, Dental hygiene, LPN, Dental assisting | 248 | not reported | $9,500 |
| Jefferson College | Hillsboro | Public community college | LPN, HVAC, EMT / paramedic, Imaging tech | 208 | 38% | $9,285 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Springfield | Springfield | for-profit career school | Barber, Esthetics, Nail tech, Cosmetology | 187 | 64% | $9,500 |
| Grabber School of Hair Design | St. Louis | for-profit career school | Esthetics, Cosmetology, Nail tech | 185 | 73% | $7,830 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles | St. Charles | for-profit career school | Esthetics, Cosmetology | 180 | 92% | $8,589 |
| State Fair Community College | Sedalia | Public community college | LPN, Medical assistant, Imaging tech, Welding | 169 | 44% | $10,500 |
| East Central College | Union | Public community college | Welding, HVAC, Culinary, EMT / paramedic | 149 | 48% | $9,500 |
| Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center | Cape Girardeau | Public technical college | LPN, Medical assistant, EMT / paramedic, HVAC | 135 | 71% | $8,750 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia | Columbia | for-profit career school | Esthetics, Cosmetology, Barber | 123 | 69% | $9,500 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs | Blue Springs | for-profit career college | Nail tech, Esthetics, Cosmetology | 118 | 78% | $7,917 |
| Three Rivers College | Poplar Bluff | Public community college | Billing & coding, LPN, EMT / paramedic, Welding | 118 | 33% | $10,000 |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City | Kansas City | for-profit career school | Massage therapy, Medical assistant | 111 | 67% | $7,917 |
| Concorde Career College-Broadway | Kansas City | for-profit career college | Medical assistant, Dental assisting | 103 | 68% | $9,500 |
| North Central Missouri College | Trenton | Public community college | LPN, Medical assistant, Surgical tech, EMT / paramedic | 98 | 58% | $10,500 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-St Louis | St. Louis | for-profit career school | Cosmetology | 95 | 59% | $9,833 |
| Missouri Southern State University | Joplin | Public university | EMT / paramedic, Dental hygiene, Imaging tech | 94 | not reported | $19,174 |
| Mineral Area College | Park Hills | Public community college | EMT / paramedic, LPN, Medical assistant, Construction | 84 | 49% | $10,500 |
| Summit Salon Academy Kansas City | Independence | for-profit career school | Esthetics, Cosmetology | 84 | 61% | $11,938 |
| Skin Institute | Saint Louis | for-profit career college | Esthetics | 77 | 93% | not reported |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton | Fenton | for-profit college | LPN, Medical assistant | 76 | not reported | $11,750 |
| Moberly Area Community College | Moberly | Public community college | LPN, Medical assistant, Surgical tech | 73 | 44% | $10,658 |
| Applied Technology Services | Sunset Hills | Public technical college | LPN | 71 | 34% | $14,750 |
| St Charles Community College | Cottleville | Public community college | Medical assistant, Billing & coding, LPN, Welding | 70 | 25% | $6,187 |
| Midwest Institute | Earth City | for-profit career college | Dental assisting, Medical assistant, Massage therapy, Surgical tech | 66 | 55% | $9,500 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City | Kansas City | for-profit career college | Aviation maint. | 64 | 71% | $30,416 |
| Healing Arts Center | St. Louis | for-profit career school | Massage therapy | 64 | not reported | not reported |
| City Pointe Beauty Academy | Webb City | for-profit career school | Cosmetology, Esthetics, Massage therapy | 63 | 71% | $7,641 |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-Springfield | Springfield | for-profit career school | Massage therapy, Medical assistant | 63 | 77% | $7,917 |
| Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics | Jefferson City | for-profit career college | Esthetics, Cosmetology, Barber | 61 | 80% | $7,671 |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis | Saint Louis | for-profit career college | Medical assistant, CNA | 52 | 53% | $11,750 |
| Academy of Salon Professionals | Sedalia | for-profit career school | Esthetics, Cosmetology, Barber | 51 | 67% | $9,833 |
| Renaissance Beauty Academy | Cape Girardeau | for-profit career school | Cosmetology, Esthetics | 48 | 89% | not reported |
| Pinnacle Career Institute | Kansas City | for-profit career college | HVAC | 47 | 52% | $11,605 |
| Franklin Technology Center Adult Education | Joplin | Public technical college | LPN, Welding, Auto tech, Dental assisting | 45 | 73% | $7,600 |
| Grand River Technical School | Chillicothe | Public technical college | EMT / paramedic, Diesel tech, Auto tech, Welding | 45 | 89% | not reported |
| Southern Missouri Technical Institute | West Plains | Public technical college | LPN, Surgical tech, Welding, Auto tech | 45 | 83% | not reported |
| Aesthetics Institute | St. Louis | for-profit career college | Esthetics | 42 | 100% | not reported |
| American Trade School | Saint Ann | for-profit career school | HVAC | 41 | 72% | not reported |
| Trend Setters School | Cape Girardeau | for-profit career school | Cosmetology, Barber | 41 | 74% | $10,667 |
| Neosho Beauty College | Neosho | for-profit career college | Cosmetology, Esthetics, Nail tech | 32 | 74% | $9,500 |
| Academy of Beauty Professionals | Raymore | for-profit career school | Esthetics, Cosmetology | 30 | 82% | $6,333 |
| Central College of Cosmetology | Saint Robert | for-profit career college | Cosmetology, Nail tech | 29 | 69% | not reported |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City | Kansas City | for-profit career college | Cosmetology, Barber | 29 | 44% | $13,102 |
| Pike-Lincoln Technical Center | Eolia | Public technical college | LPN, EMT / paramedic, Auto tech | 29 | 73% | $9,500 |
| Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center | Poplar Bluff | Public technical college | Cosmetology, Esthetics, HVAC, Auto tech | 29 | not reported | not reported |
| Four Rivers Career Center | Washington | Public technical college | LPN | 27 | 100% | $10,623 |
| Ea La Mar's Cosmetology & Barber College | Kansas City | for-profit career college | Barber, Cosmetology | 24 | 80% | $11,960 |
| Hannibal-LaGrange University | Hannibal | non-profit university | LPN | 24 | not reported | $18,599 |
| Missouri State University-West Plains | West Plains | Public community college | Billing & coding, Culinary, Medical assistant | 22 | 41% | $10,000 |
| Lex La-Ray Technical Center | Lexington | Public technical college | LPN, Auto tech | 21 | 100% | not reported |
| Cox College | Springfield | non-profit college | Imaging tech, Medical assistant | 19 | not reported | $20,000 |
| New Dimensions School of Hair Design | Joplin | for-profit career school | Cosmetology, Nail tech | 19 | 100% | not reported |
| Kirksville Area Technical Center | Kirksville | Public technical college | LPN, Auto tech | 18 | 100% | not reported |
| Waynesville Career Center | Waynesville | Public technical college | LPN, Cosmetology, Nail tech | 18 | 78% | not reported |
| Bryan University | Springfield | for-profit university | Billing & coding, Medical assistant | 17 | not reported | $22,764 |
| Salem College of Hairstyling | Rolla | for-profit career college | Cosmetology | 17 | 80% | not reported |
| Saline County Career Center | Marshall | Public technical college | LPN | 16 | 92% | $14,027 |
| Missouri Western State University | Saint Joseph | Public university | Medical assistant | 15 | not reported | $19,968 |
| Southwest Baptist University | Bolivar | non-profit university | Imaging tech | 14 | not reported | $20,957 |
| Texas County Technical College | Houston | for-profit career college | LPN | 14 | 25% | $13,195 |
| Warrensburg Area Career Center | Warrensburg | Public technical college | LPN, Cosmetology | 13 | 100% | not reported |
| Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Cape Girardeau | non-profit college | Imaging tech, Surgical tech | 12 | not reported | $11,500 |
| St. Louis Med Tech | St. Louis | non-profit career school | Massage therapy | 11 | 100% | not reported |
| Bolivar Technical College | Bolivar | non-profit college | LPN | 10 | not reported | $15,000 |
| Evolve Beauty Academy | Washing | for-profit career school | Cosmetology | 10 | 81% | not reported |
| Rockhurst University | Kansas City | non-profit university | Medical assistant | 10 | not reported | $18,250 |
| Columbia College | Columbia | non-profit college | Medical assistant | 4 | not reported | $23,879 |
| Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fayette | non-profit university | Medical assistant | 3 | not reported | $17,619 |
| 20Twenty Training Center | Kansas City | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Abundant Transport Enterprise | Florissant | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Advance Beauty College | Warrenton | career school | Cosmetology | — | not reported | not reported |
| American CDL Training LLC | Saint Joseph | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Believe Academy School | St. Louis | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Brink Engineering Solutions (MV) | Mount Vernon | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| CDL Pros | Independence | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| CDL Quick Training, LLC | St. Joseph | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| CDL Ready, Inc | Lee's Summit | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| CTDI inc. Willow Springs, MO. | Willow Springs | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Capital Truck Driving Institute Inc. | Jefferson City | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Cdl training and consulting | Overland | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Clearwater R-1 School District | Piedmont | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Clement Truck Driving Academy | Lebanon | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Copeland Bus Service LLC | Saint James | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Crowder College Truck Driving School | Neosho | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Csa Training Center Llc | St. Louis | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| D.H. Driving School,Inc | Arnold | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Delta C7 School District | Deering | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Drew Transport llc | Malden | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Elite Trucking Academy, Inc. | Poplar Bluff | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Empowering Empires LLC | Kansas City | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Fast Track CDL LLC | Sikeston | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Five Star CDL | St Louis | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Fort Osage School District | Independence | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| GO Trucking CDL Academy LLC | Knob Noster | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Gibson and son farms | Arbyrd | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Gideon School District 37 | Gideon | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Hawke Construction Hauling LLC | Joplin | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Huddleston Machinery Moving, Inc. | Kansas City | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Kelrock Enterprises LLC | Odessa | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Kennett School District #39 | Kennett | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Lexington Diesel | Lexington | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Lincoln County R-III School District | Troy | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Lincoln County R-IV | Winfield | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| MCC - Blue River Campus | Independence | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| MR Ranch LLC ELDT & CDL | Ava | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| MTC Truck Driver Training | St Ann | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| MTC Truck Driver Training-Cape | Cape Girardeau | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| MTC Truck Driver Training-Park Hills | Leadington | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Macon County R-1 Public School | Macon | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Malden R1 School District | Malden | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| McDonald County R1 Schools | Anderson | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Meet the Need Inc | Charleston | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Mehlville School District | Saint Louis | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Mentors In Motion | Saint Louis | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Mexico Public Schools | Mexico | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, MO | Republic | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Moberly Area Community College | Columbia | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Mountain View - Birch Tree R-III School District | Mountain View | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Mts | Hazelwood | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Niangua R5 Schools | Niangua | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Norborne R-VIII School District | Norborne | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Nrti | Kansas City | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Ozark CDL LLC | Rolla | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Ozark Driving Institute | Cabool | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Pattonsburg R2 | Pattonsburg | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Pemiscot County Special School District | Hayti | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Poor Boy Tree Service, Inc | Fair Play | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Portageville School District | Portageville | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Prime Inc SPRIMO | Springfield | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Professional trucking Institute | Chesterfield | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Pruett Transportation LLC | Freeman | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Ralls Co RII | Center | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Ranken technical college | Perryville | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Raymondville R-VII School District | Raymondville | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Ross Enterprises, LLC | Paris | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Royseldt | Gilman city | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Scotland co r-1 | Memphis | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Shelby Co. R-IV | Shelbina | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| ShiftWerkz | Troy | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Sikeston R-6 School District | Sikeston | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| South Iron | Annapolis | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| South Pemiscot Schools R-V | Steele | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Southern Missouri Truck Driving School | Malden | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| St Charles Community College | Wentzville | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| St. Louis Community College | St. Louis | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| State Fair Community College Boonville | Boonville | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| State Fair Community College Clinton | Clinton | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| State Fair Community College Eldon | Eldon | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| State Fair Community College Osage Beach | Osage Beach | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| State Fair Community College Sedalia | Sedalia MO 65301, US | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| State Fair Community College WAFB | Whiteman Air Force Base | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| State Fair Community College Warsaw | Warsaw | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Thayer R-ll school | Thayer | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Thouvenel Harvesting LLC | Versailles | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Trailiner Corp | Springfield | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Transport911 | Columbia | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Truck Dynasty Driving Academy | Bois D'Arc | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| True Cdl Training | Nevada | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Warren Co School District R3 | Warrenton | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Waynesville School District | Waynesville | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| We Transport Stl Llc | St. Louis | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Wilson's industries LLC | Raytown | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Witte Bros Truck Driving School | Troy | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Zalma R-5 | Zalma | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Zeta Commercial Driving School | Kansas City | career school | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Zum Services Inc - St. Louis | St. Louis | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| Zum Services-St. Louis | St. Louis | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
| poplar bluff r1 school | poplar bluff | — | CDL | — | not reported | not reported |
Source: the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey, College Scorecard (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026), DAPIP. Ordered by trade credentials awarded.