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Three Rivers College was awarded 42 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education subject specific.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Three Rivers College is ranked #1,662 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Three Rivers College held the #1,807 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Three Rivers College also holds the #36 spot on the Best Colleges in Missouri ranking.
Three Rivers College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio at Three Rivers College is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Three Rivers College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Three Rivers College this rate is 56%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,759 undergraduates at Three Rivers College with 1,543 being full-time and 1,216 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,662 | $8,567 | $9,750 | $12,775 | $13,208 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Three Rivers College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Three Rivers College, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $4,269 a year. That adds up to $17,076 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Three Rivers College is 17.2%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for Three Rivers College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2080 Three Rivers Blvd, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 |
| Phone: | 573-840-9600 |
| Website: | https://trcc.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 2,174 students took at least one online class at Three Rivers College. This is a decrease from the 2,394 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,174 | 1,278 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,394 | 1,096 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,228 | 739 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,225 | 675 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,266 | 631 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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