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2027 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools in Missouri

[Child Care Provider/Assistant](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/human-development-family-studies/child-care-provider-assistant/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for child care provider/assistant students.

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• Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools in Missouri

2027 Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools in Missouri

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in child care provider/assistant, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Child Care Provider/Assistant Schools

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Moberly Area Community College
Moberly, MO

$4,110 In-State Tuition & Fees

$12,507 Avg Student Debt

$37,537 Median Earnings (10yr)

Moberly Area Community College tops our 2027 list of the best value child care provider/assistant schools in Missouri. Moberly Area Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Moberly. In-state tuition and fees average $4,110, while out-of-state students pay about $8,640. Typical student debt for child care provider/assistant graduates is $12,507. Early-career child care provider/assistant graduates make about $44,755. That is a strong return on a $12,507 median debt.

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Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO

$4,256 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,000 Avg Student Debt

$36,455 Median Earnings (10yr)

Ozarks Technical Community College came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value child care provider/assistant schools. Set in the city of Springfield, Ozarks Technical Community College is a large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $4,256, while out-of-state students pay about $7,040. Child Care Provider/assistant graduates carry a median of $21,000 in student loans. Early-career child care provider/assistant graduates make about $27,003. Set against $21,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.