Bolivar Technical College
Bolivar Technical College is a private nonprofit community college in Bolivar, MO, with about 132 students on campus.
Bolivar Technical College, in brief
Every degree Bolivar Technical College awards is in health professions
Bolivar Technical College awards degrees in a single field, health professions. Majors ↓
Many students are adults coming back to school
68% of undergraduates are 25 or older, and 63% study part-time. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓
Nearly all students are women
92% of Bolivar Technical College’s undergraduates are women. The students ↓
Bolivar Technical College is very small
About 132 students attend on campus. With classes this small, a handful of students can move the graduation rate from one year to the next. The students ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
How hard is it to get into Bolivar Technical College?
of applicants admitted
About 19 of every 20 applicants get in.
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Bolivar Technical College is likely test-optional and admits nearly everyone who applies.
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).
The students
144 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
Living in Bolivar
14% of Bolivar’s 11,994 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Bolivar pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Bolivar Technical College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.