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Located in Union, Missouri, East Central College is a public institution. The surrounding location of Union is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

1,145 Full-Time Undergraduates

$4,176 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is East Central College?

Contact details for East Central College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1964 Prairie Dell Rd, Union, MO 63084
Phone:	636-584-6500
Website:	www.eastcentral.edu

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Can I Afford East Central College?

$4,176 In-State Tuition

5% Take Out Loans

In a recent term, part-time East Central College students paid $174 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $254 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,176	$6,096
Fees	$888	$888
Books and Supplies	$1,500	$1,500

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At East Central College, approximately 5% of students took out student loans averaging $4,800 a year. That adds up to $19,200 over four years for those students.

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East Central College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,145 Full-Time Undergraduates

61% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 2,593 undergraduate students at East Central College, with 1,145 being full-time and 1,448 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,145 full-time undergraduates at East Central College, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of East Central College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	1,027
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	59

Over 9 countries are represented at East Central College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Colombia, and Serbia.

Online Learning at East Central College

473 Took All Classes Online

1,233 Took At Least One Class Online

In 2022-2023, 1,233 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at East Central College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 8th most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

East Central College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Welding Technology/Welder	16	5	17	38
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	25	8	0	33
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician	0	6	21	27
Medical/Clinical Assistant	0	4	11	15
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	0	6	8	14
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	0	11	0	11
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	0	3	8	11
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	4	6	10
Industrial Technology	6	2	1	9
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology	4	0	4	8
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	0	0	4	4
Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields	0	2	0	2
Occupational Therapist Assistant	0	2	0	2
Laboratory Technician	0	1	0	1
General Construction Trades	0	0	0	0
Surgical Technology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	51	54	80	185

East Central College Trades

In a recent academic period, East Central College awarded 502 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	11	6
Allied Health Professions	0	6	15
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	1
Culinary Arts	25	0	8
Engineering Technology (Other)	0	0	2
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	8	6
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration	0	21	6
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance	4	4	0
Industrial Production Technology	6	1	2
Precision Metal Working	16	25	8
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	0	4	0
Total	153	215	134

References

*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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