East Central College

Union, Missouri

  • Two-year college
  • Public
  • Town
  • 1,639 students

What you can study

Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Carpentry and construction

  • Construction Trades, GeneralCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,348
  • Construction Trades, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $74,049
  • CarpentersCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
  • CarpentersAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,626

Child care and early education

  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763

Clinical lab technician

  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,694

Computers and IT

  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926

Culinary arts

  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 83 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169

Engineering technology

  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
  • Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,755

HVAC and refrigeration

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 23 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589

Industrial and equipment maintenance

  • Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
  • Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233

Medical billing and office

  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 42 finishedGraduates here earned $67,035 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 44 finishedGraduates here earned $42,296 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
  • Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (9)
  • Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $54,610
  • Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $40,381
  • Education, GeneralAssociate degreeNationally: $28,911
  • Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $47,691
  • Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 12 finishedNationally: $24,176
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherAssociate degreeNationally: $40,447
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 280 finishedGraduates here earned $32,344 a year afterNationally: $34,134
  • MusicAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $26,345
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasAssociate degree · 29 finishedNationally: $22,303
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$12,083$30–48k$12,064$48–75k$13,388$75–110k$15,648Over $110k$17,629Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$13,353per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$20,184sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$4,392Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
10%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
47%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$37,7256 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$41,40210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$8,740federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
37%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
20%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard

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Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for East Central College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.

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