- Metropolitan Community College-Business & Technology serving thousands of credit and non-credit students, our Business & Technology campus is Kansas City's headquarters for solid technical education. In addition, the campus provides vital business services and has forged strong partnerships with employers. The campus, near I-435 and Front Street, houses state-of-the art labs for providing hands-on training for its many technical programs.
School Highlights
Metropolitan Community College-Business & Technology served 852 students (30% of students were full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 27:1 was higher than the state community college average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment was 26% of the student body (majority Black), which was less than the state average of 41%.
School Overview
Metropolitan Community College-Business & Technology
(MO) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification
Associate of Arts Colleges
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Institution Level
Less than 2 yrs
At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control
Public
Public
Total Faculty
32 staff
139 staff

Student Body
Total Enrollment
852 students
2,125 students

Student : Teacher Ratio
27:1
16:1

# Full-Time Students
258 students
718 students

# Part-Time Students
594 students
1,407 students



# Enrollment Undergraduate
n/a
246 students
# Full-Time Undergraduate Students
852 students
834 students

# Full-Time Graduate Students
n/a
11 students
# Part-Time Undergraduate Students
n/a
684 students
# Part-Time Graduate Students
n/a
9 students
Total Dormitory Capacity
n/a
200 students
% Asian
2%
2%

% Hispanic
5%
6%

% Black
13%
10%

% White
74%
59%

% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
4%
4%

% Non Resident races
n/a
1%
% Unknown races
2%
17%


Diversity Score
0.43
0.61

College Completion Rate (Students who graduate in less than 4 years)
21%
29%

College Completion Rate (Students who graduate in 4 years or more than 4 years)
n/a
0.6154%
Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)
$31,900
$31,100

Tuition and Acceptance Rate
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid
n/a
91%
Median Debt for Graduates
$7,078
$9,500

Median Debt for Dropouts
$3,859
$4,750

Acceptance Rate
n/a
94%
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
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