Metropolitan Community College-Business & Technology (Closed 2024)

1775 Universal Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64120
  • 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 same as the state community college average of 27:1.
Minority enrollment was 26% of the student body (majority Black), which was less than the state average of 43%.

School Overview

Metropolitan Community College-Business & Technology
(MO) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification
Associate of Arts Colleges
Associate's Colleges
Institution Level
Less than 2 yrs
At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control
Public
Public
Total Faculty
32 staff
55 staff

Student Body

Total Enrollment
852 students
1,127 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
27:1
27:1
# Full-Time Students
258 students
619 students
# Part-Time Students
594 students
1,104 students
# Enrollment Undergraduate
852 students
1,074 students
# Full-Time Undergraduate Students
852 students
708 students
% Asian
2%
2%
% Hispanic
5%
6%
% Black
13%
10%
% White
74%
57%
% Two or more races
4%
4%
% Unknown races
2%
20%
Diversity Score
0.43
0.00
College Completion Rate (Students who graduate in less than 4 years)
21%
29%
Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)
$31,900
$31,100

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Median Debt for Graduates
$7,078
$9,500
Median Debt for Dropouts
$3,859
$4,750
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)

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Did You Know?

Jackson County, MO community colleges have a diversity score of 0.61, which is higher than the national average of 0.00. The most diverse community college in Jackson County, MO is Concorde Career College-Kansas City. Read more about community college diversity statistics in the USA.

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