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Mineral Area College

Park Hills, Missouri Public 2-year Town

Overview

Mineral Area College is a public two-year institution in Park Hills, Missouri. Its campus is in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,447 students.

Mineral Area College offers certificates and associate degrees across 35 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic), and Registered Nursing. It awarded 686 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,447
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
686
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
35
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 35

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Health Professions 9
Education 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Engineering Technologies 4
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Communications Technologies 2
Construction Trades 2
Engineering 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Precision Production 3
Visual and Performing Arts 1
  • Music Associate Online option

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
34%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
527
Certificates under 1 year
81
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
78

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,447
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,447
Full-time, fall 2024
61%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,823
Full-time, 2024-25
56%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
63%
Men
37%
White
84%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
3%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
3
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
17%
Students taking some online courses
56%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Joseph Gilgour
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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