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Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, Missouri Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Ranken Technical College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Saint Louis, Missouri. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,784 students.

Ranken Technical College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 25 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician, and Computer Engineering Technology/Technician. It awarded 761 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Mission

Ranken Technical College is a private, nonprofit, degree-granting institution of higher learning whose primary mission is to provide the comprehensive education and training necessary to prepare students for employment and advancement in a variety of technical fields.

Mission statement as reported by Ranken Technical College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,784
Students enrolled
100%
First-year retention
761
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
25
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 25

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

Mechanic and Repair Technologies 8
Engineering Technologies 6
Construction Trades 3
Precision Production 3
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Architecture 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1

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
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
31
Associate degrees
329
Certificates under 1 year
218
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
120
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
63

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,784
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,784
Full-time, fall 2024
74%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,205
Full-time, 2024-25
70%
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
8%
Men
92%
White
59%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
25%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
4%
Students taking some online courses
70%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
President
Don Pohl
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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