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St Charles Community College

Cottleville, Missouri Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

St Charles Community College is a public two-year institution based in Cottleville, Missouri. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 6,143 students.

St Charles Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 53 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 1,146 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 63% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 22 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
6,143
Students enrolled
63%
First-year retention
1,146
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
53
Programs and majors
22:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 53

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
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Education 3
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Engineering Technologies 6
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Engineering 1
Precision Production 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Physical Sciences 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
English Language and Literature 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Construction Trades 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Social Sciences 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
63%
First-year retention, part-time students
42%
Student-to-faculty ratio
22:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
975
Certificates under 1 year
86
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
85

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
6,143
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,143
Full-time, fall 2024
54%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
8,415
Full-time, 2024-25
49%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

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

Women
60%
Men
40%
White
67%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
11
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
29%
Students taking some online courses
40%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

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

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