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Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, Missouri Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Three Rivers College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,604 students.

Three Rivers College offers certificates and associate degrees across 37 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other. It awarded 922 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 66% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,604
Students enrolled
66%
First-year retention
922
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
37
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 37

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 10
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Education 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Precision Production 1
Construction Trades 3
Engineering 1
Engineering Technologies 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 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
66%
First-year retention, part-time students
44%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
483
Certificates under 1 year
129
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
310

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,604
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,604
Full-time, fall 2024
53%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,372
Full-time, 2024-25
47%
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
67%
Men
33%
White
78%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
53%
Students taking some online courses
38%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Wesley Payne
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
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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