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Grand River Technical School

Chillicothe, Missouri · Public

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89%completion rate · Missouri avg 69%
not reportedmedian debt of graduates
$39,227median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$40,665median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$18,325annual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Council on Occupational Education (Accredited)
Address: 1200 Fair St, Chillicothe, MO 64601 · Phone: (660) 646-3414 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
Sanction on record, since lifted — Jun 2025 · Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality · Council on Occupational Education; Jul 2025 · Removal of Show Cause Status. 3 sanction actions in the window.
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Grand River Technical… Grand River Technical…: 88.9% 88.9% Missouri average Missouri average: 69.3% 69.3% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Emergency medical technicians$34,390$42,160$47,230
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists$41,170$59,360$69,000
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$34,950$49,160$63,240
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$38,200$51,950$61,660
Construction laborers$37,870$56,730$77,580

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Missouri (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, under 300 hours 9 not reported $58,181 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 9 not reported $24,808 not reported
Carpenters Certificate, 1–2 years 7 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 7 not reported $27,669 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 5 not reported $58,181 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 5 not reported $24,808 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 3 not reported $24,808 not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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