-18%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Ranken Technical College fell 18% between 2021 and 2024 (64.6% → 53.1%).
Missouri · Private nonprofit · Predominantly associate's
Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis, Missouri. 1,695 undergraduate students. 28 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Ranken Technical College
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+18%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Ranken Technical College rose 18% between 2006 and 2009 ($10.6k → $12.5k).
+11%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Ranken Technical College rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($16.3k → $18.0k).
-8pp
150%-time completion
150%-time completion fell 8 pp at Ranken Technical College vs the 2018–2022 baseline (50.6% vs 58.5%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Missouri
Each tile compares this institution to the Missouri median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$55,955+9% · 6→10y
Missouri median $40,979$51,342
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry50.6%-19% · '97→'24
Missouri median 59.3%$9,813+96% · '97→'20
At program completion1,695+25% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS—+127% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$17,490+65% · '00→'09
out-of-state $17,490SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.3%Median federal debt $9,813 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $55,955 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+127%
Ranken Technical College · retention rose
44.0% → 100.0%
+25%
Ranken Technical College · undergrad enrollment rose
1,427 → 1,780
+65%
Ranken Technical College · in-state tuition rose
$7,580 → $12,488
+138%
Ranken Technical College · out-of-state tuition rose
$7,580 → $18,008
+96%
Ranken Technical College · median debt rose
$6,125 → $12,000
-100%
Ranken Technical College · cohort default rate fell
17.7% → 0.0%
+63%
Ranken Technical College · pell share rose
28.7% → 46.8%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology.$80,236Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.$74,643Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.$74,124Business Administration, Management and Operations.$70,226Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies.$69,556Basic Skills and Developmental/Remedial Education.$66,587Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians.$64,941Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians.$62,169Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies.$60,187Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology.$59,592Computer Programming.$58,852Precision Metal Working.$58,486Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$58,429Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$56,203Precision Metal Working.$55,037Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$50,087Carpenters.$49,813Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services.$44,754Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$42,498
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
19 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$58,429Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians.$64,941Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.$74,124Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.$74,643Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians.$62,169Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$50,087
BASIC SKILLS · CIP 32
CONSTRUCTION TRADES · CIP 46
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$56,203Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology.$59,592Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$42,498Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology.$80,236Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies.$60,187Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies.$69,556
PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Ranken Technical College
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$497,229
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 4
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $15,086
- HS-only baseline · MO
- $35,100
- Years to complete
- 2
- CIP family
- 15
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Missouri
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Ranken Technical College graduates earn $X” — not “Ranken Technical College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Ranken Technical College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.