Bolivar Technical College

Bolivar, MO · Private nonprofit · 144 students · Visit Website

Bolivar Technical College focuses exclusively on healthcare education, offering programs like Practical Nursing (LPN), Professional Nursing (RN), and an online RN to BSN Completion program. The college emphasizes hands-on training, utilizing advanced simulation labs and clinical rotations at local healthcare facilities. Bolivar Technical College also partners with local employers, including an apprenticeship program with CMH, and provides resume assistance and career fairs to help graduates secure employment.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$56,383/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

65/100

Tuition

$27,125/yr

All Programs at Bolivar Technical College

1 trade program at Bolivar Tech, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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65 $56,383/yr $19,534 9.4x High Very Large
292 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Bolivar Technical College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.