“Public community college in Trenton, Missouri serving north-central Missouri since 1925.”
North Central Missouri College is a public community college in Trenton, Missouri, founded in 1925. The main campus has grown to include nine buildings, and the college offers more than 45 academic programs with a 92% placement rate.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
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Test Optional — You can submit scores if they help your case, but they're not required.
Official SourceRolling Admission
Open admission; applications accepted year-round for fall, spring, and summer terms
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Domestic
$5,370
/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$8,820
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
NCMC's largest enrollment area, anchored by Registered Nursing (ADN) and Practical Nursing (LPN) programs that feed into northwest Missouri's healthcare workforce.
Headquartered at the Barton Farm Campus, this faculty operates the Lager Plant & Energy Science Lab, Metcalf Mechanical Resource Center, and Kuttler Animal Science Building on 138 acres of working farmland.
The college's largest transfer area, offering AA and AGS pathways that articulate into Missouri's four-year universities for students pursuing humanities, social sciences, and pre-professional tracks.
AAS degrees and certificates in mechanical technology, industrial maintenance, business, and information systems — designed to lead directly into employment in the regional economy.
Hosts the Associate of Arts in Teaching, designed for transfer into four-year teacher-prep programs at Northwest Missouri State, Truman State, and other Missouri universities.
2 years
Selective two-year nursing program preparing graduates for NCLEX-RN licensure. Includes clinical rotations in regional healthcare partners across north-central Missouri.
2 years
Hands-on coursework on the 138-acre Barton Farm Campus across plant science, animal science, and ag mechanics — uniquely well-resourced for a community college.
2 years
Designed to articulate cleanly into four-year teacher education programs across Missouri for early childhood, elementary, middle, and secondary licensure.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $8,820
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
