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Is Three Rivers College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Three Rivers, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Three Rivers sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $32,442 helps, but median debt of $10,000 plus yearly net price of $8,496 creates a tighter path. For context, Three Rivers's net price runs about 34% above the typical 2-year, public school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 791 similar 2-year, public schools
This school
$10,108
/yrAverage school like this
$7,555
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $2,553 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $10,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$8,496
Median earnings 10 years out
$32,442
Median debt at graduation
$10,000
Graduation rate
34%
At Three Rivers, a typical graduate carries about $10,000 in student debt and earns roughly $32,442 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $114 per month, or 4% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Three Rivers is a two year school in Poplar Bluff, MO. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
Similar schools worth comparing
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2-year
Saint Louis Community
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Worth-It Score: 60/100
Median net price: $8,440
2-year
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
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Worth-It Score: 60/100
Median net price: $8,398
2-year
Crowder
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Worth-It Score: 63/100
Median net price: $9,023
2-year
State Fair Community
Sedalia, MO
Worth-It Score: 61/100
Median net price: $7,985
2-year
Missouri State University-West Plains
West Plains, MO
Worth-It Score: 60/100
Median net price: $9,750
Common questions about Three Rivers
The median net price at Three Rivers is $8,496 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →