American Business and Technology University Overview

American Business and Technology University is a private for-profit institution situated in St Joseph, Missouri. St Joseph is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is American Business and Technology University Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at American College of Technology.

Where Is American Business and Technology University?

Contact details for American College of Technology are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1018 W St Maartens Dr, St Joseph, MO 64506
Phone:	816-279-7000
Website:	abtu.edu

How Do I Get Into American College of Technology?

You can apply to American College of Technology online at: info.abtu.edu/apply

Since American Business and Technology University has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford American Business and Technology University?

The student loan default rate at American College of Technology is 12.5%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

American Business and Technology University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 342 undergraduate students at American College of Technology, with 280 being full-time and 62 being part-time.

There are also 11 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 280 full-time undergraduates at American College of Technology, 77% are male and 23% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of American Business and Technology University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	12
Black or African American	84
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	92
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	49

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at American Business and Technology University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at American Business and Technology University

In 2019-2020, 353 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at American College of Technology has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 54th most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of American College of Technology

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at American Business and Technology University was 27.0%. This is the #662 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at American College of Technology regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of American College of Technology majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management	4%
Business, Management & Marketing	4%
Computer & Information Sciences	61%
Computer Information Systems	80%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at American College of Technology ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Information Technology	#156
Computer Information Systems	#180
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#263
Computer & Information Sciences	#385

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

American Business and Technology University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Computer Information Systems	69	1	0	70
Business Administration & Management	24	0	1	25
Health & Medical Administrative Services	4	1	0	5
Information Technology	0	0	1	1
TOTAL	97	2	2	101

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.