East Central College Overview

East Central College is a public institution located in Union, Missouri. The rural area surrounding East Central College is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

What Is East Central College Known For?

• The student loan default rate at East Central College is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at East Central College.
• For the <nil> academic year, 33% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is East Central College?

Contact details for East Central College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1964 Prairie Dell Rd, Union, MO 63084
Phone:	636-584-6500
Website:	www.eastcentral.edu

How Do I Get Into East Central College?

You can apply to East Central College online at: admissions.eastcentral.edu/

East Central College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford East Central College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At East Central College, approximately 5% of students took out student loans averaging $4,470 a year. That adds up to $17,880 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at East Central College is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

East Central College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,657 undergraduate students at East Central College, with 1,244 being full-time and 1,413 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,244 full-time undergraduates at East Central College, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of East Central College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	16
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	1,118
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	51

Over 9 countries are represented at East Central College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Colombia, and Serbia.

Online Learning at East Central College

In 2020-2021, 1,273 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at East Central College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 45th most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of East Central College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at East Central College was 35.1%. This is the #820 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at East Central College regardless of major.

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%.

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.