State Technical College of Missouri

State Technical College of Missouri
Former names
 Linn State Technical College
Type Community College
Established 1961
President Dr. Shawn Strong
Undergraduates 1,483
Location 1 Technology Dr, Linn, MO 65051
38°28′04″N 91°48′52″W / 38.467695°N 91.814527°W / 38.467695; -91.814527Coordinates: 38°28′04″N 91°48′52″W / 38.467695°N 91.814527°W / 38.467695; -91.814527
Campus Rural
360 acres (1.5 km2)
Website www.statetechmo.edu

State Technical College of Missouri is a technical 2 year community college located in Linn, Missouri.

History

STCM started out as Linn Community College in 1961, later being awarded the status of Area Vocational Technical School by the Missouri State Board of Education after the Vocational Education Act of 1963. In 1991, the college was granted the authority to give associate degrees. In 1995, Linn State Community College separated from Osage County R-II School District after it obtained its own Board of Regents to administrate it. State Technical College became the first community college in Missouri to be focused on only technical education at an associates level. In 2014, The Missouri House of Representatives voted to change the name to its current name [1]. In 2018, the college saw its highest enrollment at 1,483 students for the 2018-2019 school year[2]. The school obtained a Gulfstream II twin-engine jet for its aviation maintenance program recently[3].

Awards

Forbes Magazine ranked State Technical as the 3rd best community college in the nation in 2018[4]. In 2018, WalletHub ranked State Technical College as the "number one college in educational outcomes and a number two ranking in career outcomes" [5].

Programs

State Technical College has over 35 programs[6] in fields such as:

References

  1. ↑ https://www.statetechmo.edu/history/
  2. ↑ Watson, Bob (22 August 2018). "State Tech sees record enrollment". newstribune. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Ebner, Dan (9 December 2016). "State Technical College Receives Jet for Aviation Program". KRCG-TV. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Watson, Bob (17 August 2018). "Forbes ranks State Tech as Nation's 3rd best 2 year college". newstribune. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Sarah Berger (21 August 2018). "The Best and Worst Community Colleges in the US in 2018". CNBC. Retrieved 16 September 2018. ..number one ranking in education outcomes and a number two ranking in career outcomes..
  6. ↑ https://www.statetechmo.edu/programs-main/
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