Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services at Bolivar Technical College

Similar allied health programs in Missouri suggest first-year earnings around $36,350—close to the state median—but the estimated debt load of $24,121 is notably higher than the $17,932 typical for Missouri schools in this field. That difference matters: with 62% of students on Pell grants, this college serves a population where every thousand dollars of debt has real consequences. The 0.66 debt-to-earnings ratio sits in a manageable range, but you're looking at roughly eight months of gross income to cover the debt—more than graduates from peer programs in the state typically carry.

The challenge with Bolivar Technical College is the lack of actual outcome data, which makes it impossible to know whether their graduates match the state average or lag behind top performers like Concorde Career College-Kansas City, where first-year earnings reach nearly $50,000. Other Missouri programs with reported data—State Technical College, Metropolitan Community College—consistently show graduates earning between $38,000 and $41,000, suggesting there's meaningful variation within the state even for this credential.

For an anxious parent, the uncertainty is the story here. If your child is considering allied health training, insist on concrete placement rates and employer relationships from Bolivar Technical. Without actual graduate outcomes, you're essentially betting that this program performs at least as well as the state median—a reasonable assumption, perhaps, but one that comes with higher-than-typical debt if it proves wrong.