IPEDS ID 176798

Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center

Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In the 2023-24 award year this school reported 11 awards in the trades we track: electrician, HVAC, auto mechanic, welding, machining and CNC.

Address: 1080 S. Silver Springs Rd., Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
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Website: www.capectc.org
Phone: (573) 334-0826
Type: Public, 2-year
Accreditor: Council on Occupational Education
Federal student aid: Eligible (Title IV)
Undergrads (all programs): 159
Also known as: Cape Girardeau CTC

Trade programs and graduates

Awards (certificates and degrees) conferred July 2023 to June 2024, first majors, as reported to IPEDS.

Trade	Program (CIP)	Award levels	Awards
Electrician	Electrician (46.0302)	Certificate, 1 to 2 years (3)	3
HVAC	Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (47.0201)	Certificate, 1 to 2 years (3)	3
Auto Mechanic	Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician (47.0604)	Certificate, 1 to 2 years (2)	2
Welding	Welding Technology/Welder (48.0508)	Certificate, 1 to 2 years (2)	2
Machining and CNC	Machine Tool Technology/Machinist (48.0501)	Certificate, 1 to 2 years (1)	1
Carpentry	Carpentry/Carpenter (46.0201)	No completions reported	0
Industrial Maintenance	Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician (47.0303)	No completions reported	0
Auto Body	Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician (47.0603)	No completions reported	0

What it costs

Published charges for 2025-26, as reported to College Scorecard.

Tuition and fees, largest program (whole program)	$8,400
Cost of attendance, per program year (incl. living costs)	$23,285
Average net price after grants (aided students)	$16,881

Trade programs this school listed among its largest, with whole-program charges for 2023-24 (IPEDS program-year charges):

Program	Tuition + fees	Books + supplies	Length	Months
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician	$5,550	$250	900 clock hours

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Outcomes

College Scorecard has no field-of-study earnings for this school's trade programs, usually because too few aided graduates were in the cohort to publish.

School-wide College Scorecard measures (all programs, and all campuses that share the federal aid ID):

Completion rate within 150% of normal time (first-time, full-time students, all programs): 67%
Median earnings 10 years after entering, all students and programs: $46,402
Median federal debt of completers, all programs: $10,440

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John A Logan College

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AUTO 29
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BODY 4
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West Kentucky Community and Technical College

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WELD 262
ELEC 176
DSL 103
AUTO 57
CARP 52
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IMT 43
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Three Rivers College

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2080 Three Rivers Blvd, Poplar Bluff, MO · Public, 2-year

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Trade grads 2023-24: 19
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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. IPEDS unit ID 176798. How we build this list.