West Plains, MO · Public · College Scorecard data · Updated September 10, 2026
Southern Missouri Technical Institute is a public institution in West Plains, MO, where the highest award offered is a certificate. It enrolls about 90 undergraduate students, with a student-faculty ratio of 7:1. The school is listed in the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which is the source for every figure on this page.
Official website: www.somotech.edu
The published tuition for the largest program at Southern Missouri Technical Institute is $16,000 per year. This is the figure the Department of Education collects for schools whose students are concentrated in a single program, rather than a school-wide in-state rate.
For context, the average in-state tuition at the 81 Missouri colleges that do report one is $17,761.
| College | Type | Undergraduates | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri State University-West Plains | Public | 965 | $5,936 |
Tuition is in-state tuition for schools that report one, otherwise the published tuition for the largest program. Source: College Scorecard.
| Median earnings 10 years after enrolling | $31,460 |
| Graduation rate (within 150% of normal time) | 83% |
| Undergraduates receiving Pell grants | 60% |
| Undergraduates aged 25 and over | 47% |
| First-generation students | 51% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Earnings and debt figures cover students who received federal financial aid.
The published tuition for Southern Missouri Technical Institute's largest program is $16,000 per year, according to College Scorecard. Program-level tuition is reported instead of a school-wide rate when a school's enrollment is concentrated in one program.
Southern Missouri Technical Institute enrolls about 90 undergraduate students. The student-faculty ratio is 7:1.
Southern Missouri Technical Institute is a public institution in West Plains, MO. Its highest award is a certificate, according to College Scorecard.
College Scorecard reports in-state tuition for first-time, full-time undergraduates. Southern Missouri Technical Institute does not report such a cohort to the federal survey, so no school-wide rate is published — typically because the school serves transfer, returning or part-time students, or reports tuition by program instead.
Median earnings ten years after enrolling at Southern Missouri Technical Institute are $31,460 a year, according to College Scorecard.