East Central College Business Programs

East Central College is a public institution situated in Union, Missouri. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of East Central College.

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. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford East Central College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At East Central College, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $4,300 a year. That adds up to $17,200 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at East Central College is 11.9%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

East Central College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,593 undergraduate students at East Central College, with 1,145 being full-time and 1,448 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,145 full-time undergraduates at East Central College, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	1,027
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	59

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 2019-2020, 1,268 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.

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 #705 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%.

East Central College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	3	6	9
General Business/Commerce	7	2	9
TOTAL	10	8	18

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.