Jefferson College Business Programs

Located in Hillsboro, Missouri, Jefferson College is a public institution. JeffCo is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

Where Is Jefferson College?

Contact details for JeffCo are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1000 Viking Drive, Hillsboro, MO 63050-2440
Phone:	636-797-3000
Website:	www.jeffco.edu

How Do I Get Into JeffCo?

You can apply to JeffCo online at: www.jeffco.edu/future-students/admissions/newtransfer-students#.W2seqtVKhpg

Jefferson 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 Jefferson College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At JeffCo, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $4,094 a year. That adds up to $16,376 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at JeffCo is 7.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Jefferson College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,740 undergraduate students at JeffCo, with 1,711 being full-time and 2,029 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,711 full-time undergraduates at JeffCo, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	22
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	80
White	1,500
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	55

Over 15 countries are represented at JeffCo. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Bolivia, Brazil, and Canada.

Online Learning at Jefferson College

In 2019-2020, 2,137 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at JeffCo has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of JeffCo

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Jefferson College was 12.1%. This is the #1,166 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at JeffCo 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%.

Jefferson College Business Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	17	0	17
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	6	1	7
TOTAL	23	1	24

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.