Ranken Technical College

For 110 years, Ranken Technical College has diligently advanced its efforts to fill the unique niche left unaddressed by other colleges and universities: providing affordable, hands-on technical education that helps graduates find challenging employment in their specialized fields and successfully advance into lifetime careers. Today, the College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 full-time day students and over 600 evening/continuing education students in five technical divisions: Automotive, Construction, Industrial Electricity and Electronics, Information Technology and Manufacturing. Ranken offers associate's degrees in eighteen technical fields, certifications in twenty-two fields, and bachelor's degrees in the fields of Architectural Technology and Applied Management.

Ranken's reputation relies on our formula for student success, based upon three equal components: Technical Education, consisting of the theoretical and practical application of modern technology; General Education, assisting students develop skills such as communication, mathematical reasoning and business, that propel career advancement; and Work Ethic: exposing students to the values, attitudes and behaviors sought by current employers by treating students as true professionals from day one. Ranken's graduates are in high demand, often with multiple job offers before completing their degree. Our programs show a job placement rate within six months of graduation of 96% or more.

Ranken Technical College is strategically expanding its regional reach. In 2013, a state-of-the-art satellite campus opened in Wentzville, Mo. (enrolling 130 students its first year); another satellite location in Perryville, Mo. (82 miles south of St. Louis) became operational in 2017.