Trade schools in Missouri are an excellent resource available to all state residents interested in adding to their current skill set or acquiring a brand new one. Vocational programs offered in the Show Me State range from degree programs in professional fields to certification and diploma courses in skilled trades.
Find out more about the opportunities now available at vocational schools in Missouri, and the state’s projected labor market, in the resource page below.
Guide to Trade Schools in MO
Per the latest data available from the National Center for Education Statistics,there are currently 95 accredited trade schools in Missouri. Program information and a link to each school’s website is included in the table below.
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Academy of Hair Design | 1834 S Glenstone, Springfield, Missouri 65804 |
| American College of Hair Design Inc | 125 Winchester Drive, Sedalia, Missouri 65301 |
| American College of Technology | 2700 N Belt Hwy Ste 201, Saint Joseph, Missouri 64506-2000 |
| American Trade School | 3925 Industrial Drive, Saint Ann, Missouri 63074-1807 |
| Anthem College-Fenton | 645 Gravois Bluffs Blvd, Fenton, Missouri 63026 |
| Anthem College-Kansas City | 9001 State Line Rd 1st floor, Kansas City, Missouri 64114 |
| Anthem College-Maryland Heights | 13723 Riverport Drive Suite 103, Maryland Heights, Missouri 63042 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City | 4100 Raytown Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64129 |
| Brown Mackie College-St Louis | 2 Soccer Park Rd, Fenton, Missouri 63026 |
| Bryan University | 4255 Nature Center Way, Springfield, Missouri 65804 |
| Bryan University | 3215 LeMone Industrial Boulevard, Columbia, Missouri 65201-8248 |
| Central College of Cosmetology | 690 Missouri Avenue , Suite #3, Saint Robert, Missouri 65584 |
| Chamberlain College of Nursing-Missouri | 11830 Westline Industrial Dr., Ste. 106, St. Louis, Missouri 63146-0000 |
| Chillicothe Beauty Academy Inc | 505 Elm, Chillicothe, Missouri 64601 |
| Colorado Technical University-Kansas City | 520 E 19th Ave, North Kansas City, Missouri 64116 |
| Concorde Career Colleges | 3239 Broadway, Kansas City, Missouri 64111-2407 |
| Cosmetology College of Franklin County | 570 S Main St, Saint Clair, Missouri 63077-1515 |
| Cosmetology Concepts Institute | 1611 Burlington Street Suite A, Columbia, Missouri 65202 |
| DeVry University-Missouri | 11224 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64131-3626 |
| DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management-Missouri | 11224 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64131-3626 |
| Donna’s Academy of Hair Design | 14454 North US Highway 169, Smithville, Missouri 64089-9042 |
| Eclipse School of Cosmetology and Barbering | 52 s. plaza way, Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63701 |
| Elaine Steven Beauty College | 10420 W Florissant, Saint Louis, Missouri 63136-5618 |
| Everest College-Earth City | 3420 Rider Trail South, Earth City, Missouri 63045 |
| Everest College-Kansas City | 1740 W 92nd St, Kansas City, Missouri 64114 |
| Everest College-Springfield | 1010 W Sunshine, Springfield, Missouri 65807 |
| Grabber School of Hair Design | 9833 Watson Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63126 |
| Grantham University | 7200 NW 86th St, Kansas City, Missouri 64153 |
| Hair Academy 110 | 110 N Franklin, Kirksville, Missouri 63501 |
| Healing Arts Center | 10073 Manchester Road, Suite 100, St. Louis, Missouri 63122 |
| Heritage College-Kansas City | 1200 East 104th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64131 |
| Hickey College | 940 Westport Plaza, Saint Louis, Missouri 63146 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs | 2000 SW State Route 7, Blue Springs, Missouri 64014 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City | 5720 Troost, Kansas City, Missouri 64110-2826 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Raymore | 800 W Foxwood Dr., Raymore, Missouri 64083-9195 |
| Independence College of Cosmetology | 815 W 23rd St, Independence, Missouri 64055 |
| ITT Technical Institute-Arnold | 1930 Meyer Drury Dr, Arnold, Missouri 63010 |
| ITT Technical Institute-Earth City | 3640 Corporate Trail Drive, Earth City, Missouri 63045 |
| ITT Technical Institute-Kansas City | 9150 East 41st Place, Kansas City, Missouri 64133 |
| ITT Technical Institute-Springfield | 3216 S. National Ave, Springfield, Missouri 65807 |
| L’Ecole Culinaire-St. Louis | 9811 South Forty Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63124-1188 |
| Lutheran School of Nursing | 3547 S Jefferson Ave, Saint Louis, Missouri 63118-3909 |
| Merrell University of Beauty Arts and Science | 1101 R Southwest Blvd, Jefferson City, Missouri 65109 |
| Metro Business College-Arnold | 2132 Tenbrook Rd, Arnold, Missouri 63010 |
| Metro Business College-Cape Girardeau | 1732 N Kingshighway, Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63701 |
| Metro Business College-Jefferson City | 210 El Mercado Plaza, Jefferson City, Missouri 65109 |
| Metro Business College-Rolla | 1202 E Hwy 72, Rolla, Missouri 65401 |
| Midwest Institute | 964 South Highway Drive, Fenton, Missouri 63026 |
| Missouri College | 1405 South Hanley Road, Brentwood, Missouri 63144 |
| Missouri College of Cosmetology North | 3014 E Sunshine St Ste G, Springfield, Missouri 65804-2000 |
| Missouri School of Barbering & Hairstyling-St. Louis | 1125 North Highway 67, Florissant, Missouri 63031-4701 |
| Missouri Tech | 1690 Country Club Plaza Dr, Saint Charles, Missouri 63303-3887 |
| National Academy of Beauty Arts-Farmington | 670 Walton Drive, Farmington, Missouri 63640 |
| National Academy of Beauty Arts-St Louis | 157 Concord Plz Lower Level, Saint Louis, Missouri 63128-0000 |
| National American University-Independence | 3620 South Arrowhead Avenue, Independence, Missouri 64057-1791 |
| National American University-Lee’s Summit | 401 North West Murray Road, Lee’s Summit, Missouri 64081-1425 |
| National American University-Zona Rosa | 7490 North West 87th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64153-1934 |
| Neosho Beauty College | 116 N Wood St, Neosho, Missouri 64850 |
| New Dimensions School of Hair Design | 621 Kentucky Ave., Joplin, Missouri 64801-5017 |
| Paris II Educational Center | 6840 N Oak Trfwy, Gladstone, Missouri 64118 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield | 3017 S Kansas Expy, Springfield, Missouri 65807 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-St Louis | 30 Maryland Plaza Suite 200, St. Louis, Missouri 63108-1554 |
| Pinnacle Career Institute–North Kansas City | 11500 N Ambassador Ste 221, Kansas City, Missouri 64153 |
| Pinnacle Career Institute-South Kansas City | 1001 E. 101st Terrace, Suite 325, Kansas City, Missouri 64131-3367 |
| Professional Massage Training Center | 229 East Commercial Street, Springfield, Missouri 65803 |
| Regency Beauty Institute-Independence | 14133 East Highway 40, Kansas City, Missouri 64136 |
| Regency Beauty Institute-Mehlville | 4468 Lemay Ferry Road, Mehlville, Missouri 64129 |
| Regency Beauty Institute-Springfield | 1415 E Battlefield, Unit 1415, Springfield, Missouri 65804 |
| Regency Beauty Institute-St Peters | 259 Salt Lick Road, St. Peters, Missouri 63376 |
| Research College of Nursing | 2525 E. Meyer Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri 64132-1199 |
| Salem College of Hairstyling | 1051 Kings Hwy, Suite #1, Rolla, Missouri 65401 |
| Seymour Beauty Academy | 209 South Commercial Street, Seymour, Missouri 65746-8743 |
| Skin Institute | 25 Ronnies Plaza, Saint Louis, Missouri 63126 |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton | 1297 North Highway Drive, Fenton, Missouri 63026 |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis | 909 South Taylor Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110 |
| St Louis Hair Academy | 3701 Kossuth ave, Saint Louis, Missouri 63107-1737 |
| Stevens Institute of Business & Arts | 1521 Washington Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri 63103 |
| The Salon Professional Academy | 3141 West Clay Street, St. Charles, Missouri 63301-1021 |
| Transformed Barber and Cosmetology Academy | 5720 E Bannister Rd, Kansas City, Missouri 64137 |
| Trend Setters School of Cosmetology | 835 S. Kingshighway, Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703-0000 |
| University of Phoenix-Kansas City Campus | 1310 E 104th St, Kansas City, Missouri 64131-4504 |
| University of Phoenix-Springfield Campus | 1343 E Kingsley St, Springfield, Missouri 65804-7216 |
| University of Phoenix-St Louis Campus | Riverpoint Executive Center II, 13801 Riverport Dr, Saint Louis, Missouri 63043 |
| Vatterott College-Berkeley | 8580 Evans Avenue, Berkeley, Missouri 63134 |
| Vatterott College-Joplin | 809 Illinois, Joplin, Missouri 64801 |
| Vatterott College-Kansas City | 8955 E 38th Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri 64129 |
| Vatterott College-Springfield | 3850 South Campbell, Springfield, Missouri 65807 |
| Vatterott College-St Charles | 3550 W. Clay Street, St Charles, Missouri 63301 |
| Vatterott College-St Joseph | 3131 Frederick Ave., Saint Joseph, Missouri 64506 |
| Vatterott College-Sunset Hills | 12900 Maurer Industrial Dr, Sunset Hills, Missouri 63127-1516 |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health | 9140 Ward Pkwy Ste 100, Kansas City, Missouri 64114-3313 |
Employment & Salary Outlook
Missouri’s Job Market in 2020
Healthy growth is projected for Missouri’s healthcare, manufacturing and financial labor markets through 2020 according to the Missouri Department of Economic Development. Graduates from vocational schools in the state will have above-average opportunities to find entry-level positions in all of these industries, as the list in the following section illustrates.
Missouri’s 10 Fastest Growing Occupations
The following list reflects the 10 fastest-growing positions in Missouri over the remainder of the decade. You can watch a brief video profiling each of them, or read the official state employment statistics, by click on any name below.
Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Minimum Education: High school diploma and apprenticeship.
Median Salary in MO (2012): $64,200
2010 Employment: 2,710
2020 Employment: 3,710
Pct Change: 37%
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HVAC Technicians
Minimum Education: High school diploma and certification from an accredited program. Median Salary in MO (2012): $45,000 2010 Employment: 4,850 2020 Employment: 6,480 Pct Change: 34%
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Cost Estimators
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree
Median Salary in MO (2012): $57,400
2010 Employment: 4,500
2020 Employment: 5,980
Pct Change: 33%
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Home Health Aides
Minimum Education: Less than high school with certification from an accredited program. Median Salary in MO (2012): $19,000 2010 Employment: 13,870 2020 Employment: 18,410 Pct Change: 33%
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Personal Care Aides
Minimum Education: Less than high school.
Median Salary in MO (2012): $18,900
2010 Employment: 20,930
2020 Employment: 27,760
Pct Change: 33%
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Market Research Analysts and Specialists
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree Median Salary in MO (2012): $56,200 2010 Employment: 3,460 2020 Employment: 4,460 Pct Change: 29%
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Personal Financial Advisors
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree
Median Salary in U.S. (2012): $67,500
2010 Employment: 4,470
2020 Employment: 5,670
Pct Change: 27%
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Medical Secretaries
Minimum Education: High school diploma Median Salary in MO (2012): $28,600 2010 Employment: 21,960 2020 Employment: 27,710 Pct Change: 26%
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Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Minimum Education: High school diploma and certification from an accredited program.
Median Salary in MO (2012): $44,200
2010 Employment: 5,100
2020 Employment: 6,240
Pct Change: 26%
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Carpenters
Minimum Education: High school diploma and apprenticeship. Median Salary in MO (2012): $44,900 2010 Employment: 22,770 2020 Employment: 28,630 Pct Change: 26%
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Source: Missouri Department of Economic Development, Missouri Economic Research and Information Center
Vocational Schools in Missouri’s Largest Cities
- Kansas City
- St. Louis
- Springfield
- Independence
- East Independence
- Columbia