State Fair Merit Badge College 2026
State Fair Community College
Merit Badge College
September 12, 2026
Join us September 12th, 2026 at the State Fair Merit Badge College in Sedalia, MO.
Registration Opens - July 15th at 1:00 PM
Merit Badge Catalog & Prerequisites
The course catalog will be fully Available no later than August 1st, 2025.
If there is a prerequisite listed, Scouts must complete the prerequisites before the day of the event and must either bring proof of completion to the class (i.e. the actual work which was completed/pre-requisites completed in the actual workbook and brought with them) or bring a signed prerequiste completion form (see attachments). If the Scout does not complete these prerequisites, he or she will not complete the badge and will receive a partial which will require follow up with a different counselor after the event.
Cost: $27 per scout (Includes all you can eat lunch buffet, patch and all program material)
Available Merit Badges: Please Review the Course Catalog which is an attachment at the bottom of the page for the most up-to-date classes
- American Heritage (PM)
- Automotive Maintenance (AM & PM)
- Chemistry (AM)
- Chemistry (PM)
- Citizenship in the Nation (AM & PM)
- Citizenship in the World (AM Only
- Communication (AM)
- Crime Prevention (PM Only)
- Disabilities Awareness (AM)
- Emergency Preparedness (PM Only)
- Farm Mechanics (AM)
- Farm Mechanics (PM)
- Fingerprinting (AM Only)
- Health Care Professions (AM Only)
- Journalism (AM & PM)
- Model Design and Building (AM)
- Model Design and Building (PM)
- Moviemaking (AM & PM)
- Music (AM)
- Music (PM)
- Public Speaking (PM Only)
- Search and Rescue (AM Only)
- Sustainability (AM & PM)
- Truck Transportation (AM)
- Truck Transportation (PM)
- Veterinary Medicine (PM Only)
- Welding (AM & PM)
- Classes with (AM) are for 3 hours in the morning.
- Classes with (PM] are for 3 hours in the afternoon.
- Classes with (AM & PM) require 3 hrs in the morning and 3 hrs in the afternoon.
- Classes with (AM only) are for 3 hrs in the morning, but the same Class will not be offered in the afternoon.
- Classes with (PM only) are for 3 hrs in the afternoon, but the same Class will not be offered in the morning.
Adult Program:
This year's State Fair Merit Badge College will include multiple program events for adults who register. All Adults must Register to take advantage of the Adult programming.
- Collaborative Lab: Open 9:00 AM to Noon and 1:00 to 4:00 PM - Come and explore and have fun in the State Fair CC's State of the Art Laboratory (Fielding Room 200)
- Shooting Simulator: Take on the Simulator and have fun. Hours are 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, and 11:00 AM. (Yeater Room 149)
- Daum Museum will be open for viewing from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
- Guided Campus Tours will be provided throughout the morning. Sign-up at the Event Headquarters the day of the event located in the Lobby of Yeater Hall (In front of the Library). This will be located off of the Campus and will require transportation, Although, there will be limited availability to carpool if necessary.
NRA Range Safety Officer Training for Adults (Must be 21 Years of Age or older)
The NRA RSO course will give you the Knowledge, Skills, and Attitude essential to organizing, conducting, and supervising safe shooting activities and range operations involving firearms.
An NRA certified range safety officer (RSO) is required to provide live firing range supervision for all shooting activities involving Scouts BSA, Venturers, and Sea Scouts. All live fire activities require one or more range safety officers to be present on the range.
The RSO is equipped with the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to organizing, conducting, and supervising safe shooting activities and range operations. The RSO is familiar Range Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); range inspection; range rules; range briefings; emergency procedures; and firearm stoppages and malfunctions.
You will learn the roles and responsibilities of an RSO:
- Range Standard Operating Procedures
- range inspection
- range rules
- range briefings
- emergency procedures
- firearm stoppages and malfunctions
The successful completion of this course will allow individuals to become certified as Range Safety Officers. This is a one-day course for Scouts BSA, Venturing, or Sea Scouting adult leaders.
Any unit-based shooting activity must have at least one Range Safety Officer and one other adult certified as an Instructor.
***Upon Completion of the course, to activate the NRA RSO credential, the student will need to create an account on the NRA Instructor Portal (they will learn how as part of the RSO course). The costs have recently changed as of 1 Feb 2026. Current members of the NRA will pay $40, non-members will pay $175. To become a basic member of the NRA, the cost is $30 per year. Becoming an NRA member will save students $85.***
Adult Costs: $12 (Includes Lunch and an Event Patch) * Adults May also register as "Adult Attending only" to sign up for the Adults Program at no cost (This will not include a patch and lunch)
Schedule for the Day:
Meals: Lunch Saturday is provided to all Scouts and to Adults who have purchased lunch. All other meals/snacks will need to be provided by the unit.
T-Shirts: Event shirts are available for purchase during registration. Last Day to order event shirts is August 30th. Event Shirts will be available for pickup between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM at the event Headquarters located in the Lobby of Yeater Hall (In front of the Library) - Shirts must be picked up the day of the event. We are unable to mail shirts.
Camping: Camping will be available the evenings of Friday, September 11th and Saturday, September 12th at the Missouri State Fairgrounds, adjacent to the State Fair Community College
Restrooms/Showerhouses: Restrooms and showerhouses are available in the Missouri State Fairgrounds. For questions or more information about camping please contact our Camp Director Dennis Kerns at Dennis.kerns@scouting.org.
Blue Cards: There will be no physical blue cards issued at the completion of this event. To access your blue cards after the completion of the event you will need to follow the below steps:
- Go back into your registration. If you need to look up your registration just follow this link and click on the “Lookup” menu on the top right of the page. https://scoutingevent.com/?OrgKey=BSA653&reservationFromEmail=true
- Each registration has its own list of available reports. When you view your registration, click on the Reports tab to run the reports available for that event.
- This should bring up the blue cards for the scout or scouts you registered. * This will also provide you the option to export your individual blue cards into Scoutbook as well.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Event Coordinators reserve the right to postpone or cancel an event if registrations are insufficient to cover the event expenses up to five days prior to the event. If an event is postponed or canceled, the registrant will have an option to receive a full refund or transfer fees to a future or different event.
In the event a participant or unit must cancel, you must inform GRC of your inability to attend no less than 7 days prior to the event.
All refund requests must be submitted to the Council office via this online portal, or via the paper refund request form, no later than 7 days following the event
(The request must be made prior to unit check-out for summer camp requests).
A unit leader, scout, or parent, may request a refund of fees under the following conditions only:
♦ Illness or serious accident prevents the scout from attending the event.
♦ Family illness or emergency prevents the scout from attending the event.
♦ The event has been canceled or postponed by the event coordinator.
♦ Other situations deemed permissible by the event coordinator.
If a refund is approved, a 25% readiness fee will be deducted.
Opting for the refund to be credited to your unit shop account (for GRC units only) will reduce the readiness fee to 15%.
The final approved amount is decided by the team.
Scouts Summer and Cub Resident Camps also have a non-refundable per person deposit, and any additional activity fees are non-refundable.
To request a refund please follow the link below
Map of Event
