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Arkansas Community Colleges Average Statistics

There are 27 community colleges (2-4 years colleges, offer Associate degree/program dominantly) located in Arkansas - 23 schools are public and 4 private. 23 community colleges in Arkansas have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance. The average acceptance rate of schools without open admission policies is 92.86% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 40.84%.
Total 41,074 students are attending Arkansas community colleges and, among them, 11,403 students enrolled online exclusively. 22 schools offer online degree/programs out of Arkansas community colleges. The following table summarizes the average statistics for key academic facts for the academic year 2023-2024.
Arkansas Community Colleges Average Statistics (2023-2024)
Number of Schools27 community colleges (23 public, 4 private)
Open Admission Policy23 out of 27 schools
Acceptance Rate92.86%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)40.84%
Tuition & Fees$3,985 Arkansas Residents
$6,414 out-of-state Students
Financial Aid Amounts$4,741
Student PopulationTotal 41,074 (1,580 on average)
Online Student PopulationTotal 11,403 (518 on average) in 22 schools offering online classes)
Graduation Rate41.16%
Transfer-out Rate9.41%
Student to Faculty Ratio12.54 to 1
Salary After 10 Years of Graduation$30,683

Arkansas Community Colleges Comparison - Ranking and Key Facts

Southern Arkansas University Tech is ranked first among Arkansas community colleges and Arkansas State University-Beebe and NorthWest Arkansas Community College are second and third position in the ranking. The average tuition & fees of the schools are $3,985 for Arkansas residents and $6,414 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the Arkansas community colleges with average key statistics by ranking.
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2024 Tuition & Academic Comparison Between Community Colleges in Arkansas
AR RankNameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidAverage Earning after 10 Years of GraduationStudent PopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
Arkansas ResidentsOut-of-State
1 Southern Arkansas University TechCamden, AR
$4,830$4,685 $6,054 $31,200 943 63% 11 to 1
2 Arkansas State University-BeebeBeebe, AR
$3,216$5,040 $3,980 $32,900 2,928 38% 15 to 1
3 NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeBentonville, AR
$4,566$5,022 $2,470 $37,100 7,593 24% 13 to 1
4 Arkansas State University-Mountain HomeMountain Home, AR
$3,168$4,632 $5,169 $36,600 1,247 28% 14 to 1
5 Bryan UniversityRogers, AR$16,181 $5,071 $28,400 15 93% 3 to 1
6 University of Arkansas Community College-MorriltonMorrilton, AR
$3,744$4,176 $3,886 $31,600 1,888 35% 20 to 1
7 Arkansas Northeastern CollegeBlytheville, AR
$2,850$4,250 $3,322 $30,800 1,502 41% 17 to 1
8 University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock, AR
$4,848$7,248 $6,171 $30,700 4,245 22% 15 to 1
9 South Arkansas Community CollegeEl Dorado, AR
$3,540$5,364 $5,917 $32,700 1,162 28% 13 to 1
10 Arkansas State University Three RiversMalvern, AR
$3,568$4,168 $2,603 $31,000 1,832 35% 12 to 1
11 East Arkansas Community CollegeForrest City, AR
$4,188$4,980 $3,445 $26,800 1,179 40% 11 to 1
12 North Arkansas CollegeHarrison, AR
$3,816$5,544 $4,614 $28,900 1,856 31% 12 to 1
13 Ozarka CollegeMelbourne, AR
$3,820$6,820 $5,674 $28,100 983 46% 13 to 1
14 Black River Technical CollegePocahontas, AR
$4,584$7,242 $6,341 $29,100 1,566 33% 16 to 1
15 Phillips Community College of the University of ArkansasHelena, AR
$3,650$5,270 $5,497 $26,200 1,234 46% 10 to 1
16 National Park CollegeHot Springs, AR
$6,050$7,280 $5,017 $28,100 2,340 25% 14 to 1
17 University of Arkansas Hope-TexarkanaHope, AR
$3,880$4,960 $4,281 $28,600 1,188 41% 12 to 1
18 Cossatot Community College of the University of ArkansasDe Queen, AR
$4,296$4,746 $4,915 $28,000 1,278 45% 17 to 1
19 Southeast Arkansas CollegePine Bluff, AR
$4,960$8,260 $6,191 $29,700 898 23% 9 to 1
20 University of Arkansas Community College-BatesvilleBatesville, AR
$3,918$4,542 $3,310 $30,300 1,008 61% 13 to 1
21 Arkansas State University Mid-SouthWest Memphis, AR
$3,552$4,560 $4,962 $26,700 979 42% 11 to 1
22 University of Arkansas Community College Rich MountainMena, AR
$3,864$4,104 $7,372 $24,100 679 57% 16 to 1
23 Arkansas State University-NewportNewport, AR
$2,856$4,320 $3,459 - 1,592 47% 11 to 1
24 Shorter CollegeN Little Rock, AR$6,246 $6,601 - 321 10% 12 to 1
- University of Arkansas Community College at Hope - TexarkanaTexarkana, AR$3,880$4,960 - $0 - - -
- Baptist Health College Little RockLittle Rock, AR
$13,593 $4,207 $48,100 549 75% 8 to 1
- Jefferson Regional School of NursingPine Bluff, AR
$14,990 $2,740 - 69 - 8 to 1
Average$3,985$6,414 $4,741$30,6831,580 41.16%12.54 to 1
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