Top Arkansas Community Colleges Ranking

Arkansas Community Colleges Statistics

A Community college, sometimes called junior college, technical college, or city college, are primarily two-year public institutions providing lower-level education, also known as continuing education. It grants certificates, diplomas, and/or associate degrees. Many students transfer in 4 year colleges after completing their studies in community colleges.

There are 24 Arkansas Community Colleges - 22 public and 2 private schools. The 2023 average tuition & fees of the schools is $3,989 for state residents and $5,818 for out-of-state students.

The next table shows the key academic facts for all Arkansas Community Colleges. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Arkansas Community Colleges at Arkansas Community Colleges Statistics page.

2022-2023 Arkansas Community Colleges Statistics
	Top 10 Arkansas Community Colleges	All Arkansas Community Colleges
Number of Schools	10 schools (9 public, 1 private)	24 schools (22 public, 2 private)
Tuition & Fees
In-State	$3,814	$3,989
Out-of-State	$6,077	$5,818
Average Financial Aid	$4,464	$4,847
Population	23,355	40,456
Graduation Rate	40.70%	39.75%
Transfer-out Rate	10.44%	8.67%
Students to Faculty Ratio	13.30 to 1	12.92 to 1

Top Arkansas Community Colleges Comparison

The next table lists the top 10 Arkansas Community Colleges for academic year 2022-2023. Southern Arkansas University Tech ranked top in the Top Arkansas Community Colleges Ranking and Arkansas State University-Beebe and NorthWest Arkansas Community College follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $6,077 for undergraduate programs. The average students to faculty ratio is 13.30 to 1 for top Arkansas Community Colleges. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2022-2023 Top Arkansas Community Colleges Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Graduation Rate	Online Learning	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	Southern Arkansas University Tech Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsCamden, AR	$4,685	$6,054	943	63%	offered	11 to 1
2	Arkansas State University-Beebe Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsBeebe, AR	$5,040 ($3,216)	$3,980	2,928	38%	offered	15 to 1
3	NorthWest Arkansas Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsBentonville, AR	$5,022 ($4,566)	$2,470	7,593	24%	offered	13 to 1
4	Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsMountain Home, AR	$4,632 ($3,168)	$5,169	1,247	28%	offered	14 to 1
5	Bryan University Request Info Private, 2-4 yearsRogers, AR	$16,181	$5,071	15	93%	offered	3 to 1
6	University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsMorrilton, AR	$4,176 ($3,744)	$3,886	1,888	35%	offered	20 to 1
7	Arkansas Northeastern College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsBlytheville, AR	$4,250 ($2,850)	$3,322	1,502	41%	offered	17 to 1
8	University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsNorth Little Rock, AR	$7,248 ($4,848)	$6,171	4,245	22%	offered	15 to 1
9	South Arkansas Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsEl Dorado, AR	$5,364 ($3,540)	$5,917	1,162	28%	offered	13 to 1
10	Arkansas State University Three Rivers Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsMalvern, AR	$4,168 ($3,568)	$2,603	1,832	35%	offered	12 to 1
	Average	$6,077 ($3,814)	$4,464	23,355	40.70%	10 schools	13.30 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.