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Arkansas Welding Academy

Jacksonville, Arkansas Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Arkansas Welding Academy is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Jacksonville, Arkansas. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 73 students in fall 2024.

Arkansas Welding Academy offers certificates across 1 program, the largest being Welding Technology. It awarded 67 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 98% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
73
Students enrolled
98%
First-year retention
67
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
1
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 1

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Precision Production 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
98%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates of 1 to 2 years
67

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
73
Undergraduates, fall 2024
73
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
120
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
17%
Men
83%
White
61%
Hispanic or Latino
18%
Black or African American
15%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Continuous
Director
Ms. Alice Obenshain
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact

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