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Black River Technical College

Pocahontas, Arkansas Public 2-year Town

Overview

Black River Technical College is a public two-year institution based in Pocahontas, Arkansas. Its campus is in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,705 students.

Black River Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 37 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other, General Studies, and Welding Technology. It awarded 1,709 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 12 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 57% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,705
Students enrolled
57%
First-year retention
1,709
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
37
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 37

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

Health Professions 9
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Precision Production 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Engineering Technologies 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Education 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Engineering 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 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
57%
First-year retention, part-time students
65%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
322
Certificates under 1 year
1,116
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
271

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,705
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,705
Full-time, fall 2024
37%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,528
Full-time, 2024-25
32%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
64%
Men
36%
White
84%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
6%
Two or more races
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
12
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
27%
Students taking some online courses
32%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
President
Martin Eggensperger
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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