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North Arkansas College

Harrison, Arkansas Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Located in Harrison, Arkansas, North Arkansas College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a remote town. It enrolled 2,089 students in fall 2024.

North Arkansas College offers certificates and associate degrees across 56 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Construction Trades, Other, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Welding Technology. It awarded 809 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 16 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 54% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,089
Students enrolled
54%
First-year retention
809
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
56
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 56

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

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Construction Trades 3
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Precision Production 2
Health Professions 12
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Business, Management and Marketing 11
Education 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 2
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Engineering Technologies 3
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Engineering 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 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
54%
First-year retention, part-time students
44%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
312
Certificates under 1 year
332
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
165

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,089
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,089
Full-time, fall 2024
37%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,546
Full-time, 2024-25
34%
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
59%
Men
41%
White
77%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
16
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
27%
Students taking some online courses
50%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Rick Massengale
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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