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NorthWest Arkansas Community College

Bentonville, Arkansas Public 2-year Small city

Overview

NorthWest Arkansas Community College is a public two-year institution based in Bentonville, Arkansas. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 8,412 students.

NorthWest Arkansas Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 56 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other, and Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences. It awarded 2,315 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 62% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
8,412
Students enrolled
62%
First-year retention
2,315
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
56
Programs and majors
13:1
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
Health Professions 11
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Engineering Technologies 6
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Education 2
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 6
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 3
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Construction Trades 3
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Science Technologies 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
62%
First-year retention, part-time students
40%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
1,113
Certificates under 1 year
647
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
555

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
8,412
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,412
Full-time, fall 2024
24%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
12,331
Full-time, 2024-25
22%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

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

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
55%
Hispanic or Latino
21%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
12%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
39%
Students taking some online courses
34%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Dennis Rittle
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

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