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Ozarka College

Melbourne, Arkansas Public 2-year Remote rural area

Overview

Located in Melbourne, Arkansas, Ozarka College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a remote rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,069 students.

Ozarka College offers certificates and associate degrees across 30 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, Welding Technology, and Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew. It awarded 576 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 64% 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
1,069
Students enrolled
64%
First-year retention
576
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
30
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 30

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

Health Professions 7
Precision Production 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Education 2
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 5
Public Administration and Social Services 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
64%
First-year retention, part-time students
55%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
153
Certificates under 1 year
281
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
142

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,069
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,069
Full-time, fall 2024
39%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,389
Full-time, 2024-25
40%
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
65%
Men
35%
White
95%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
15
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
25%
Students taking some online courses
32%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
President
Dr. Joshua Wilson
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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