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South Arkansas College

El Dorado, Arkansas Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

South Arkansas College is a public two-year institution based in El Dorado, Arkansas. The campus sits in a remote town. It enrolled 1,207 students in fall 2024.

South Arkansas College offers certificates and associate degrees across 32 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, Welding Technology, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 1,145 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 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 12 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,207
Students enrolled
57%
First-year retention
1,145
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
32
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 32

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

Health Professions 9
Precision Production 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Engineering Technologies 4
Education 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
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
57%
First-year retention, part-time students
28%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
159
Certificates under 1 year
646
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
340

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,207
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,207
Full-time, fall 2024
34%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,675
Full-time, 2024-25
35%
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
71%
Men
29%
White
51%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
37%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

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

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Stephanie Tully-Dartez
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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