Southern Arkansas University Tech is a public two-year institution based in Camden, Arkansas. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 991 students in fall 2024. It is part of Southern Arkansas University System.
Southern Arkansas University Tech offers certificates and associate degrees across 56 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, and Fire Science. It awarded 552 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 18 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 11 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
991
Students enrolled
57%
First-year retention
552
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
56
Programs and majors
11:1
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.
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
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
32%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
172
Certificates under 1 year
248
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
132
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
991
Undergraduates, fall 2024
991
Full-time, fall 2024
44%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,135
Full-time, 2024-25
42%
Size category
Under 1,000 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
55%
Men
45%
White
43%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
38%
Two or more races
11%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
18
Programs with a fully online option
25
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
27%
Students taking some online courses
24%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Southern Arkansas University System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
Chancellor
Dr. Jerry Thomas
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization