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University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain

Mena, Arkansas Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain is a public two-year institution in Mena, Arkansas. Its campus is in a remote town. It enrolled 786 students in fall 2024. It is part of University of Arkansas System.

University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain offers certificates and associate degrees across 31 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Welding Technology. It awarded 485 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 63% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
786
Students enrolled
63%
First-year retention
485
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
31
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 31

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 9
Precision Production 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 4
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Education 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Physical Sciences 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
63%
First-year retention, part-time students
63%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
144
Certificates under 1 year
207
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
134

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
786
Undergraduates, fall 2024
786
Full-time, fall 2024
56%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
948
Full-time, 2024-25
51%
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
59%
Men
41%
White
69%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
22%
Students taking some online courses
56%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University of Arkansas System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
Chancellor
Dr. Phillip Wilson
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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