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Located in Forrest City, Arkansas, East Arkansas Community College is a public institution. The surrounding location of Forrest City is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

448 Full-Time Undergraduates
$3,108 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is East Arkansas Community College?

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Contact details for East Arkansas Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1700 Newcastle Rd, Forrest City, AR 72335-2204
Phone: 870-633-4480
Website: www.eacc.edu

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Can I Afford East Arkansas Community College?

$3,108 In-State Tuition
4% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time East Arkansas Community College students paid $106 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $130 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $3,108 $3,900
Fees $1,020 $1,020
Books and Supplies $2,200 $2,200

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At East Arkansas Community College, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $5,310 a year. That adds up to $21,240 over four years for those students.

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East Arkansas Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

448 Full-Time Undergraduates
69% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 934 undergraduate students at East Arkansas Community College, with 448 being full-time and 486 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 448 full-time undergraduates at East Arkansas Community College, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of East Arkansas Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 4
Black or African American 203
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 224
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Online Learning at East Arkansas Community College

422 Took All Classes Online
626 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 626 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at East Arkansas Community College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 10th most popular in Arkansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

East Arkansas Community College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Truck & Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor 75 0 0 75
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 3 0 48 51
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist 21 0 4 25
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 14 0 4 18
Welding Technology/Welder 11 0 5 16
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 0 15 15
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 9 0 0 9
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 4 0 5 9
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 0 6 0 6
Autobody/Collision & Repair Technology/Technician 3 0 2 5
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology 2 0 1 3
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 2 0 1 3
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 0 0 2 2
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician 2 0 0 2
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, & Nail Instructor 1 0 0 1
Building/Property Maintenance 0 0 0 0
Carpentry/Carpenter 0 0 0 0
General Construction Trades 0 0 0 0
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology 0 0 0 0
Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Medical/Clinical Assistant 0 0 0 0
Cabinetmaking & Millwork 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 147 6 87 240

East Arkansas Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, East Arkansas Community College awarded 621 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions 14 4 6 0
Cosmetology 22 4 0 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 2 0 0
Ground Transportation 75 0 0 0
Health Sciences & Services 3 48 0 0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 4 5 0 0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 2 1 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 9 15 0 0
Precision Metal Working 11 5 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 7 3 0 0
Total 415 194 12 0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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