National Park College Trade Programs

Located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, National Park College is a public institution. Hot Springs is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is National Park College?

Contact details for National Park College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	101 College Dr, Hot Springs, AR 71913
Phone:	501-760-4222
Website:	www.np.edu

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Can I Afford National Park College?

In a recent term, part-time National Park College students paid $120 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $157 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$3,600	$4,710
Fees	$2,450	$2,570
Books and Supplies	$1,500	$1,500
On Campus Room and Board	$6,725	$6,725
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,375	$3,375

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At National Park College, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $4,677 a year. That adds up to $18,708 over four years for those students.

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National Park College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,912 undergraduate students at National Park College, with 1,181 being full-time and 731 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,181 full-time undergraduates at National Park College, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of National Park College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	25
Black or African American	149
Hispanic or Latino	120
White	854
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

Online Learning at National Park College

In 2022-2023, 1,395 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at National Park College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in Arkansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

National Park College Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	93	4	4	101
Welding Technology/Welder	82	0	13	95
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	32	2	6	40
Other Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions	0	0	31	31
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	26	26
Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician	15	0	11	26
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	13	0	13
Radiologic Technology	0	11	0	11
Laboratory Technician	0	7	0	7
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	0	5	0	5
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	2	0	0	2
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology	0	0	2	2
Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	224	42	93	359

National Park College Trades

In a recent academic period, National Park College awarded 944 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	32	6	26	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	31	7	0
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	2	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	5	0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance	0	2	0	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	26	0	0
Precision Metal Working	82	13	0	0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	108	15	4	0
Total	640	216	88	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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.