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

530 Full-Time Undergraduates
$2,472 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is South Arkansas Community College?

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Contact details for SouthArk are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 300 S West Ave, El Dorado, AR 71731-7010
Phone: 870-862-8131
Website: www.southark.edu

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Can I Afford SouthArk?

$2,472 In-State Tuition
13% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time SouthArk students paid $103 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $179 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $2,472 $4,296
Fees $1,068 $1,068
Books and Supplies $2,000 $2,000

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 SouthArk, approximately 13% of students took out student loans averaging $4,783 a year. That adds up to $19,132 over four years for those students.

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South Arkansas Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

530 Full-Time Undergraduates
73% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,253 undergraduate students at SouthArk, with 530 being full-time and 723 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 530 full-time undergraduates at SouthArk, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2
Black or African American 208
Hispanic or Latino 42
White 255
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

Over 3 countries are represented at SouthArk. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Pakistan, and Nepal.

Online Learning at South Arkansas Community College

334 Took All Classes Online
714 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 714 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 8th most popular in Arkansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of SouthArk majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 25%

South 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
Welding Technology/Welder 122 0 7 129
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 0 0 94 94
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 33 12 29 74
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 0 54 54
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 25 0 7 32
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 20 0 0 20
Physical Therapy Assistant 0 17 0 17
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 0 10 0 10
Occupational Therapist Assistant 0 9 0 9
Industrial Technology 3 3 2 8
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 6 0 0 6
Surgical Technology 0 5 0 5
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 4 0 0 4
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 0 0 4 4
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 3 0 1 4
Respiratory Care Therapy 0 0 0 0
Laboratory Technician 0 0 0 0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies, Other 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 216 56 198 470

South Arkansas Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, South Arkansas Community College awarded 1,113 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 & Medical Assisting Services 0 0 26 0
Allied Health Professions 33 29 27 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 20 0 0 0
Culinary Arts 3 1 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 4 4 0 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 94 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 3 2 3 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 6 54 0 0
Precision Metal Working 122 7 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 25 7 0 0
Total 585 413 115 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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