2023 Best Trade Schools in Arkansas
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Trade Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Arkansas to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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Top Trade Schools in Arkansas
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Main Campus to be the best school for trade school students in Arkansas. A-State is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 5,133 degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University - Newport. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Arkansas list. Newport, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,296 students in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend NorthWest Arkansas Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Trade Schools in Arkansas list. NWACC is located in Bentonville, Arkansas and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2,045 degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2,279 degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University Three Rivers. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Arkansas list. ASU Three Rivers is a small public school situated in Malvern, Arkansas. It awarded 537 degrees in 2021-2022.
Arkansas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Arkansas ranking. ATU is a public institution located in Russellville, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3,923 degrees in 2021-2022.
University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Arkansas list. University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College is a small public school located in North Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 1,914 degrees in 2021-2022.
South Arkansas Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Arkansas list. Located in El Dorado, Arkansas, the small public school awarded 704 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
University of Central Arkansas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2,508 degrees to qualified students.
National Park College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Arkansas list. National Park College is a public institution located in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 792 degrees in 2021-2022.
Black River Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Arkansas list. Located in Pocahontas, Arkansas, the small public school handed out 1,859 degrees in 2021-2022.
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. UAFS is a medium-sized public school situated in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It awarded 1,408 degrees in 2021-2022.
University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in Batesville, Arkansas, the small public school handed out 770 degrees in 2021-2022.
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University of Arkansas Rich Mountain landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. University of Arkansas Rich Mountain is a very small public school located in Mena, Arkansas that handed out 462 degrees in 2021-2022.
University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in Monticello, Arkansas, the small public school awarded 1,158 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #16, North Arkansas College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. North Arkansas College is a small public school located in Harrison, Arkansas that handed out 623 degrees in 2021-2022.
Arkansas Northeastern College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Arkansas ranking. Arkansas Northeastern College is located in Blytheville, Arkansas and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 539 degrees to qualified students.
Southern Arkansas University Tech came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Arkansas ranking. SAU Tech is located in Camden, Arkansas and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 851 degrees to qualified students.
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Phillips County Community College is located in Helena, Arkansas and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 356 degrees to qualified students.
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Arkansas State University - Mountain Home landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. ASUMH is a public institution located in Mountain Home, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 830 degrees in 2021-2022.
Arkansas State University - Beebe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in Beebe, Arkansas, the small public school handed out 966 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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