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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
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Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Main Campus to be the best school for trade school students in Arkansas. A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5,133 degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Newport. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Trade Schools in Arkansas list. ASUN is located in Newport, Arkansas and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,296 degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend NorthWest Arkansas Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Arkansas list. NWACC is a medium-sized public school situated in Bentonville, Arkansas. It awarded 2,045 degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Trade Schools in Arkansas list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, the medium-sized public school handed out 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. This small public school is located in Malvern, Arkansas, and it awarded 537 degrees in 2021-2022.
Arkansas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #6 on the list. Arkansas Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in Russellville, Arkansas that handed out 3,923 degrees in 2021-2022.
University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Arkansas ranking. This small public school is located in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 1,914 degrees in 2021-2022.
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South Arkansas Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. El Dorado, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 704 students in 2021-2022.
University of Central Arkansas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. This medium-sized public school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 2,508 degrees in 2021-2022.
National Park College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Arkansas ranking. Hot Springs, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 792 students in 2021-2022.
Black River Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Arkansas list. Black River Technical College is located in Pocahontas, Arkansas and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,859 degrees to qualified students.
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,408 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville ranked #13 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Arkansas list. Batesville, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 770 students in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Arkansas Rich Mountain did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. This very small public school is located in Mena, Arkansas, and it awarded 462 degrees in 2021-2022.
University of Arkansas at Monticello landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Monticello, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,158 students in 2021-2022.
North Arkansas College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #16 on the list. North Arkansas College is a small public school located in Harrison, Arkansas that handed out 623 degrees in 2021-2022.
Arkansas Northeastern College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #18 on the list. Camden, Arkansas is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 851 students in 2021-2022.
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in Helena, Arkansas, the small public school handed out 356 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Arkansas State University - Mountain Home came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in Mountain Home, Arkansas, the small public school handed out 830 degrees in 2021-2022.
Arkansas State University - Beebe landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. ASU-Beebe is a public institution located in Beebe, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 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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