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Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas

2023 Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas

7 Schools Ranked
$4,261 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$10,916 Avg Student Debt

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Arkansas to see which online undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

National Park College

Hot Springs, Arkansas
262 Total Awards
$5,650 Average Tuition & Fees
$13,308 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named National Park College the most popular school in Arkansas for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hot Springs, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 262 students in 2021-2022.

Full-time students from Arkansas pay an average of $5,650 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend National Park College. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $6,880. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,308 in student loans. Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.

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694 Total Awards
$5,820 Average Tuition & Fees
$13,068 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas list. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school situated in North Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 694 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.

In-state students pay an average of $5,820 in tuition and fees if they attend UA Pulaski Tech full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $7,050. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $13,068 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.

Full University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College Report

117 Total Awards
$3,356 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Arkansas State University Three Rivers helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Arkansas. ASU Three Rivers is located in Malvern, Arkansas and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 117 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at ASU Three Rivers is $3,356. Out-of-state students pay an average of $5,780. Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 16% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

Full Arkansas State University Three Rivers Report

#4

NorthWest Arkansas Community College

Bentonville, Arkansas
554 Total Awards
$4,450 Average Tuition & Fees
$14,535 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means NorthWest Arkansas Community College is a great place for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in Bentonville, Arkansas, the medium-sized public school awarded 554 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

Full-time students from Arkansas pay an average of $4,450 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend NWACC. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $4,906. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $14,535 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.

In 2020-2021 about 69% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

Ozarka College

Melbourne, Arkansas
194 Total Awards
$3,820 Average Tuition & Fees
$10,762 Avg Student Debt

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Ozarka College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Arkansas. Ozarka College is a very small public school located in Melbourne, Arkansas that handed out 194 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Full-time students from Arkansas pay an average of $3,820 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Ozarka College. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $6,820. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Ozarka College accumulate an average of $10,762 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2020-2021 about 65% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#6

North Arkansas College

Harrison, Arkansas
113 Total Awards
$3,408 Average Tuition & Fees
$9,631 Avg Student Debt

North Arkansas College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Northark is a small public school situated in Harrison, Arkansas. It awarded 113 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.

In-state students pay an average of $3,408 in tuition and fees if they attend Northark full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $5,136. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Northark accumulate an average of $9,631 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 56% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#7

South Arkansas Community College

El Dorado, Arkansas
257 Total Awards
$3,324 Average Tuition & Fees
$11,914 Avg Student Debt

South Arkansas Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas ranking. El Dorado, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 257 students in 2021-2022.

In-state students pay an average of $3,324 in tuition and fees if they attend SouthArk full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $5,124. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $11,914 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.

Around 59% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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