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North Arkansas College is a public institution situated in Harrison, Arkansas. Harrison is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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North Arkansas College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Northark.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Most Popular Online Insurance Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Most Popular Online Entrepreneurial Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#24 Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is North Arkansas College?

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Contact details for Northark are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1515 Pioneer Drive, Harrison, AR 72601-5508
Phone: 870-743-3000
Website: www.northark.edu

How Do I Get Into Northark?

You can apply to Northark online at: https://www.cognitoforms.com/NorthArkansasCollege1/AdmissionApplication

North Arkansas College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford North Arkansas College?

10% Take Out Loans
11.5% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Northark, approximately 10% of students took out student loans averaging $4,281 a year. That adds up to $17,124 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Northark is 11.5%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

North Arkansas College Undergraduate Student Diversity

776 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,604 undergraduate students at Northark, with 776 being full-time and 828 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 776 full-time undergraduates at Northark, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 5
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 66
White 632
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 52

Online Learning at North Arkansas College

265 Took All Classes Online
828 Took At Least One Class Online
4.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 828 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 9th most popular in Arkansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Northark

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at North Arkansas College was 4.6%. This is the #1,388 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Northark regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Northark ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Northark.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Small Business Administration/Management #32
Entrepreneurial Studies #142
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science #183
Business Support & Assistant Services #273
Accounting #373

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

North Arkansas College Business Concentrations

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

Major Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General Business/Commerce 27 0 27
Small Business Administration/Management 0 5 5
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 0 4 4
Accounting 0 3 3
Supply Chain Management 1 0 1
TOTAL 28 12 40

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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