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South Arkansas Community College is a public institution situated in El Dorado, Arkansas. The charming, small-town atmosphere of El Dorado draws many to the area.

23 Undergraduate Degrees

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South Arkansas Community 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 SouthArk.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#5 Most Popular Other Business & Marketing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#87 Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

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

How Do I Get Into SouthArk?

You can apply to SouthArk online at: https://mycampus.southark.edu/ICS/ADmissions/Apply_Now.jnz

South Arkansas Community 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 South Arkansas Community College?

15% Take Out Loans
6.9% 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 SouthArk, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $4,216 a year. That adds up to $16,864 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SouthArk is 6.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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

357 Took All Classes Online
732 Took At Least One Class Online
11.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 732 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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Online Growth Rankings of SouthArk

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at South Arkansas Community College was 11.5%. This is the #1,180 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SouthArk regardless of major.

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%.

South Arkansas Community College Business Concentrations

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

Major Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Accounting 0 13 13
Business Management & Marketing 10 0 10
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 0 0 0
Entrepreneurship 0 0 0
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0
TOTAL 10 13 23

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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