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East Arkansas Community College, AR

1700 Newcastle Rd, Forrest City, AR 72335 • eacc.edu • 1.4 star

Public 2-Year Small Associate's College High Transfer Largely Non-Traditional Students Open Admissions Main Campus

Academics

Bachelor’s N/A

Associate’s 30%

Certificate 70%

Highest Degree Assoc

Graduates by Field of Study

Business, Management, Marketing2%

Education2%

Engineering Technologies6%

Health Professions and Related Programs22%

Law Enforcement, Firefighting8%

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities40%

Mechanic and Repair Technologies18%

Multi-disciplinary Studies1%

Precision Production2%

Admissions

Admission Rate N/A

Median SAT Math N/A

Median SAT Reading N/A

Median ACT Composite N/A

Cost

Cost of Attendance

In-State Tuition $3,000

Out-of-State Tuition $4,000

Average Total Cost $11,000

Average Net Cost $5,000

Attendance Costs by Family Income	School	State	US
$0–$30K	$4,000	$10,876	$11,406
$30K–$48K	$5,000	$11,802	$12,318
$48K–$75K	$8,000	$13,599	$15,178
$75K–$110K	$9,000	$15,988	$18,184
>$110K	$8,000	$15,571	$20,813

Student Debt

Receive Federal Loans 5%

Median Federal Debt $3,000

Repayment Rate 32%

Median Payment $46

Financial Aid Recipients	School	State	US
$0–$30K	68%	46%	46%
$30K–$48K	14%	17%	16%
$48K–$75K	13%	14%	14%

Student Debt	School	State	US
The median debt for family income between $0–$30K	$3,000	$12,139	$12,538
The median debt for Pell students	$3,000	$13,157	$13,487
The median debt for no-Pell students	$4,000	$10,391	$11,749
Cumulative loan debt at the 90th percentile	$6,000	$30,566	$28,917
Cumulative loan debt at the 75th percentile	$4,000	$21,030	$20,751
Cumulative loan debt at the 25th percentile	$2,000	$5,360	$5,959
Cumulative loan debt at the 10th percentile	$875	$3,056	$3,316

Loan Repayment Rates	School	State	US
1-year after entering repayment	39%	57%	49%
3-years after entering repayment	32%	57%	54%
5-years after entering repayment	37%	57%	59%
7-years after entering repayment	42%	58%	65%

Completion

Graduation and Retention

Retention Rate 56%

Transfer Rate 13%

Withdrawal Rate 26%

Graduation Rate 28%

Time Taken to Graduate	School	State	US
Within 4 Years	16%	29%	33%
Within 6 Years	28%	44%	49%
Within 8 Years	25%	44%	52%

Graduation by Ethnicity	School	State	US
Black	23%	33%	41%
Caucasian	39%	47%	53%
Hispanic or Latino	10%	45%	47%

Students

Student Enrollment

Undergraduates 683

Full-time Undergrads 61%

Avg Entry Age 22

Graduate Students N/A

Enrollment by Gender	School	State	US
Female degree-seeking undergraduates	62%	59%	57%
Male degree-seeking undergraduates	38%	41%	43%

Enrollment by Race and Nativity	School	State	US
Asian	1%	2%	7%
Black	47%	16%	13%
Caucasian	48%	66%	50%
Hispanic or Latino	2%	7%	19%
Native American or Alaskan Native	1%	1%	1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Non-US citizens/residents	1%	3%	4%
Two or more races	1%	4%	4%

Enrollment by Family Income	School	State	US
$0–$30K	62%	38%	37%
$30K–$48K	19%	18%	17%

Nearby Colleges

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Arkansas State University Mid-South

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Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas

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Nearby Airports

Memphis International Airport

45 miles, E • 2.8 star

Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport-Adams Field

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Cape Girardeau Regional Airport

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Golden Triangle Regional Airport

166 miles, SE • 1 star