Community colleges
Community Colleges in Arkansas
CampusPin classifies 25 of Arkansas's 53 colleges as community (two-year) colleges, about 47.2% of the state's institutions. Community colleges are the most affordable on-ramp to higher education, with a median published in-state tuition of $3,516 in this snapshot.
Arkansas community colleges by the numbers
- Community colleges
- 25
- Share of state colleges
- 47.2%
- Median published in-state tuition
- $3,516
- National public 2-year median
- $4,288
- Lowest published tuition
- Arkansas Northeastern College ($2,570)
Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; the tuition median is the published in-state figure from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Published prices are before financial aid, net price is typically lower, and lower tuition is not a measure of quality.
All community colleges in Arkansas
- Arkansas Northeastern CollegeBlytheville · $2,570
- Arkansas State University Mid-SouthWest Memphis · $3,048
- Arkansas State University Three RiversMalvern · $3,568
- Arkansas State University-BeebeBeebe · $3,216
- Arkansas State University-Mountain HomeMountain Home · $3,168
- Arkansas State University-NewportNewport · $2,856
- Baptist Health College Little RockLittle Rock · $13,593
- Black River Technical CollegePocahontas · $4,584
- Cossatot Community College of the University of ArkansasDe Queen · $3,906
- East Arkansas Community CollegeForrest City · $3,960
- Jefferson Regional School of NursingPine Bluff · $10,168
- National Park CollegeHot Springs · $5,600
- North Arkansas CollegeHarrison · $3,168
- NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeBentonville · $2,982
- Ozarka CollegeMelbourne · $3,820
- Phillips Community College of the University of ArkansasHelena · $3,230
- Shorter CollegeN Little Rock · $6,246
- South Arkansas CollegeEl Dorado · $3,204
- Southeast Arkansas CollegePine Bluff · $4,960
- Southern Arkansas University TechCamden · $4,685
- University of Arkansas Community College Rich MountainMena · $3,528
- University of Arkansas Community College-BatesvilleBatesville · $3,558
- University of Arkansas Community College-MorriltonMorrilton · $3,504
- University of Arkansas Hope-TexarkanaHope · $3,400
- University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock · $4,848
Why start at a Arkansas community college?
Community colleges typically offer open or less-selective admission, the lowest published tuition of any sector, and transfer pathways that let students complete lower-division coursework before moving to a four-year university. They also serve working and returning students with part-time, evening, and online options. Confirm transfer-credit and articulation agreements with each college and your target university.
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Data sources & methodology
Community-college counts and shares for Arkansas come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Community Colleges in Arkansas. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/community-colleges-in/arkansas