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Located in Forrest City, Arkansas, East Arkansas Community College is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Forrest City draws many to the area.

116 Undergraduate Degrees

Where Is East Arkansas Community College?

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Contact details for East Arkansas Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1700 Newcastle Rd, Forrest City, AR 72335-2204
Phone: 870-633-4480
Website: www.eacc.edu

How Do I Get Into East Arkansas Community College?

You can apply to East Arkansas Community College online at: https://my.eacc.edu/ICS/Admissions/Admissions_Home.jnz

East 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 East Arkansas Community College?

2% Take Out Loans

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 East Arkansas Community College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $3,340 a year. That adds up to $13,360 over four years for those students.

East Arkansas Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

391 Full-Time Undergraduates
69% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,056 undergraduate students at East Arkansas Community College, with 391 being full-time and 665 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 391 full-time undergraduates at East Arkansas Community College, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 165
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 200
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

Online Learning at East Arkansas Community College

422 Took All Classes Online
626 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 626 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at East Arkansas Community College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 15th most popular in Arkansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of East Arkansas Community College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 24%

East Arkansas Community College Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 3 0 48 51
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 14 0 4 18
Registered Nursing 0 17 0 17
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 0 15 15
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 9 0 0 9
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 0 6 0 6
Medical/Clinical Assistant 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 26 23 67 116

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.

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