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Located in Harrison, Arkansas, North Arkansas College is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Harrison draws many to the area.

Where Is North Arkansas College?

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

Since North Arkansas College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford North Arkansas College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Northark, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $3,918 a year. That adds up to $15,672 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Northark is 6.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

North Arkansas College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,792 undergraduate students at Northark, with 750 being full-time and 1,042 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 750 full-time undergraduates at Northark, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	618
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	47

Online Learning at North Arkansas College

In 2020-2021, 1,007 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.

This school is the 10th most popular in Arkansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

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 #1,390 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Northark 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%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.