East Arkansas Community College is a public community college located in Forrest City, AR. It offers 65 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 11 programs).

It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

The 2024 tuition & fees of East Arkansas Community College is $4,128 for Arkansas residents and $4,920 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Arkansas public community colleges' average ($5,466).

The school has 1,179 students, which is lower than Arkansas community collleges' average (1,523). In addition, 422 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 11 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (12 to 1) of Arkansas community colleges.

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at East Arkansas Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Arkansas community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance -
Arkansas ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$4,128$4,920
Books & Supplies$2,200
Off-Campus Living Costs$12,020
Average Financial Aid$3,445
Cost of Attendance$18,348$19,140
After Financial Aid$14,903$15,695
Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Arkansas ResidentsOut-of-State Students
East Arkansas Community College$4,128$4,920
Public Community Colleges in Arkansas$4,051$5,466
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

East Arkansas Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs74NOT OFFERED
Total Programs5015NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

What is Education program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist11 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels9 completers
 10 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Child Care and Support Services ManagementNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/Assistant3 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies42 completers
 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 29 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Construction Trades program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 9 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science2 completers
 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Mechanics and Repairers program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Carpentry/CarpenterNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Building/Property Maintenance2 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Transportation and Materials Moving program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Welding Technology/Welder NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cabinetmaking and MillworkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Health Services/Allied Health/Health SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)3 completers
 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation TherapistNOT OFFERED 10 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 10 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training17 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business/Commerce 8 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management2 completers
 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services2 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 1,179 students at East Arkansas Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 353 male students and 703 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total1,056391665
Male Students353121232
Female Students703270433

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 1,179 total students, 626 students enrolled through distance learning (422 students enrolled exclusively and 204 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,179
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses422
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses204
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses553

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for East Arkansas Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address1700 Newcastle Rd, Forrest City, AR
Phone870-633-4480
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$4,128
Out-of-State$4,920
Student Population »1,179 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »40%
Transfer-out Rate7%
Retention Rate55% (Full-time)
63% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$3,445
Students to Faculty11:1 (9.09%)