Black River Technical College offers 78 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 20 major programs - 11 Certificate and 9 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $4,584 for Arkansas residents and $7,152 for out-of-state students.

Total 417 students out of total 1,566 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 892 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Black River Technical College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameBlack River Technical College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address1410 Hwy 304 East, Pocahontas, AR
Online Students417 Enrolled Online Exclusively
521 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$4,584
Out-of-State$7,152
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Online Degree Programs
Total20 Programs
Certificate11 Programs
Associates9 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Black River Technical College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Arkansas residents, the tuition & fees are $4,584 and $7,152 for non-Arkansas residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $107 for Arkansas residents and $214 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$3,216$4,635$4,118$4,440$4,584
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$5,448$6,868$6,350$6,888$7,152
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$144$96$96$102$107
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$237$189$189$204$214

Online Programs By Area of Study

Black River Technical College offers 78 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 20 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 11 Certificates, 9 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs119NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs5919NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Agricultural Production OperationsONLY IN CLASSROOM 9 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels3 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 42 NOT OFFERED
General Studies6 168 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Nutrition SciencesONLY IN CLASSROOM 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)1 4 NOT OFFERED
Fire Services AdministrationNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fightingONLY IN CLASSROOM 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (other)89 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)ONLY IN CLASSROOM 4 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping5 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Black River Technical College, there are 1,566 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 938 students were attending classes through distance learning (417 students are enrolled exclusively and 521 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,566
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses417
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses521
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses628

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 417 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 407 Arkansas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 10 students living in the U.S. States other than Arkansas, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses417
Arkansas Resident407
Other State In U.S.10
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses417
Degree/Certificate Seeking303
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking114

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