East Arkansas Community College offers 65 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 11 major programs - 7 Certificate and 4 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $4,128 for Arkansas residents and $4,920 for out-of-state students.

Total 422 students out of total 1,179 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 233 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

East Arkansas Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameEast Arkansas Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address1700 Newcastle Rd, Forrest City, AR
Online Students422 Enrolled Online Exclusively
204 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$4,128
Out-of-State$4,920
Student to Faculty11:1 (9.09%)
Online Degree Programs
Total11 Programs
Certificate7 Programs
Associates4 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at East Arkansas Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Arkansas residents, the tuition & fees are $4,128 and $4,920 for non-Arkansas residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $106 for Arkansas residents and $130 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$3,234$3,225$3,120$3,120$4,128
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$3,804$3,804$3,720$3,720$4,920
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$96$96$98$98$106
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$115$115$118$118$130

Online Programs By Area of Study

East Arkansas Community College offers 65 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 11 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 7 Certificates, 4 Associates.

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

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs74NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs5015NOT 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
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels13 10 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies109 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 29 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Health Services/Allied Health/Health SciencesONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical AssistantNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business/CommerceONLY IN CLASSROOM 8 NOT OFFERED
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At East Arkansas Community College, there are 1,179 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 626 students were attending classes through distance learning (422 students are enrolled exclusively and 204 are 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

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 422 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 418 Arkansas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 4 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 Courses422
Arkansas Resident418
Other State In U.S.4
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses422
Degree/Certificate Seeking203
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking219

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