NorthWest Arkansas Community College offers 85 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 3 major programs - 1 Certificate and 2 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $4,566 for Arkansas residents and $5,022 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,310 students out of total 7,593 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,065 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

NorthWest Arkansas Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameNorthWest Arkansas Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
AddressOne College Drive, Bentonville, AR
Online Students2,310 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,874 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$4,566
Out-of-State$5,022
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Online Degree Programs
Total3 Programs
Certificate1 Programs
Associates2 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at NorthWest Arkansas Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Arkansas residents, the tuition & fees are $4,566 and $5,022 for non-Arkansas residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $145 for Arkansas residents and $164 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$4,072$4,096$4,096$4,450$4,566
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$4,432$4,456$4,456$4,906$5,022
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$135$135$135$145$145
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$150$150$150$164$164

Online Programs By Area of Study

NorthWest Arkansas Community College offers 85 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 3 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificates, 2 Associates.

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

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs12NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs5827NOT 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
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies207 610 NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 248 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At NorthWest Arkansas Community College, there are 7,593 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 4,184 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,310 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,874 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment7,593
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,310
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,874
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,409

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,310 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,181 Arkansas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 129 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 Courses2,310
Arkansas Resident2,181
Other State In U.S.129
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses2,310
Degree/Certificate Seeking1,653
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking657

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