University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College

Forrest City, Arkansas

  • Public technical or community college
  • Public
  • Town
  • 554 students

What you can study

Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278

Carpentry and construction

  • Construction Trades, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,348
  • CarpentersCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572

Child care and early education

  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763

Computers and IT

  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595

Cosmetology and barbering

  • Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 31 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169

Engineering technology

  • Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790

HVAC and refrigeration

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278

Industrial and equipment maintenance

  • Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233

Office and business support

  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 43 finishedGraduates here earned $43,035 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 23 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,149

Truck and bus driving

  • Ground TransportationCertificate · 72 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,738

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 34 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (14)
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $35,863
  • Biology, GeneralCertificate · 57 finishedNationally: $33,430
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 11 finishedNationally: $44,510
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $41,208
  • Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $54,610
  • Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $40,381
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $43,067
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 47 finishedGraduates here earned $45,964 a year afterNationally: $37,910
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 194 finishedGraduates here earned $30,895 a year afterNationally: $35,042
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 37 finishedGraduates here earned $33,926 a year afterNationally: $34,134
  • Management Information Systems and ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $57,331
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $45,150
  • Social WorkCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $38,578
  • WoodworkingCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $37,571
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$4,950$30–48k$5,192$48–75k$5,447$75–110k$8,020Over $110kNot reportedSource: College Scorecard
Average net price
$5,110per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$12,029sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$3,390Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
3%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
65%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$30,1436 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$34,46110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$4,610federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
42%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
7%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard

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Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.

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