Black River Technical College
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 16.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 48 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 44 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing4 · 8.3%
- No Data44 · 91.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 5
- Jun 2023Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Feb 2019Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedHigher Learning Commission
- Sep 2018Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: DenialAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETT) - Dietetic Technician Program
- Jul 2017Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETT) - Dietetic Technician Program
- Feb 2017Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationHigher Learning Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 762 students received $3.6M in Pell grants, alongside $807K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 245 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (2.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Black River Technical College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Black River Technical College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Black River Technical College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectBlack River Technical College | 55% | — | 1,705 | $5,095 | Community College |
| — | 100.0% | 2,248 | $8,725 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,069 | $4,543 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,478 | $14,327 | Community College | |
| — | 100.0% | 3,282 | $6,384 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,296 | $4,612 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 55% | 100.0% | 2,765 | $5,740 |
Institutions like Black River Technical College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Black River Technical College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeArkansas
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment2,248Net price$8,725View data - Community CollegeArkansas
Ozarka College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,069Net price$4,543View data - Community CollegeArkansas
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,478Net price$14,327View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Cleveland State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment3,282Net price$6,384View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Dyersburg State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,296Net price$4,612View data
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