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East Arkansas Community College

Forrest City, Arkansas·Public, 2-year·Southeast·eacc.edu
6-yr Graduation
51%
Total enrollment
1,401
peer median 1,353
Avg net price
$6,769
+$942 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
51%
Full-time retention
70%

Pell equity

45.0pp gap
Pell recipients
45%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 36 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 34 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
36
Passing
2
5.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

36programs
  • Passing2 · 5.6%
  • No Data34 · 94.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
1
No data
34

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.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+13.2%
$35,810 vs $31,625
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+141.4%
$76,339 vs $31,625

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
8%
$4,750 debt · $58,763 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1979Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

  1. Jan 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Sep 2018Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,449
$30–48k$6,819
$48–75k$7,018
$75–110k$12,528
$110k+$8,945

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$6,769
+$942vs Community College median $5,828
Federal loans
3.0%
In-state tuition
$3,960
Out-of-state
$4,980

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 389 students received $1.9M in Pell grants, alongside $166K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
389
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.9M
$1,894,450 total
Direct Loans
$166K
50 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$105K
32 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$56K
17 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5K
1 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 44 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
44
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.5%
2017
19.0%
2018
17.7%
2019
0.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at EACC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs44
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

106 total completions
01Liberal Arts
3734.9%
02Health Professions
3129.2%
03Education
1211.3%
04Business
98.5%
05Security/Protective
87.5%
06Family/Consumer Sci
54.7%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
43.8%
08Engineering Tech
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,401
12-mo unduplicated
1,765
Undergraduate
1,765
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
34%603
Women
66%1,162

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
45.5%
White
44.3%
Two or more
4.1%
Hispanic
2.0%
Non-resident
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.8%
Unknown
0.8%
Asian
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,179 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    10.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    49

    EACC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions EACC selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    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
    SubjectEast Arkansas Community College
    51%1,401$6,769Community College
    Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas
    1,199$5,420Community College
    South Arkansas College
    1,207$6,235Community College
    University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana
    1,305$8,210Community College
    Arkansas Northeastern College
    1,461$5,144Community College
    Southeastern Community College
    1,426$4,474Community College
    Peer group median51%1,353$5,828

    Frequently asked questions about East Arkansas Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about EACC.

    What is the graduation rate at East Arkansas Community College?

    East Arkansas Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 51% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend East Arkansas Community College?

    East Arkansas Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,401 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at East Arkansas Community College?

    The average net price at East Arkansas Community College is $6,769 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is East Arkansas Community College located?

    East Arkansas Community College is located in Forrest City, Arkansas 72335-2204.

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