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University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College

North Little Rock, Arkansas·Public, 2-year·Southeast·uaptc.edu
6-yr Graduation
36%
Total enrollment
4,478
peer median 4,740
Avg net price
$15,000
+$9.0k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
36%
Full-time retention
56%

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
35%
Non-Pell
28%

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 65 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 57 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
65
Passing
8
12.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

65programs
  • Passing8 · 12.3%
  • No Data57 · 87.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
3
Safe
5
No data
57

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.

8
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+11.2%
$35,181 vs $31,625
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+12.1%
$35,448 vs $31,625
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+24.5%
$39,359 vs $31,625
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+30.6%
$41,292 vs $31,625
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+31.6%
$41,622 vs $31,625
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+55.5%
$49,182 vs $31,625
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+60.6%
$50,793 vs $31,625
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+100.4%
$63,374 vs $31,625

Debt vs earnings

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

8
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
65%
$25,659 debt · $39,359 earn
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
53%
$18,500 debt · $35,181 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Undergraduate Certificate · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
39%
$13,874 debt · $35,337 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
35%
$12,442 debt · $35,448 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
33%
$13,749 debt · $41,622 earn
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
25%
$12,499 debt · $49,182 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$10,638 debt · $58,471 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
16%
$7,999 debt · $50,125 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1997Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 5

  1. Aug 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  2. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  3. Dec 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  5. Dec 2012Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

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$14,256
$30–48k$14,663
$48–75k$16,721
$75–110k$18,211
$110k+$17,627

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

Avg net price
$15,000
+$8,965vs Community College median $6,035
Federal loans
41.0%
In-state tuition
$4,848
Out-of-state
$7,248

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 3,739 students received $17.3M in Pell grants, alongside $18.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,739
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$17.3M
$17,320,773 total
Direct Loans
$18.8M
4,867 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
3k
21
3k
22
3k
23
4k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$8.1M
2,508 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$10.5M
2,341 loan awards
Parent PLUS$152K
18 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 2,105 borrowers who entered repayment, 23 (1.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,105
Defaulted
23
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.3%
2017
10.9%
2018
5.1%
2019
1.0%
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 UAPTC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs58
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

671 total completions
01Liberal Arts
39659.0%
02Health Professions
7511.2%
03Business
7411.0%
04Engineering Tech
294.3%
05Personal/Culinary
233.4%
06Education
182.7%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
172.5%
08Computer Sciences
172.5%
09Communication
111.6%
10Mechanic
111.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
4,478
12-mo unduplicated
6,678
Undergraduate
6,678
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
34%2,266
Women
66%4,412

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
41.4%
White
35.7%
Hispanic
13.0%
Two or more
3.9%
Unknown
2.4%
Asian
1.5%
Non-resident
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

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 · 4,245 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.231 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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
    Liquor10

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    16.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    150

    UAPTC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions UAPTC 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
    SubjectUniversity of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
    36%4,478$15,000Community College
    University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton
    100.0%2,248$11,718Community College
    Black River Technical College
    1,705$6,053Community College
    Roane State Community College
    99.6%5,002$6,017Community College
    Walters State Community College
    5,899$4,153Community College
    Columbia State Community College
    5,712$4,576Community College
    Peer group median36%99.8%4,740$6,035

    Frequently asked questions about University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UAPTC.

    What is the graduation rate at University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College?

    University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 36% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College?

    University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College reports a total enrollment of 4,478 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College?

    The average net price at University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College is $15,000 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College located?

    University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College is located in North Little Rock, Arkansas 72118-3347.

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