FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansans looking to get their associate degrees in the Natural State have solid options, according to a new study.
WalletHub looked at 653 schools that are part of the American Association of Community Colleges and ranked them based on three key factors: cost and financing, education outcomes and career outcomes.
Within those key factors were 18 metrics that were used to grade the schools and their numbers were weighted to create a composite score (out of 100).
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WalletHub Study: Arkansas among worst states for women Maryland had the best community colleges of any state with eight schools ranked in the top 50 nationwide, according to the study.
Arkansas had the 21st-best in the country behind Massachusetts and West Virginia.
WalletHub looked at 20 colleges in Arkansas and found Arkansas State University-Mountain Home was the best.
Here’s how the top community colleges in the Natural State ranked among other Arkansas schools and nationally.
State Ranking National Ranking Community College Location Score (out of 100) 1 40 Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Mountain Home 64.61 2 45 Arkansas State University-Newport Newport 64.34 3 63 Southern Arkansas University Tech Camden 63.83 4 117 University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville Batesville 61.54 5 166 Arkansas State University-Beebe Beebe 60.06 6 168 Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville 60 7 170 Ozarka College Melbourne 59.97 8 204 University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Hope 58.99 9 219 North Arkansas College Harrison 58.67 10 228 NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville 58.58 11 242 Arkansas State University Three Rivers Malvern 58.27 12 253 Southeast Arkansas College Pine Bluff 58.15 13 305 South Arkansas Community College El Dorado 57.26 14 315 Arkansas State University Mid-South West Memphis 57.09 15 317 East Arkansas Community College Forrest City 57.07 16 383 National Park College Hot Springs 55.52 17 410 Black River Technical College Pocohontas 54.95 18 552 University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock 50.40 19 597 Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Helena 47.39 20 601 University of Arkansas Rich Mountain Mena 46.77
(Courtesy: WalletHub) The “best” community college was in America Manhattan Area Technical College in Manhattan, Kansas – finished with a score of 70.63 out of 100.
For the full study, visit WalletHub’s website .
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