Little Rock Community College Comparison

U.S. Department of Education (FAFSA) data regarding Arkansas Community College retention and graduation rates, offered as a resource for Little Rock residents considering their Arkansas higher education options. FAFSA is the Free Application For Federal Student Aid system operated by the U.S. D.O.E. FAFSA maintains a comprehensive database of publicly available higher education statistics, which can be found at www.fafsa.ed.gov.The statistics in the chart below may have been updated since this information was posted.

Little Rock Community College Name	Retention Rate	Graduation Rate
Cossatot Community College	59%	26%
East Arkansas Community College	54%	18%
Mid-South Community College	42%	10%
National Park Community College	59%	27%
Northwest Arkansas Communtiy College	56%	21%
Phillips County Community College	58%	7%
Rich Mountain Community College	46%	18%
South Arkansas Community College	50%	26%
University of Arkansas Community College	50%	20%
Univ. of AR Community College at Hope	65%	33%
Heritage College Little Rock	*83%	*Not Calculated

Little Rock, Arkansas Community College Comparison from U.S. Dept. of Education Aid Report

The data provided in this community college comparison chart has information pulled from the Federal Student Aid Report at www.fafsa.ed.gov. The community college chart compares Arkansas Community college graduation rates and Arkansas Community College retention rates with Heritage College's rates. This community college comparison chart may be helpful to Little Rock students in making their decision when faced with choosing between Heritage College and Arkansas Community Colleges.

Because Heritage in Little Rock is a new campus, the retention rates for Heritage College have not yet been calculated by FAFSA. The FAFSA Community College retention rates in Arkansas currently go anywhere from 42% to 65%. *According to information gathered from the Heritage registrar database, the retention rates stand at about 83%. The graduation rates for Arkansas Community colleges start at 7% and go up to 33%. *The Heritage College graduation rates have not yet been calculated, as Heritage College in Little Rock is too new for graduation rates. If you are interested in viewing retention rates and graduation rates for other Heritage campuses in other U.S. cities, please visit the links below:

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