1515 Pioneer Drive
Harrison, AR 72601

North Arkansas college is a comprehensive, public two-year college with a variety of educational opportunities to the citizens of Boone, Carroll, Marion, Searcy, Newton, and Madison counties, its service area in northern Arkansas.

The North Arkansas college mission parallels that of other Arkansas schools and comprehensive community colleges. Economic and community development, high quality, affordable and convenient learning opportunities and cultural enrichment for the citizens of the service area are all provided by North Arkansas College.

Everyone at North Arkansas College is committed to the success of its students. Whether you seek to transfer to another institution, to develop marketable job skills or to retrain and upgrade in your present job, this Arkansas school is a great choice for any student.

North Arkansas College offers transfer and technical degree programs, one-year technical certificates, certificates of proficiency, customized business and industry training, adult basic education (GED) classes, and non-credit community education courses. The institution is especially proud of its leadership in the use of educational technology, in community outreach and partnerships, and in health education.

Quick Facts:

Information technology programs offered to students at this Arkansas school include Cisco, Microsoft, Adobe, and Comp TIA certification training, and degree programs in web and Graphic Design, software support, applied programming, network technology, and geographic information systems.

Allied Health students make up almost one-third of North Arkansas College graduates. The college offers career tracks for allied health students in Licensed Practical nursing (LPN), Registered Nursing (RN), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Radiologic Technology, Medical Laboratory Technology, Surgical Technology, and Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic.

Two-thirds of degree-seeking students at North Arkansas College during the fall semester of 2006 received need-based financial aid. Sixty-one percent of North Arkansas College students are female.

Although most of the college's students are 18-20 years old, the average age of North Arkansas College students is 26. It serves many students who are single parents or the first in their family to attend college.

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