Black River
Technical College
Public Community College in Pocahontas, AR. Six-year graduation rate 55%. Median 10-year earnings $34,818.
Students who entered Black River Technical College reach a median of $34,818 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Six-year completion sits at 55%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates leave owing a median of $9,500 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.27 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
55% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention is weak: only 57% of full-time first-years return, so roughly two in five leave after one year. At 16:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. The undergraduate body is just 1,544, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 944 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $5,887 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $3,433 at the $0–30k band to $12,977 at $110k+. About 82% get grants averaging $8,139, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 18% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 223 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $3,433 |
| $30–48k | $2,770 |
| $48–75k | $7,435 |
| $75–110k | $10,609 |
| $110k+ | $12,977 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 167 of these 944 students, totalling $928,863 — an average of $5,562 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Randolph County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)