Cossatot Community
College of the University of Arkansas
Public Community College in De Queen, AR. Six-year graduation rate 54%. Median 10-year earnings $33,775.
Students who entered Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas reach a median of $33,775 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Six-year completion sits at 54%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Mobility is where this school separates itself: 2.9% of students move from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 54%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 64% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The part-time picture is harder: 25% return, against 64% full-time. At 14:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. As a public community college, the relevant comparison is other two-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 793 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $6,237 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $3,452 at $0–30k against $7,452 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 72% of students receive grant aid, averaging $6,874 — common but not automatic.
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 · 191 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 | $3,452 |
| $30–48k | $4,033 |
| $48–75k | $6,507 |
| $75–110k | $7,452 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Sevier 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)