University of
Arkansas Community College-Batesville
Public Community College in Batesville, AR. Six-year graduation rate 66%. Median 10-year earnings $33,706.
Ten-year median earnings of $33,706 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate of 66% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Median debt at graduation is $10,250, a light load against those earnings. On economic mobility, 2.1% of students travel 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.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.30 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
66% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. First-year retention is 70% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. At 11:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. 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 1,118, 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 805 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $8,239 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $7,668 at $0–30k against $15,568 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Most students get help: 85% receive grants worth $6,123 on average. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 15% 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 · 163 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 | $7,668 |
| $30–48k | $7,486 |
| $48–75k | $8,206 |
| $75–110k | $10,806 |
| $110k+ | $15,568 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 124 of these 805 students, totalling $656,868 — an average of $5,297 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Independence 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)