University of
Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College
Public Community College in Forrest City, AR. Six-year graduation rate 51%. Median 10-year earnings $28,471.
Students who entered University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College reach a median of $28,471 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate is 51%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Graduates leave owing a median of $6,000 — 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 0.21 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
51% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention of 70% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. The part-time picture is harder: 53% return, against 70% full-time. A 10:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 479 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $7,349 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $6,888 at $0–30k against $8,945 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 71% get grants averaging $5,692, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 5% 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 · 115 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 | $6,888 |
| $30–48k | $6,777 |
| $48–75k | $8,888 |
| $75–110k | $10,428 |
| $110k+ | $8,945 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 26 of these 479 students, totalling $138,760 — an average of $5,337 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (St. Francis 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)