University of
Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
Public Community College in North Little Rock, AR. Six-year graduation rate 36%. Median 10-year earnings $34,722.
Students who entered University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College reach a median of $34,722 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Completion is the weak point: 36% graduate within six years. Median debt at graduation is $12,080, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.35 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 36% graduate within six years. Retention is weak: only 56% of full-time first-years return, so roughly two in five leave after one year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. 15% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 46% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,791 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $14,297 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $13,544 at $0–30k against $19,318 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 74% of students at an average of $5,195. Federal borrowing reaches 45% 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 · 596 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 | $13,544 |
| $30–48k | $13,569 |
| $48–75k | $15,976 |
| $75–110k | $17,637 |
| $110k+ | $19,318 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,709 of these 3,791 students, totalling $11,482,795 — an average of $6,719 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Pulaski 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)