Black River Technical College Data & Information Overview

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• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is Black River Technical College Ranked?

2022 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Black River Technical College was awarded 17 badges in the 2022 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health sciences and services.

Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Black River Technical College as #2,289 out of 2,576 colleges and universities in the country on its 2022 Best Colleges list.

Black River Technical College is also ranked #32 out of 40 schools in Arkansas.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Black River Technical College?

Acceptance Rate

If you are worried about getting into Black River Technical College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.

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Black River Technical College Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Black River Technical College is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Black River Technical College is 55%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Black River Technical College

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 48% rate at Black River Technical College is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.

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Black River Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,350 undergraduates at Black River Technical College with 768 being full-time and 582 being part-time.

How Much Does Black River Technical College Cost?

The overall average net price of Black River Technical College is $7,690. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Black River Technical College

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$7,058	$8,049	$9,038	$8,476	$8,955

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Black River Technical College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Black River Technical College, approximately 13% of students took out student loans averaging $4,546 a year. That adds up to $18,184 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Black River Technical College is 10.7%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

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How Much Money Do Black River Technical College Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Black River Technical College make about $26,100 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 34% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of Black River Technical College

Black River Technical College is a public institution located in Pocahontas, Arkansas. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

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Contact details for Black River Technical College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1410 Hwy 304 East, Pocahontas, AR 72455
Phone:	870-248-4000
Website:	www.blackrivertech.edu/

Black River Technical College Majors

Learn more about the majors offered at Black River Technical College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Black River Technical College

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2019-2020, 876 students took at least one online class at Black River Technical College. This is an increase from the 608 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	876	369
2018-2019	608	195
2017-2018	749	162
2016-2017	750	177
2015-2016	687	176

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.