Career Programs at Black River Technical

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Black River Technical College is $7,242 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Black River Technical College offers the alternative tuition plans .

91% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $6,341 (exclude student loans).

Black River Technical 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$7,242
Average Financial Amount	$6,341

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Black River Technical College offers 35 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 995 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Black River Technical College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	2	86
Less than 1 Year Certificate	15	273
2 Years Certificate	18	247
Total	35	995

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

86 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
273 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
247 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
389 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	86 completers	-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	✕	12	-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	✕	74	-
	Total	86

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Agricultural Production Operations	✕	0	-
Agricultural Production Operations (other)	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer Support Specialist	✕	0	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Institutional Food Workers	✕	5	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	140 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	132	-
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	✕	2	-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	✕	6	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	✕	6	-
Gunsmithing/Gunsmith	✕	5	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	4	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	31	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	67 completers	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	31	-
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	✕	36	-
Business [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	15	-
	Total	273

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	0	-
Computer Support Specialist	✕	2	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Institutional Food Workers	✕	3	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	39 completers	$19,500
General Studies	✕	39	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	✕	2	-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	✕	2	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	✕	13	-
Gunsmithing/Gunsmith	✕	1	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	6	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	8	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	68 completers	-
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist	✕	0	-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	✕	0	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	14	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	54	-
Business [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	9	-
	Total	247

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Agricultural Production Operations	✕	4	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	3	-
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	0	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✔ (1 completers)	212 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✔	48	-
General Studies	✕	164	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	7 completers	-
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	✕	6	-
Fire Services Administration	✔	0	-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	✕	1	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	5	-
Gunsmithing/Gunsmith	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	66 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	6	-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	✕	13	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✔	1	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	42	-
Business [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	0	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	5	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	8	-
Management Information Systems and Services (other)	✕	1	-
	Total	389

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 1,566 students are attending at Black River Technical College. There are 59 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 35 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 (6.25%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 147 (full-time) and 41 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Black River Technical College is 33% and transfer-out rate is 6%. The retention rate is 62% at the school.

Black River Technical 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	1,566
Graduation Rate	33%
Number of Faculty	94
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

Student Population at Black River Technical

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,380 students enrolled into Black River Technical College. By gender, 461 male and 919 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Black River Technical College.

Student Population By Gender
Black River Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,380	461	919
Full-time	693	247	446
Part-tme	687	214	473

There are 1,255 White (90.94%), 35 Black/African American (2.54%), 44 Hispanic (3.19%), 5 Asian (0.36%), and 83 students with other races attending Black River Technical College.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Black River Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,380	461	919
American Indian/Native American	2	0	2
Asian	5	0	5
Black/African American	35	7	28
Hispanic	44	17	27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	1,255	421	834
Two More	23	8	15
Un-Known	14	8	6
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Black River Technical College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

486 students (35.22% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 477 students (34.57% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Black River Technical College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Black River Technical College
	Number of Students
Total	1,380
Enrolled Online Exclusively	486
Enrolled Some Online Courses	477
Not in Online Courses	417

By age range, at Black River Technical College, 290 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.01% of total students), 638 students are aged below 20 (46.23%), 28 students are aged above 50 (3.91%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Black River Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,380	461	919
Under 18	298	116	182
Age 18-19	340	127	213
Age 20-21	154	65	89
Age 22-24	136	35	101
Age 25-29	175	49	126
Age 30-34	113	23	90
Age 35-39	73	24	49
Age 40-49	63	18	45
Age 50-64	27	3	24
Over 64	1	1	0

Directory and Accreditation Information

Black River Technical College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1997 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Black River Technical College.

1410 Hwy 304 East, Pocahontas, AR

870-248-4000

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Financial Aid Information

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