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Arkansas Welding Academy

Private for-profit Jacksonville, AR · Suburban · Southeast · 53% data
A Graduation C Diversity F Affordability
Graduation Rate
88% A
Most students who enroll finish their degree here
Net Price
$35,590 F
108% more than the typical college
Enrollment
73
Graduation +53% vs avg
Net Price 108% vs avg

Bottom line: A C overall grade — average outcomes for a U.S. college.

What The Data Says

  1. A C overall — outcomes trail most U.S. colleges on measured metrics.

  2. A 88% graduation rate — 53% above the national average.

About Arkansas Welding Academy

Arkansas Welding Academy is profiled below with full outcomes data from federal sources.

Interpretation generated from this school's federal outcomes, research, and mobility data.

Institutional Profile

Institution Type
Private for-profit College
Enrollment
73
Setting
Suburban
Primary Strengths
Precision Production

Why students choose Arkansas Welding Academy

Strength in Precision Production
Its most-awarded field of study

CollegeRanker Report Card

Graded on outcomes, against every U.S. college.

C
Top 50% overall
F
Affordability
$35,590/yr net
A
Graduation
88% graduate
C
Diversity
0.58 index

Each grade is this school's national percentile on a real outcome — earnings, value, mobility, and more.

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Can I Get In?

How selective Arkansas Welding Academy is — and how your numbers stack up.

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3.0
Test Score
1050
21

Academics & Admissions

Is It Hard to Get Into Arkansas Welding Academy? Acceptance Rate & Requirements

As a private institution in Jacksonville, Arkansas, Arkansas Welding Academy enrolls students across a range of programs. The graduation rate is roughly 88%.

Retention Rate
98%
Diversity Index
0.58

Can I Afford It?

What you'll actually pay after grants and aid — not the sticker price.

Cost & Financial Aid

How Much Does It Cost to Attend Arkansas Welding Academy? Tuition, Net Price & Aid

The average net price at Arkansas Welding Academy, the amount students actually pay each year after federal grants and scholarships, is about $35,590. Students from families earning under $30,000 typically pay closer to $35,652 after need-based grants. The median graduate leaves with about $5,500 in federal student loans.

Avg Net Price
$35,590
Median Debt
$5,500
Pell Grant Rate
71%
Federal Loan Rate
58%

What Families Actually Pay

Family Income $0–$30K
$35,652
Family Income $30K–$48K
$36,131
Family Income $48K–$75K
$26,952

What Happens After?

Earnings, debt, and where graduates actually land.

Graduate Outcomes

Is Arkansas Welding Academy Worth It? Graduate Earnings & ROI

Graduation by Timeframe

100% (28)
72%
100% (28)
72%
100% (28)
72%
100% (28)
72%

How Arkansas Compares

Dot right of center = above national average.

NATIONAL AVGGraduation88%Net Price$36KRetention98%Median Debt$6KPell Grant Rate71%

Net Price by Family Income

What families actually pay after aid, by income bracket.

$36K$0-30K$36K$30-48K$27K$48-75K

Does It Change Lives?

Mobility, social capital, and innovation — does it move people up?

Top Programs

The fields Arkansas Welding Academy awards the most degrees in, by share of completions. Where federal field-of-study data exists, we show what graduates in that major earned early in their careers. Each links to its degree guide — or see what someone with your income, scores, and major would pay and earn here in the Students Like You simulator.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is It Hard to Get Into Arkansas Welding Academy? Acceptance Rate & Requirements

As a private institution in Jacksonville, Arkansas, Arkansas Welding Academy enrolls students across a range of programs. The graduation rate is roughly 88%.

How Much Does It Cost to Attend Arkansas Welding Academy? Tuition, Net Price & Aid

The average net price at Arkansas Welding Academy, the amount students actually pay each year after federal grants and scholarships, is about $35,590. Students from families earning under $30,000 typically pay closer to $35,652 after need-based grants. The median graduate leaves with about $5,500 in federal student loans.

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