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Southeast Arkansas College

Pine Bluff, Arkansas · Public community college

Welding schoolsCNA classesPhlebotomy classesSurgical technologist programsLPN / LVN programsRadiology & sonography programsCDL / truck driving schoolsEMT & paramedic trainingMedical billing & coding programsHVAC schools
28%completion rate · Arkansas avg 57%
$8,600median debt of graduates
$29,235median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$33,603median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (Accredited)
Address: 1900 S Hazel Street, Pine Bluff, AR 71603 · Phone: (870) 543-5900 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
Sanction on record, since lifted — Jun 2024 · Probation · Higher Learning Commission; Jun 2026 · Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed. 4 sanction actions in the window.
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Southeast Arkansas Co… Southeast Arkansas Co…: 28.2% 28.2% Arkansas average Arkansas average: 57.3% 57.3% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$37,380$47,970$55,280
Nursing assistants$28,840$34,430$36,070
Phlebotomists$30,870$37,450$42,180
Surgical technologists$38,750$57,400$63,400
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$44,670$56,620$61,220
Radiologic technologists and technicians$46,810$63,640$78,480
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers$36,770$51,550$69,700
Emergency medical technicians$28,370$36,230$41,670
Medical records specialists$33,920$41,740$51,440
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$37,040$48,110$59,760

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Arkansas (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, under 300 hours 58 not reported not reported $5,767
Precision Metal Working Certificate, under 300 hours 50 not reported not reported not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 19 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 11 not reported not reported $5,767
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 10 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 10 not reported $41,565 $7,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 9 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 8 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 5 not reported $41,565 $7,000
Ground Transportation Certificate, 300–899 hours 5 not reported not reported not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 5 not reported not reported not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 1 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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