Private nonprofit · College
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
Fort Smith, Arkansas · Small city
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Arkansas Colleges of Health Education is a private nonprofit graduate-granting institution in Fort Smith, Arkansas (small city setting).
About Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith is the third-most populous city in Arkansas, United States, and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. No evidence indicates permanent indigenous settlements at the time of European contact in what became Fort Smith. Fort Smith has long been a regional manufacturing center, with major plants located in the city operated by Rheem, Trane, Georgia-Pacific, Gerber, Kraft Heinz Company-Planters Peanuts, Mars Petcare, Umarex USA, Graphic Packaging, International Paper, Pernod Ricard-USA, and many others. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 52 miles to Fayetteville, AR
- To the ocean
- 369 miles
- Nearest airport
- 3 miles to Fort Smith (FSM)
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
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- Graduate enrollment
- 870
- Student–faculty ratio
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- Pell Grant recipients
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- First-generation students
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- Students over 25
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- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $77,697
- Endowment
- $6,636,048
Outcomes
- Graduated
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- Students with federal loans
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Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 303
- Housing charge (year)
- $15,000
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (870 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 94°F
- Winter low
- 30°F
- Annual rain
- 47.3″
- Annual snow
- 2.9″
Average temperature
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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, FT Smith Rgnl AP, AR US station (2.7 mi from campus).
Colleges near Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
Designer Barber & Stylist School
Fort Smith, AR · Private for-profit · Certificate · 95 students
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR · Public · Associate · 4,091 students
Academy of Salon and Spa
Fort Smith, AR · Private for-profit · Certificate · 52 students
Carl Albert State College
Poteau, OK · Public · Associate · 1,308 students
University of the Ozarks
Clarksville, AR · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 767 students
University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain
Mena, AR · Public · Certificate · 503 students
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR · Public · Bachelor's · 28,677 students
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK · Public · Bachelor's · 4,772 students
Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.