Private nonprofit · Community college

Jefferson Regional School of Nursing

Pine Bluff, Arkansas · Distant town

#1 for grad earnings in Arkansas
Transfer rate
Avg net price
Grad / completion
$73,975
Median earnings

Jefferson Regional School of Nursing is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Pine Bluff, Arkansas (distant town setting), enrolling 92 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 92 undergradsDistant town

About Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Pine Bluff is a city in Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States, and its county seat. By the time of encounter with Europeans, the historical Quapaw were the chief people in the area, having migrated from the Ohio River valley centuries before. The Pine Bluff Convention Center is one of the state's largest meeting facilities. The Arts and Science Center features theatrical performances and workshops for children and adults. Pine Bluff did also boast the only Band Museum in the country but it has closed. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
284 miles
Nearest airport
38 miles to Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT)

How Jefferson Regional School of Nursing compares

Earnings, 10 years after entry$73,975

Higher than 99% · #1 of 43 in Arkansas

Median debt at graduation$12,000

Lower than 29%

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 86%

Undergraduate enrollment92

Larger than 26%

Percentiles compare Jefferson Regional School of Nursing with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Arkansas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

92undergrads
  • Women8188%
  • Men1112%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White50%
  • Black50%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
92
Student–faculty ratio
9 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
54%
First-generation students
Students over 25
45%
Median family income
$24,328
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$68,922

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Outcomes

Graduated
First-year retention
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$62,090
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$73,975
Median debt at graduation
$12,000
Students with federal loans
58%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
71%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$35

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%.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$73,975
Typical debt at graduation
$12,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
16%
Out-earn a HS grad
82%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high
92°F
Winter low
33°F
Annual rain
53.6″
Annual snow
2.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.95.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pine Bluff, AR US station (3.2 mi from campus).

What Jefferson Regional School of Nursing graduates study — and earn

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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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.