Private for-profit · Community college
Northern Technical College
Pine Bluff, Arkansas · Distant town
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $10,733
- Avg net price
- 100%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Northern Technical College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Pine Bluff, Arkansas (distant town setting), enrolling 8 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
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
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 41 miles to Little Rock, AR
- To the ocean
- 284 miles
- Nearest airport
- 38 miles to Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT)
How Northern Technical College compares
Higher than 98% · #1 of 47 in Arkansas
Higher than 23%
Cheaper than 67% · #23 cheapest of 49 in Arkansas
Lower than 29%
Larger than 1%
Percentiles compare Northern Technical College 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 race / ethnicity
- White38%
- Black63%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 8
- Student–faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 83%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 77%
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $10,733
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 100%
- First-year retention
- 60%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 86%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
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%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 92°F
- Winter low
- 33°F
- Annual rain
- 53.6″
- Annual snow
- 2.5″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pine Bluff, AR US station (2.4 mi from campus).
What Northern Technical College 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.