East Arkansas Community College

Forrest City, AR · Public · 492 students · Visit Website

East Arkansas Community College (EACC) offers training for in-demand healthcare roles like Registered Nursing, with both traditional and accelerated LPN/LPTN tracks available, and prepares students for the NCLEX exam. Beyond nursing, EACC provides programs in other allied health fields such as Radiologic Technology and Emergency Medical Technology (Paramedic), which include both classroom instruction and clinical settings. The college also offers technical certificates and associate degrees in trades like Auto Body Repair, Automotive Service Technology, Commercial Driver Training, Diesel Technology, and Welding Technology.

Programs Analyzed

3

Avg Grad Earnings

$48,211/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

69/100

Tuition (In-State)

$3,960/yr
Out-of-state: $4,980/yr

All Programs at East Arkansas Community College

3 trade programs at East Arkansas CC, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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84 $64,932/yr $7,100 87.8x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Health Sciences
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
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68 $51,751/yr $8,500 89.2x High Medium
15 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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54 $27,952/yr 95.4x Low Medium
13 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 3 trade and vocational programs at East Arkansas Community College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.