South Arkansas College

El Dorado, AR · Public · 879 students · Visit Website

South Arkansas College offers career training in various health sciences, including several nursing pathways, and skilled trades like automotive service, welding, and industrial engineering technology. The school provides hands-on learning, including registered electrical and plumbing apprenticeship programs through its Corporate Education department, which also offers customized training for local businesses. SouthArk also has a Workforce Development Center that connects the college with area businesses and industries, and provides career services to aid in job readiness and success.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$59,370/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

84/100

Tuition (In-State)

$3,204/yr
Out-of-state: $5,364/yr

All Programs at South Arkansas College

1 trade program at South Arkansas College, 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 $59,370/yr $10,885 101.3x High Very Large
292 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 1 trade and vocational programs at South Arkansas 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.