List of Online College Programs in Arkansas

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POPULATION (2021): 3.026 million

CAPITAL: Little Rock

LARGEST PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN ARKANSAS: University of Arkansas

LARGEST PRIVATE UNIVERSITY IN ARKANSAS: Harding University

Arkansas is located just north of Louisiana in the southern part of the country. The Ozark region has received more attention in the last decade thanks to the show that shares the name, but the region has long been a destination for nature seekers and hikers from across the world. No surprise the nickname of Arkansas is The Natural State.

The climate is moderate, and even in the middle of the college school year students can enjoy the outdoors. European and African cultures both have a heavy influence on the food, music, and art of the state, with some of the most notable creators being John Grisham, Johnny Cash, Maya Angelou, and Charlie Rich. 

Like most southern states, Arkansas residents love their college sports, and even if you don’t wind up going to the University of Arkansas, wearing a Razorbacks shirt to a social gathering certainly won’t hurt when it comes to making friends. 

Universities in Arkansas – 4-Year Colleges

Arkansas’ largest city, Little Rock, only has 200,000 people, and with that in mind, you may want to look elsewhere if you’re looking for a big-city college experience. For those wanting a college-town feel, however, the options are aplenty! Here’s a look at public and private 4-year universities in Arkansas. 

Public Universities in Arkansas

The major system in the state is The University of Arkansas, which has 4-year campuses in these cities (listed by enrollment, high to low):

  • Fayetteville (Main Campus)
  • Little Rock
  • Fort Smith
  • Pulaski (Tech)
  • Pine Bluff
  • Monticello

The second-largest public university system in Arkansas is Arkansas State University, whose main campus is located in Jonesboro, and satellite campuses can be found in these cities:

  • Beebee
  • Newport
  • Mountain Home

There are also several other public universities throughout the state of Arkansas. Arkansas Tech enrolls more than 10,000 students, as does the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. Southern Arkansas University (Magnolia), Henderson (Arkadelphia), and North Arkansas (Harrison) also offer 4-year degrees in Arkansas.

Private Universities in Arkansas

There are fewer private 4-year universities in Arkansas, compared to public schools, but there are still a lot of options given the state’s relatively low population. The largest private school, by enrollment, is Harding University, a religious-affiliated school in Searcy with more than 4,500 students. 

John Brown University in Siloam Springs is the only other private school with more than 2,000 students, though other small religious-affiliated private universities are spread across the state. 

Community Colleges in Arkansas

The major community college system in the state is the same system as the 4-year universities, as The University of Arkansas has a few campuses set up as community colleges. Here is a list of those schools, as well as other community colleges in Arkansas that offer students an affordable option while they decide if they want to pursue a 4-year degree. 

  • U of A Community College at Morrilton
  • U of A Community College at Batesville
  • U of A Community College at Hope
  • U of A Community College at Rich Mountain
  • East Arkansas Community College
  • Ozarka College
  • Phillips Community College
  • South Arkansas Community College
  • Cossatot Community College

Prominent Online Colleges in Arkansas

The University of Arkansas has recently bolstered its online offerings, receiving recognition from U.S. News for its best bachelor’s online programs of 2022. They also offer 2-year online programs through their community college outlets. Arkansas Tech and Arkansas State both offer several online courses, too.

Universities in Little Rock

Both the capital city and largest city in the state, here is a look at the colleges in the big town of Little Rock:

  • Arkansas Baptist
  • Arkansas State – Little Rock
  • Baptist Health College
  • Eastern College of Health Vocations
  • Philander Smith
  • Remington College
  • Strayer University
  • University of Arkansas – Little Rock
  • Arkansas University of Medical Sciences

Get to Know Arkansas

Somewhat of a literal diamond in the rough (Arkansas is home to one of the largest diamond mines in the country), it’s often overlooked as a place to visit in the south on a grand scale, but residents will tell you there isn’t a place more beautiful in their region of the country. 

Many of the state’s national parks are based in nature exploration, but there are also several parks with a lot of U.S. history. Some not as good as others, of course, but if you enjoy learning, there is a lot of fun to be had in the Arkansas wilderness. 

Watersports are also a big part of weekend plans for many college-aged students, and there are as many lakes and waterways as there are hiking trails in The Nature State. As far as food, most have heard of Southern BBQ and Arkansas is full of it. There is also a nice mix of Cajun culture as well as Mexican-American influences. 

It’s also a very affordable place, which can be a huge sell (or lack of) for college students!

Institution Name City State Website Degree Levels Offered Modality Profit Status (CNTLAFFI)
Academy of Professional Cosmetology Rogers AR www.apcschools.com Certificates
Campus No
Academy of Salon and Spa Fort Smith AR www.academysalonspa.com Certificates
Campus No
Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock AR www.arkansasbaptist.edu Associates
Bachelors
Campus No
Arkansas Beauty College Russellville AR www.arkansasbeautycollege.us Certificates
Campus No
Arkansas Beauty School-Little Rock Little Rock AR arkbeautyschool.com Certificates
Campus No
Arkansas College of Barbering and Hair Design North Little Rock AR www.arkansascollegeofbarbering.com Certificates
Campus No
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education Fort Smith AR acheedu.org Masters
Doctorate
Campus No
Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville AR www.anc.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
Arkansas State University Mid-South West Memphis AR www.asumidsouth.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
Arkansas State University System Little Rock AR www.asusystem.edu Certificates
Associates
Bachelors
Masters
Doctorate
No
Arkansas State University Three Rivers Malvern AR www.coto.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
Arkansas State University-Beebe Beebe AR www.asub.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
Arkansas State University-Main Campus Jonesboro AR www.astate.edu Certificates
Associates
Bachelors
Masters
Doctorate
Campus No
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Mountain Home AR www.asumh.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
Arkansas State University-Newport Newport AR www.asun.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
Arkansas Tech University Russellville AR www.atu.edu Certificates
Associates
Bachelors
Masters
Doctorate
Campus No
Arkansas Welding Academy Jacksonville AR www.arkansasweldingacademy.com Certificates
Campus No
Arthur's Beauty College Inc-Fort Smith Fort Smith AR www.arthursbeautycollege.com Certificates
Campus No
Arthur's Beauty College Inc-Jacksonville Jacksonville AR arthursbeautycollege.com Certificates
Campus No
Arthur's Beauty College-Jonesboro Jonesboro AR www.arthursbeautycollege.com Certificates
Campus No
Arthur's Beauty School Inc-Conway Conway AR www.arthursbeautycollege.com Certificates
Campus No
Baptist Health College Little Rock Little Rock AR www.bhclr.edu Certificates
Associates
Hybrid No
Black River Technical College Pocahontas AR www.blackrivertech.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
Blue Cliff College-Fayetteville Fayetteville AR bluecliffcollege.com Certificates
Campus No
Bryan University Rogers AR www.bryanu.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
Career Academy of Hair Design Springdale AR www.beautynwa.com Certificates
Campus No
Central Baptist College Conway AR www.cbc.edu Associates
Bachelors
Campus No
Champion Christian College Hot Springs AR championchristiancollege.com Associates
Bachelors
Campus No
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas De Queen AR www.cccua.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
Crowley's Ridge College Paragould AR www.crc.edu Associates
Bachelors
Campus No
Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute Forrest City AR www.crti.tec.ar.us No
Delta Designs Cosmetology School Wynne AR www.deltadesignscosmetologyschool.com Certificates
Campus No
Designer Barber & Stylist School Ft Smith AR designercollege.net Certificates
Campus No
East Arkansas Community College Forrest City AR WWW.EACC.EDU Certificates
Associates
Campus No
Eastern College of Health Vocations-Little Rock Little Rock AR www.easterncollege.edu Certificates
Campus No
Ecclesia College Springdale AR ecollege.edu Associates
Bachelors
Masters
Campus No
GoodFellas Barber College little rock AR www.gfbc.edu Certificates
Campus No
Harding University Searcy AR www.harding.edu Bachelors
Masters
Doctorate
Campus No
Henderson State University Arkadelphia AR www.hsu.edu Certificates
Associates
Bachelors
Masters
Campus No
Hendrix College Conway AR www.hendrix.edu Bachelors
Masters
Campus No
Hot Springs Beauty College Hot Springs AR hotspringsbeautycollege.com Certificates
Campus No
Imagine-Paul Mitchell Partner School North Little Rock AR paulmitchell.edu Certificates
Campus No
Jefferson Regional Medical Center School of Nursing Pine Bluff AR www.jrmc.org Associates
Campus No
John Brown University Siloam Springs AR www.jbu.edu Associates
Bachelors
Masters
Campus No
Lyon College Batesville AR www.lyon.edu Bachelors
Campus No
National Park College Hot Springs AR www.np.edu Certificates
Associates
Hybrid No
New Beginnings Beauty Academy Pine Bluff AR nbbacosmetology.com Certificates
Campus No
New Tyler Barber College Inc North Little Rock AR newtylerbarbercollege.edu Certificates
Campus No
North Arkansas College Harrison AR www.northark.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
Northern Technical College Pine Bluff AR www.northerntechnicalcolleges.com Certificates
Campus No
NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville AR www.nwacc.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
Northwest Technical Institute Springdale AR www.nwti.edu Certificates
Campus No
Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia AR www.obu.edu Associates
Bachelors
Campus No
Ozarka College Melbourne AR www.ozarka.edu Certificates
Associates
Online No
Paul Mitchell the School-Arkansas Fayetteville AR paulmitchell.edu Certificates
Campus No
Philander Smith College Little Rock AR www.philander.edu Bachelors
Campus No
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Helena AR www.pccua.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
Professional Cosmetology Education Center El Dorado AR www.pcec.edu Certificates
Campus No
Remington College-Little Rock Campus Little Rock AR www.remingtoncollege.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
River Valley School of Massage Russellville AR www.rvsmassage.com Certificates
Campus No
Searcy Beauty College Searcy AR searcybeautycollege.com Certificates
Campus No
Shorter College N Little Rock AR www.shortercollege.edu Associates
Campus No
South Arkansas Community College El Dorado AR www.southark.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
Southeast Arkansas College Pine Bluff AR www.seark.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia AR www.saumag.edu Certificates
Associates
Bachelors
Masters
Hybrid No
Southern Arkansas University Tech Camden AR www.sautech.edu Certificates
Associates
Hybrid No
Strayer University-Arkansas Little Rock AR www.strayer.edu Certificates
Associates
Bachelors
Masters
Online No
The Beauty School Mountain Home AR thebeautyschoolmh.com Certificates
Campus No
The Salon Professional Academy-North Little Rock Sherwood AR littlerockbeautyschool.com Certificates
Campus No
University of Arkansas Fayetteville AR www.uark.edu Certificates
Bachelors
Masters
Doctorate
Hybrid No
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock AR ualr.edu Certificates
Associates
Bachelors
Masters
Doctorate
Hybrid No
University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello AR www.uamont.edu Certificates
Associates
Bachelors
Masters
Campus No
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff AR www.uapb.edu Certificates
Associates
Bachelors
Masters
Doctorate
Campus No
University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain Mena AR www.uarichmountain.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville Batesville AR www.uaccb.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton Morrilton AR www.uaccm.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR www.uams.edu Certificates
Associates
Bachelors
Masters
Doctorate
Hybrid No
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Hope AR www.uaht.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
University of Arkansas System eVersity Little Rock AR eversity.uasys.edu Certificates
Associates
Bachelors
Online No
University of Arkansas System Office Little Rock AR WWW.UASYS.EDU Associates
Bachelors
Masters
Doctorate
No
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith AR uafs.edu Certificates
Associates
Bachelors
Masters
Campus No
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock AR uaptc.edu Certificates
Associates
Campus No
University of Central Arkansas Conway AR www.uca.edu Certificates
Associates
Bachelors
Masters
Doctorate
Campus No
University of the Ozarks Clarksville AR www.ozarks.edu Bachelors
Campus No
Velvatex College of Beauty Culture Little Rock AR www.velvatexcollege.com Certificates
Campus No
Washington Barber College Inc Little Rock AR www.washingtonbarbercollege.edu Certificates
Campus No
Williams Baptist University Walnut Ridge AR williamsbaptistuniversity.com Associates
Bachelors
Masters
Campus No
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