| Type | Less than 2 year, Private |
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| Business Model | For Profit |
| Campus locale | Suburb: Large |
| Degrees offered | Undergraduate |
| Calendar system | Continuous |
| Student body size | Small |
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| Student to faculty ratio | 12 to 1 |
| Acceptance rate | 62% |
| Students retention rate | 93% |
| On-time graduation rate | 72% |
Located in Jacksonville, Arkansas, Arkansas Welding Academy is a private, for profit institution that offers undergraduate degrees. The college operates on a continuous calendar system, providing flexibility in scheduling.
Arkansas Welding Academy is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education, ensuring that the institution meets certain standards of quality and effectiveness. This accreditation also allows students to transfer credits to other accredited institutions if they choose to continue their education elsewhere.
With a students-to-faculty ratio of 12-to-1, Arkansas Welding Academy emphasizes small class sizes, fostering a supportive and interactive learning environment.
Arkansas Welding Academy boasts an impressive student retention rate of 93% , indicating that the majority of students choose to continue their education at the institution. This number surpasses both the state and national averages of 68% and 76%, respectively.
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Accredited by: Council on Occupational Education
Admission
Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Arkansas Welding Academy during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Arkansas Welding Academy received a total of 13 applications. These applications included 13 male applicants and 0 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 13 applicants, Arkansas Welding Academy admitted 8 students. Among the admitted students, there were 8 males and 0 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 8 students chose to enroll at Arkansas Welding Academy. This means that 8 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 8 were male and 0 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Arkansas Welding Academy had an overall acceptance rate of 62% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 62% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 0%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Arkansas Welding Academy had an overall yield rate of 100% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 100%, and for female admitted students, it was 0%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Arkansas Welding Academy over the past 2 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Arkansas Welding Academy uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, Arkansas Welding Academy operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school record
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Arkansas Welding Academy.
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Credit for life experiences
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Advanced placement (AP) credits
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Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Not Accepted
Tuition & Fees
Average Net Price
The net price represents the amount of money students pay after receiving financial aid. In 2022, the average net price for first-year, full-time students at Arkansas Welding Academy was $23,836. This amount varies among students due to the different levels of financial aid offered based on their family's financial status.
Financial aid includes federal, state, or local government grants and institutional grants and scholarships
Below is the average net price of Less than 2 year, private For Profit colleges in Arkansas and nationwide.
| Arkansas's average | $12,405 |
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| National average | $17,367 |
Tuition Plans
Tuition plans offered by Arkansas Welding Academy during 2022 academic year.
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Prepaid tuition planNot Offered
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Guaranteed tuition planNot Offered
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Tuition payment planNot Offered
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Other alternative tuition planNot Offered
Financial Aid
Average Grant & Scholarships
In 2022, 73 of freshman students at Arkansas Welding Academy received on average $4,288 in grant and scholarships from the college, the state and/or the federal government. Below is detail stats of the aid provided to full-time, freshman students.
Average Student Loans
In 2022, 68% of freshman students at Arkansas Welding Academy received $10,772 (average) in federal student loan. Below is detail stats of all the loans provided to full-time, freshman students.
Financial Aid By Income Level
Financial aid breakdown by students family income level. The data is organized by income level group starting from families making below $30k to above $110k.
Post-9/11 GI Bill
Post 9/11 GI Bill is a federal education benefit program for veterans, who served on active duty after September 10, 2001. This Department of Veteran Affairs benefit provides up to 36 months of education benefits at an approved institution for the following college costs: tuition and fees, books and supplies and housing. The tuition and fees payment, which is the cost for an in-state student attending a public institution, is made directly to the post-secondary institution whereas payments for books and supplies and housing are sent directly to the student.
Academic Programs
Precision Production
Total number of students graduated under this category 42Welding Technology/Welder
Outcome
Graduation Rate
Out of 39 students who enrolled in 2018 and after, 28 students graduated within the normal graduation time of their respective program and 28 students graduated late (within 150% of the normal time it takes to graduate).
71.8%
Still Enrolled
From the cohort of 2018, as of August 31, 2021, 11 students are still enrolled in the school.
28.2%
Students Population
Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Arkansas Welding Academy is greatly skewed towards men students, with 93.3% of undergraduate students being men and 6.7% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 15, with 1 women and 14 men.
- men 93.3% 14 students
- women 6.7% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 31% 4 students
- 18-19 23% 3 students
- 30-34 23% 3 students
- 22-24 15% 2 students
- 25-29 8% 1 students
Miscellaneous
Service Offerings
- Placement services for graduates
- Academic/career counseling services
- Employment services for students
Educational Offerings
- Occupational
Veteran Services
- Member of Service-members Opportunity Colleges
- Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military service-members, and their families