unitid 106980 · Hot Springs, AR · public 2-year · suburb (small)
National Park College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,740
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,789
45th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
48%
undergrads on Pell grants
91st pctl among public 2-years
completion
35%
finish within 150% time
43rd pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$19,331
87th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$12,720
after aid, aided students
86th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$32,444
after entry, Title IV students
11th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$10,500
53rd pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $12,368 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k58%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $17,464
- First-generation students
- 46%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,600
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.1× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 130 | $31,622 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 89 | $32,596 | $15,512 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 85 | — | $15,500 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 79 | — | $5,500 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 76 | — | $14,740 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 54 | $64,558 | $16,250 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 35 | — | $15,594 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 33 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 24 | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 24 | — | — |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 22 | $52,163 | $13,898 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 19 | — | $14,525 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.