unitid 367459 · Bentonville, AR · public 2-year · city (small)
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 10,832
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
4,953
75th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
23%
undergrads on Pell grants
24th pctl among public 2-years
completion
31%
finish within 150% time
29th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$12,157
16th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$7,196
after aid, aided students
46th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$43,505
after entry, Title IV students
80th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$9,506
40th 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 $5,722 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
- 0-30k39%
- 30-48k23%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110k10%
- 110k+9%
- Median family income
- $29,102
- First-generation students
- 52%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,342
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.6× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 858 | $40,064 | $10,645 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 207 | — | $11,107 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 201 | — | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 169 | — | $14,381 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 99 | — | $9,725 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 71 | — | $12,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 71 | $65,022 | $16,602 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 63 | — | $10,521 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 29 | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 29 | $54,965 | $11,313 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | 28 | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 28 | — | — |
— 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.