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Arkansas colleges: career services and alumni support

55 colleges in Arkansas, and the job market their graduates enter. A career services or alumni staff member can claim their college’s page and set up a free workspace.

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The Arkansas job market

  • 3.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, counties summed

  • 55

    colleges listed

    Source: IPEDS and the College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education

Arkansas workforce boards · Arkansas by county and city

Colleges in Arkansas

Colleges in Arkansas
CollegeCityTypeStudentsClaim
Arkansas Baptist CollegeLittle RockPrivate nonprofit 4-year342Claim page
Arkansas Colleges of Health EducationFort SmithPrivate nonprofit 4-yearClaim page
Arkansas Northeastern CollegeBlythevillePublic 2-year756Claim page
Arkansas State UniversityJonesboroPublic 4-year9,110Claim page
Arkansas State University Mid-SouthWest MemphisPublic 2-year502Claim page
Arkansas State University SystemLittle RockPublic 4-yearClaim page
Arkansas State University Three RiversMalvernPublic 2-year550Claim page
Arkansas State University-BeebeBeebePublic 2-year1,986Claim page
Arkansas State University-Mountain HomeMountain HomePublic 2-year925Claim page
Arkansas State University-NewportNewportPublic 2-year1,236Claim page
Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellvillePublic 4-year5,388Claim page
Baptist Health College Little RockLittle RockPrivate nonprofit 2-year569Claim page
Black River Technical CollegePocahontasPublic 2-year903Claim page
Central Baptist CollegeConwayPrivate nonprofit 4-year484Claim page
Champion Christian CollegeHot SpringsPrivate nonprofit 4-year144Claim page
Cossatot Community College of the University of ArkansasDe QueenPublic 2-year772Claim page
Crowley's Ridge CollegeParagouldPrivate nonprofit 4-year165Claim page
East Arkansas Community CollegeForrest CityPublic 2-year554Claim page
Ecclesia CollegeSpringdalePrivate nonprofit 4-year108Claim page
Harding UniversitySearcyPrivate nonprofit 4-year3,382Claim page
Henderson State UniversityArkadelphiaPublic 4-year1,456Claim page
Hendrix CollegeConwayPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,100Claim page
Jackson Theological SeminaryNorth Little RockPrivate nonprofit 4-year1Claim page
Jefferson Regional School of NursingPine BluffPrivate nonprofit 2-year92Claim page
John Brown UniversitySiloam SpringsPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,471Claim page
Lyon CollegeBatesvillePrivate nonprofit 4-year648Claim page
National Park CollegeHot SpringsPublic 2-year1,789Claim page
North Arkansas CollegeHarrisonPublic 2-year1,202Claim page
NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeBentonvillePublic 2-year4,953Claim page
Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphiaPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,602Claim page
Ozarka CollegeMelbournePublic 2-year575Claim page
Philander Smith UniversityLittle RockPrivate nonprofit 4-year751Claim page
Phillips Community College of the University of ArkansasHelenaPublic 2-year614Claim page
Shorter CollegeN Little RockPrivate nonprofit 2-year287Claim page
South Arkansas CollegeEl DoradoPublic 2-year862Claim page
Southeast Arkansas CollegePine BluffPublic 2-year851Claim page
Southern Arkansas University Main CampusMagnoliaPublic 4-year2,708Claim page
Southern Arkansas University TechCamdenPublic 2-year672Claim page
Strayer University-ArkansasLittle RockPrivate for-profit 4-year695Claim page
University of ArkansasFayettevillePublic 4-year28,677Claim page
University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle RockPublic 4-year4,949Claim page
University of Arkansas at MonticelloMonticelloPublic 4-year1,933Claim page
University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine BluffPublic 4-year1,807Claim page
University of Arkansas Community College Rich MountainMenaPublic 2-year503Claim page
University of Arkansas Community College-BatesvilleBatesvillePublic 2-year751Claim page
University of Arkansas Community College-MorriltonMorriltonPublic 2-year1,447Claim page
University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle RockPublic 4-year1,571Claim page
University of Arkansas GranthamLIttle RockPublic 4-year2,833Claim page
University of Arkansas Hope-TexarkanaHopePublic 2-year583Claim page
University of Arkansas System OfficeLittle RockPublic 4-yearClaim page
University of Arkansas-Fort SmithFort SmithPublic 4-year4,091Claim page
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little RockPublic 2-year4,118Claim page
University of Central ArkansasConwayPublic 4-year7,762Claim page
University of the OzarksClarksvillePrivate nonprofit 4-year767Claim page
Williams Baptist UniversityWalnut RidgePrivate nonprofit 4-year478Claim page

College career fairs and employer events in Arkansas

Career fairs and employer events at colleges, plus hiring and business events nearby.

Higher education conferences in Arkansas

Conferences for college and university staff held in Arkansas: admissions, student affairs, advancement, institutional leadership. No dates announced yet for the next edition.

  • SAIR Annual Conference

    Usually October (next dates not announced) · Little Rock, AR

    Paid ticket. Fees not listed on the home page; next edition Nov 13-16, 2027 in Houston.

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Sources: college directory from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), 2-year and 4-year public, private nonprofit and for-profit institutions; unemployment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Arkansas unemployment benefits.

Arkansas rapid response