Education at East Arkansas Community College

If you plan to study education, take a look at what East Arkansas Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

East Arkansas Community College is located in Forrest City, Arkansas and approximately 934 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

East Arkansas Community College Education Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Education (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at East Arkansas Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, East Arkansas Community College does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

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Education Student Demographics at East Arkansas Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at East Arkansas Community College.

East Arkansas Community College Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of education associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in education only graduates about 19% men each year. The program at East Arkansas Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in education at East Arkansas Community College are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. East Arkansas Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Arkansas Community College with a associate's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at East Arkansas Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Arkansas Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	13

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AR, the home state for East Arkansas Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Elementary School Teachers	12,400	$48,560
Teacher Assistants	11,730	$21,190
High School Teachers	11,480	$51,780
Middle School Teachers	5,650	$49,570
Preschool Teachers	3,520	$33,150

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.