College of the Ouachitas

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Active In Achieving the Dream:

2007 - 2016

Leader College:

2012 - 2015
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Who We Are

College of the Ouachitas in Malvern (Hot Spring County) is a comprehensive two-year college in south-central Arkansas. In addition, the college, oversees the Ouachita Area Career Center (OACC), post-secondary programs in cosmetology and nursing, the Ouachita Area Adult Education Center (OAAEC), and the Workforce Center. College of the Ouachitas is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).

What We Are Doing

Initiatives

College Characteristics

  • IPEDS UNITID: 107521
  • HBCU: No
  • Tribal: No
  • Degree of Urbanization: Town: Fringe
  • Geographic Region: Southeast (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC SC TN VA WV)
  • Institution Size Category: 1,000 - 4,999
  • Carnegie Classification: Associate's--Public Rural-serving Small
  • Total Enrollment: 1,412
  • Full-time Enrollment: 553
  • Part-time Enrollment: 859
  • First-time Degree Seeking: 139
  • Part-time First-time Degree Seeking: 19
  • Black or African American Grouping: 0 to 20% Black
  • Hispanic/Latino Grouping: 0 to 12.5% Hispanic/Latino
  • Pell Recipients Grouping: 20.1 to 40% Pell Recipients

Percent of total enrollment that are...

  • American Indian or Alaska Native: 0%
  • Asian: 0%
  • Black or African American: 12%
  • White: 80%
  • Hispanic/Latino: 4%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0%
  • Women: 62%
  • Two or more races: 4%
  • Race/ethnicity unknown: 0%
  • Pell Recipients : 38%

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