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National Park College

Hot Springs, Arkansas · Public community college

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35%completion rate · Arkansas avg 57%
$10,500median debt of graduates
$28,337median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$32,444median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | Higher Learning Commission | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (Accredited)
Address: 101 College Dr, Hot Springs, AR 71913 · Phone: (501) 760-4222 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
National Park College National Park College: 35.1% 35.1% Arkansas average Arkansas average: 57.3% 57.3% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$30,320$44,160$57,910
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$37,380$47,970$55,280
Emergency medical technicians$28,370$36,230$41,670
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$44,670$56,620$61,220
Radiologic technologists and technicians$46,810$63,640$78,480
Medical records specialists$33,920$41,740$51,440

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Arkansas (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 98 $24,236 $28,598 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 71 not reported not reported $5,500
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 22 $40,142 $36,312 $9,460
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, under 300 hours 20 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 15 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 15 $24,236 $28,598 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 10 $39,851 $45,696 $9,806
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 10 $24,236 $28,598 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 8 not reported not reported $5,500
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 7 $24,236 $28,598 not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate degree 4 not reported $28,960 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 3 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 1 $39,851 $45,696 $9,806

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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