Trade schools by state
Trade schools in Arkansas
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data · Updated October 17, 2026
20 colleges and trade schools in Arkansas reported 47 electrician, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), plumbing or construction programs with graduates in the latest two reported years, according to the federal College Scorecard. For each one you can see how many certificates or degrees it awarded, what graduates typically earned a year and four years later, and what a year at the school costs after grants.
Electrician programs in Arkansas
4 programs at 3 schools. Listed by graduates' pay one year after finishing, then by size; click any column heading to sort by it, and click again to reverse.
All 4 programs
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State University-NewportNewport · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 31 | $72,039 | $89,775 | $8,534 |
| University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 39 | — | — | $11,354 |
| Arkansas State University Three RiversMalvern · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 21 | — | — | $8,518 |
| Arkansas State University Three RiversMalvern · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 0 | — | — | $8,518 |
Nationally, the typical pay one year after finishing was $44,469 for certificate programs; $55,611 for associate degree programs.
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HVAC programs in Arkansas
21 programs at 16 schools. Listed by graduates' pay one year after finishing, then by size; click any column heading to sort by it, and click again to reverse.
All 21 programs
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 57 | — | — | $11,332 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-MorriltonMorrilton · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 38 | — | $48,319 | $9,876 |
| Arkansas State University-BeebeBeebe · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 33 | — | — | $8,761 |
| Arkansas State University-NewportNewport · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 30 | — | — | $8,534 |
| North Arkansas CollegeHarrison · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 22 | — | — | $10,135 |
| Phillips Community College of the University of ArkansasHelena · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 22 | — | — | $5,957 |
| University of Arkansas Hope-TexarkanaHope · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 22 | — | — | $4,978 |
| Arkansas State University Three RiversMalvern · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 20 | — | — | $8,518 |
| University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 19 | — | — | $11,354 |
| Southeast Arkansas CollegePine Bluff · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 15 | — | — | $20,722 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-MorriltonMorrilton · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 13 | — | $57,910 | $9,876 |
| Arkansas Northeastern CollegeBlytheville · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 12 | — | — | $4,778 |
| Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 11 | — | — | $11,332 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-BatesvilleBatesville · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 11 | — | — | $5,456 |
| University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community CollegeForrest City · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 9 | — | — | $5,110 |
| Northwest Technical InstituteSpringdale · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 7 | — | — | $13,372 |
| Arkansas State University-NewportNewport · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 5 | — | — | $8,534 |
| University of Arkansas at MonticelloMonticello · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 5 | — | — | $15,990 |
| University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 5 | — | — | $11,354 |
| Southern Arkansas University TechCamden · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 4 | — | — | $8,799 |
| North Arkansas CollegeHarrison · Public · Scorecard | Associate degree | 2 | — | — | $10,135 |
Nationally, the typical pay one year after finishing was $42,278 for certificate programs; $48,589 for associate degree programs.
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Plumbing programs in Arkansas
1 program at 1 school. Listed by graduates' pay one year after finishing, then by size; click any column heading to sort by it, and click again to reverse.
The program
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeBentonville · Public · Scorecard | Certificate | 0 | — | — | $4,139 |
Nationally, the typical pay one year after finishing was $41,980 for certificate programs.
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Construction programs in Arkansas
21 programs at 13 schools. Listed by graduates' pay one year after finishing, then by size; click any column heading to sort by it, and click again to reverse.
All 21 programs
| School | Program | Graduates 2023–24 | Typical pay 1 year after | Typical pay 4 years after | Yearly cost after grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brown UniversitySiloam Springs · Private nonprofit · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeConstruction Management | 11 | $76,406 | — | $22,476 |
| NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeBentonville · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 25 | $55,287 | — | $4,139 |
| Arkansas State University Three RiversMalvern · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Trades, General | 36 | — | — | $8,518 |
| North Arkansas CollegeHarrison · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Trades, General | 30 | — | — | $10,135 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-BatesvilleBatesville · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Trades, General | 27 | — | — | $5,456 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-MorriltonMorrilton · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Trades, General | 21 | — | — | $9,876 |
| NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeBentonville · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 16 | — | — | $4,139 |
| Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 15 | — | — | $11,332 |
| Phillips Community College of the University of ArkansasHelena · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Trades, General | 13 | — | — | $5,957 |
| Arkansas Northeastern CollegeBlytheville · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Trades, General | 11 | — | — | $4,778 |
| University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 11 | — | — | $16,882 |
| University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock · Public · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 10 | — | $86,132 | $16,882 |
| University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 6 | — | — | $16,882 |
| North Arkansas CollegeHarrison · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 5 | — | — | $10,135 |
| John Brown UniversitySiloam Springs · Private nonprofit · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Management | 2 | — | — | $22,476 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-BatesvilleBatesville · Public · Scorecard | CertificateCarpenters | 2 | — | — | $5,456 |
| Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro · Public · Scorecard | Bachelor's degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 1 | — | — | $15,441 |
| Phillips Community College of the University of ArkansasHelena · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Trades, General | 1 | — | — | $5,957 |
| University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock · Public · Scorecard | Associate degreeConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 1 | — | — | $11,354 |
| University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community CollegeForrest City · Public · Scorecard | CertificateBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | 0 | — | — | $5,110 |
| University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock · Public · Scorecard | CertificateConstruction Engineering Technology/Technician | 0 | — | — | $11,354 |
Nationally, the typical pay one year after finishing was $51,213 for certificate programs in construction engineering technology/technician; $60,261 for associate degree programs in construction engineering technology/technician; $77,872 for bachelor's degree programs in construction engineering technology/technician; $39,348 for certificate programs in construction trades, general; $74,049 for associate degree programs in construction trades, general; $35,931 for certificate programs in carpenters; $35,572 for certificate programs in building/construction finishing, management, and inspection; $58,990 for associate degree programs in construction management; $75,379 for bachelor's degree programs in construction management.
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How to read these numbers
- Where they come from: the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Schools report their programs and graduates; the pay figures come from federal tax records.
- Graduates: the number of certificates or degrees the school reported awarding in that field in the 2023–24 school year. Programs with no graduates in the two latest reported years (2022–23 and 2023–24) are left out.
- Typical pay: the median yearly earnings (wages plus self-employment income) of graduates who were working and not back in school. The 1-year figure is for people who finished in 2020–21 or 2021–22; the 4-year figure is for people who finished in 2017–18 or 2018–19. Both are in 2024 dollars.
- Who's counted: only graduates who got federal student aid (federal grants or student loans). Graduates who didn't get federal aid aren't in the figures, so the numbers may not describe every graduate.
- A dash (—) means the Department didn't publish a figure. For pay, that's usually because too few graduates were measured, so the figure is withheld to protect their privacy. Most small programs have no pay figure.
- Yearly cost after grants: the school's average net price: a year's tuition, fees, books and living costs, minus the average grant and scholarship aid, for full-time students starting college for the first time who got federal aid (at public schools, only students paying in-state tuition). At most colleges it's an average across all programs, not the one listed; at schools that enroll students year-round instead of by semester, it's for the school's largest program, and for a program shorter than a year it's the cost of the whole program. A school's own net price calculator, if it has one, gives a closer estimate.
- Program names follow the federal list of fields of study. "Electrical" includes power line worker programs; "construction" includes general construction trades, carpentry, building finishing and inspection, construction technology and construction management.
Sources (3)
- College Scorecard data (field of study and institution files, through the College Scorecard API), U.S. Department of Education. Data as of October 17, 2026.
- Technical documentation: field of study data, U.S. Department of Education, October 2026 version.
- College Scorecard data dictionary, U.S. Department of Education.