Colleges for Veterans in Arkansas

7,154 students are using VA education benefits at 77 schools in Arkansas. Of those schools, 16 take part in Yellow Ribbon, 21 charge veterans the in-state rate, and 5 carry a VA caution flag.

School	City	Type	On VA benefits
University of Arkansas Yellow Ribbon	Fayetteville	Public	1,156
Arkansas State University-Main Campus Yellow Ribbon	Jonesboro	Public	688
University of Central Arkansas	Conway	Public	619
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Yellow Ribbon	Little Rock	Public	522
University of Arkansas Grantham Yellow Ribbon	Little Rock	Public	433
University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College	North Little Rock	Public	327
Arkansas Tech University	Russellville	Public	324
Northwest Arkansas Community College	Bentonville	Public	316
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith	Fort Smith	Public	240
Arkansas State University-Beebe	Beebe	Public	228
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	Little Rock	Public	175
Harding University Yellow Ribbon	Searcy	Private nonprofit	145
Southern Arkansas University Yellow Ribbon	Magnolia	Public	141
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	Pine Bluff	Public	139
National Park College	Hot Springs	Public	112
Henderson State University	Arkadelphia	Public	100
University of Arkansas at Monticello	Monticello	Public	86
Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus	Ozark	Public	69
University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton	Morrilton	Public	65
John Brown University Yellow Ribbon	Siloam Springs	Private nonprofit	64
North Arkansas College	Harrison	Public	64
Expressions School of Higher Education	Hardy	For-profit	62
Ouachita Baptist University Yellow Ribbon	Arkadelphia	Private nonprofit	62
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home	Mountain Home	Public	51
Southeast Arkansas College Flagged	Pine Bluff	Public	50
Black River Technical College	Pocahontas	Public	45
Philander Smith College	Little Rock	Private nonprofit	38
Ozarka College Yellow Ribbon	Melbourne	Public	36
University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville	Batesville	Public	36
Arkansas State University-Newport	Newport	Public	34
Lyon College Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Batesville	Private nonprofit	33
Baptist Health College Little Rock	Little Rock	Private nonprofit	32
Central Baptist College Yellow Ribbon	Conway	Private nonprofit	32
Southern Arkansas University Tech	Camden	Public	31
South Arkansas College	El Dorado	Public	27
University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain	Mena	Public	26
Arkansas State University Three Rivers	Malvern	Public	25
Northwest Technical Institute	Springdale	Public	23
University of the Ozarks Yellow Ribbon	Clarksville	Private nonprofit	23
Hendrix College	Conway	Private nonprofit	22
Williams Baptist University Yellow Ribbon	Walnut Ridge	Private nonprofit	22
Arkansas Elite Welding Academy LLC	Quitman	For-profit	21
Arkansas State University Mid-South Yellow Ribbon	West Memphis	Public	20
Arkansas Welding Academy	Jacksonville	For-profit	20
University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College	Forrest City	Public	20
University of Arkansas William H Bowen School of Law Yellow Ribbon	Little Rock	Public	20
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine-Arkansas Yellow Ribbon	Jonesboro	Private nonprofit	19
University of Health and Performance	Gentry	For-profit	19
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas	Dequeen	Public	18
United Welding Institute	Pottsville	For-profit	18
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education	Fort Smith	Private nonprofit	17
Arkansas Northeastern College	Blytheville	Public	17
Arkansas Baptist College Flagged	Little Rock	Private nonprofit	15
Arkansas Horseshoeing School	Dardanelle	For-profit	14
Arkansas Permanent Cosmetics and Brickhouse Body Art Institute	Cabot	For-profit	14
Cabot High School	Cabot	Public	14
University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana	Hope	Public	14
The Salon Professional Academy	Sherwood	For-profit	13
Arkansas Law Enforcement Training	Springdale	Public	12
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas	Helena	Public	12
Designer Barber Academy	Springdale	For-profit	10
Central Flying Academy	Little Rock	Flight school	8
New Tyler Barber College INC	North Little Rock	For-profit	8
Paul Mitchell the School-Little Rock	North Little Rock	For-profit	8
Shorter College Flagged	North Little Rock	Private nonprofit	8
Washington Barber College INC	Little Rock	For-profit	8
Heavy Equipment Operating Academy	Bee Branch	For-profit	7
Paul Mitchell the School Arkansas	Fayetteville	For-profit	7
Academy of Professional Cosmetology	Rogers	For-profit	6
American Welding Laboratories	Fort Smith	For-profit	6
Arkansas State Police Recruit School	Little Rock	Public	6
Champion Christian College Flagged	Hot Springs	Private nonprofit	6
Westark Barber College	Fort Smith	For-profit	6
Academy of Salon and Spa	Fort Smith	For-profit	5
Body Wellness Massage Academy LLC	Conway	For-profit	5
New Beginnings Beauty Academy	Pine Bluff	For-profit	5
Pine Bluff Truck Driving School	Pine Bluff	For-profit	5

Sorted by how many students use VA benefits there. Schools with fewer than 50 are listed without a page of their own — look them up in VA’s comparison tool.

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Check whether the public universities here charge you the resident rate. Most are required to, regardless of how long ago you separated, and at a public school that is usually the largest single saving available to you — larger than most scholarships.

Then ask each school what it will award for your military training, in writing, before you enroll. The answer varies by a full year between schools.

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