Northark ranked as one of best colleges in the country

by Northark Office of Public Relations

Thu Aug 22, 2019 at 09:51 AM

North Arkansas College (Northark) is garnering national attention after being selected as the 45^th Best Community College in the nation and the 8^th Best Community College in Arkansas according to consumer website WalletHub’s new list of 2019’s Best & Worst Community Colleges.

Northark rose from 710 U.S. colleges based on evaluation of 19 key indicators of cost and quality. The state-level analysis included a total of 20 community colleges.

The ranking formula uses three main dimensions, including: 1) Cost and Financing, 2) Education Outcomes and 3) Career Outcomes. Nineteen metrics were then grouped with related metrics and listed with a corresponding weight. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the best community college. Finally, each school’s weighted average across all metrics was used to calculate its overall score and used to rank-order the list.

The complete list of rankings can be viewed on WalletHub’s website: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-community-colleges/15076/.

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