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Registered-nurse (RN) programs in Arkansas on the federal training list, by published cost
36 programs in Arkansas’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Registered nurse (RN) (29-1141). Published costs run from $0 to $61,880; 0 programs report no cost and sit at the end. Sorted by the cost each provider reported — “cheapest” here means the lowest published figure on the federal list on the snapshot date, not a verdict on quality, and never a price you are promised. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.
| # | Published cost basis | Program (provider’s page) · credential · code | Provider · city | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0 | REMOVED - Bachelor of Science in Nursing | REMOVED - University of Arkansas - Office of Financial Aid | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $0 | NURSING-BACHELOR | SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY (SAU)- MAGNOLIA | competency-based | 497 | 26% | 64% | $4,968 |
| 3 | $8,727 | Associate of Applied Science in Nursing | UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - RICH MOUNTAIN (UACCRM) | competency-based | 120 | 35% | 77% | $10,589 |
| 4 | $8,850 | Registered Nurse | NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) | competency-based | 417 | 80% | 82% | $15,643 |
| 5 | $9,810 | Registered Nursing (AAS) | UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - MORRILTON (UACCM) | competency-based | 140 | 92% | 91% | $16,692 |
| 6 | $9,845 | LPN/Paramedic to RN-Registered Nurse | SOUTHEAST Arkansas College (SEARK) | competency-based | 101 | 71% | 80% | $14,975 |
| 7 | $10,208 | Associate of Applied Science Registered Nursing | Univ of Arkansas Community College - Batesville (UACCB) | competency-based | 492 | 31% | 100% | $12,609 |
| 8 | $10,500 | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse - AAS | EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (EACC) | competency-based | 112 | 63% | 66% | $13,238 |
| 9 | $10,500 | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | OZARKA COLLEGE | competency-based | 187 | 73% | 89% | $13,022 |
| 10 | $11,745 | Registered Nursing - AS | Arkansas Tech University (ATU) | 32 wk · 28 hrs | 596 | 29% | 74% | $12,111 |
| 11 | $12,857 | DUPLICATE - Registered Nursing | UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - RICH MOUNTAIN (UACCRM) | 40 wk · 33 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $13,682 | Registered Nursing (Traditional) | Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (ASUMH) | competency-based | 98 | 60% | 94% | $15,638 |
| 13 | $14,009 | Registered Nurse | UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - HOPE/TEXARKANA(UAHT) | competency-based | 311 | 27% | 67% | $14,616 |
| 14 | $14,256 | Associate of Applied Science in Registered Nursing LPN/Param | Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (ASUMH) | competency-based | 220 | 67% | 96% | $14,260 |
| 15 | $14,903 | Nursing | Southern Arkansas University (SAU) Tech | competency-based | 94 | 78% | 86% | $14,718 |
| 16 | $15,880 | AAS Nursing - RN | ARKANSAS NORTHEASTERN COLLEGE (ANC) - BLYTHEVILLE | competency-based | 143 | 69% | 66% | $17,618 |
| 17 | $16,270 | Registered Nursing (Associates of Applied Science) | NORTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE - NAC (NORTH CAMPUS AND SOUTH CAMPUS) | competency-based | 345 | 61% | 68% | $15,275 |
| 18 | $16,473 | Associate of Applied Science - Nursing | Arkansas Northeastern College | 68 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $16,784 | Registered Nursing Associate of Applied Science | ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (ASUB) - BEEBE | competency-based | 75 | 67% | 78% | $13,178 |
| 20 | $17,201 | Nursing - AAS | PHILLIPS COMMUNITY COLLEGE UNIV OF AR (PCCUA) | competency-based | 230 | 23% | 60% | $6,911 |
| 21 | $18,290 | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NATIONAL PARK COLLEGE (NPC) | competency-based | 302 | 62% | 61% | $11,998 |
| 22 | $19,970 | Registered Nurse | ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERITY (ASU) - THREE RIVERS (FMRLY COLLEGE OF OUACHITAS) | 48 wk · 40 hrs | 463 | 46% | 73% | $17,249 |
| 23 | $21,623 | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | UNIVERSITY of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) | competency-based | 472 | 90% | 69% | $17,149 |
| 24 | $21,661 | Nursing AASN | ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (ASUJ) - JONESBORO (4 YR) | competency-based | 791 | 48% | 79% | $14,530 |
| 25 | $23,808 | Registered Nurse | University of Arkansas at Monticello, COT- Crossett | 70 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | $24,816 | Nursing (Associate) | UNIVERSITY of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) | competency-based | 57 | 60% | 68% | $15,725 |
| 27 | $27,926 | Registered Nursing | Baptist Health College Little Rock | competency-based | 1,035 | 63% | 63% | $14,575 |
| 28 | $28,593 | Nursing - AAS | SOUTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE (SAC) | competency-based | 768 | 25% | 63% | $11,844 |
| 29 | $29,647 | REMOVED - Registered Nursing (LPN to RN) AAS | BLACK River Technical College (BRTC) | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | $29,982 | Registered Nursing (LPN to RN) AAS | BLACK River Technical College (BRTC) | competency-based | 28 | 75% | — | — |
| 31 | $31,861 | OBSOLETE - Registered Nursing (RN) AAS | BLACK River Technical College (BRTC) | competency-based | 108 | 91% | 100% | — |
| 32 | $32,241 | Registered Nursing (RN) AAS | BLACK River Technical College (BRTC) | competency-based | 66 | 98% | 95% | $18,407 |
| 33 | $42,194 | Nursing - BS | University of Arkansas - Fort Smith (UAFS) | competency-based | 751 | 40% | 71% | $8,706 |
| 34 | $43,323 | Nursing BS | ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (ASUJ) - JONESBORO (4 YR) | competency-based | 1,744 | 51% | 67% | $16,267 |
| 35 | $43,796 | Registered Nurse | UNIVERSITY of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) | competency-based | 248 | 32% | 63% | $7,139 |
| 36 | $61,880 | Nursing | Arkansas Tech University (ATU) | competency-based | 912 | 38% | 72% | $11,825 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (961 programs for Arkansas in the index that day); the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111) where the provider reported it, otherwise Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135) — the basis is printed under each figure; books and supplies are added only when reported separately. “Completed” = Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121); “Employed Q2” = Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129); “Median earnings” = Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125) — one calendar quarter, not a year. A dash means the federal file prints −1: Values displayed as "-1" indicate data that have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.
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This page sorts registered-nurse (RN) programs in Arkansas by the cost their providers published. The Retraining ROI report takes one target occupation and one state, ranks every listed program by the employment its completers reported, and — if you give your current pay — prints a payback estimate per program with its basis. Built on order from the same federal record; free sample on that page.
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