Black River Technical College

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#13174 / #3455
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Pocahontas, Arkansas, U.S.

Black River Technical College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#3455
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$4,896
Graduation rate
48%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
903

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About Black River Technical College

According to Wikipedia, Black River Technical College is a public community college in Pocahontas, Arkansas. It is named for the Black River which runs through the city. BRTC serves approximately 3,000 students annually through its degree programs, technical courses, and community educational offerings.

Black River Technical College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
56%48%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Black River Technical College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$4,896
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$1,463
30K - 48K$722
48K - 75K$2,611
75K - 110K$6,570
110K+$8,535

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Black River Technical College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Black River Technical College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $37,278 a year, and 84% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Black River Technical College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
2,1782,178

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Black River Technical College?

Black River Technical College is located at 1410 Hwy 304 East, Pocahontas, AR 72455.

How Safe is Black River Technical College?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Black River Technical College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Black River Technical College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.06%. Pocahontas has a violent crime rate of 0.68% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.46%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Black River Technical College Known For?

Black River Technical College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Black River Technical College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Black River Technical College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Criminal Justice
#2903
World Rank
#2906
Historical Rank
#1494
USA Rank

Black River Technical College ranks #1494 in the U.S. and #2903 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Nursing
#4541
World Rank
#4541
Historical Rank
#1805
USA Rank

Black River Technical College ranks #1805 in the U.S. and #4541 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Education
#9335
World Rank
#9342
Historical Rank
#2517
USA Rank

Black River Technical College ranks #2517 in the U.S. and #9335 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Medical
#10138
World Rank
#10140
Historical Rank
#2831
USA Rank

Black River Technical College ranks #2831 in the U.S. and #10138 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Computer Science
#11309
World Rank
#11317
Historical Rank
#3069
USA Rank

Black River Technical College ranks #3069 in the U.S. and #11309 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Business
#13965
World Rank
#13965
Historical Rank
#3772
USA Rank

Black River Technical College ranks #3772 in the U.S. and #13965 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees