Arkansas
Arkansas
Fast Facts
27,022
Associates Degrees & Certificates Awarded
51.6%
of All Degrees & Certificates Awarded Statewide
CTE Secondary Concentrators
No Data Found
Graduation Rate
Go on to Postsecondary Education
CTE Postsecondary Concentrators
No Data Found
Earn a Postsecondary Credential, Certificate, or Diploma
Placed in Employment, Military Service or Apprenticeships Within Six Months
Secondary CTE Enrollment
334
Public High Schools
148,536
Public High School Enrollment
37,648
High School CTE Concentrators
119,878
Total Secondary CTE Enrollment
By Race
Secondary CTE Enrollment
No Data Found
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian
Black
Latino
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Two or More Races
By Gender
Secondary CTE Enrollment
No Data Found
Male
Female
Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
22
Community Colleges
56,507
Public Community Colleges Enrollment (full and part-time)
14,457
Postsecondary CTE Concentrators
17,836
Total Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
29
Area Technical Centers
By Race
Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
No Data Found
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian
Black
Latino
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Two or More Races
Unknown
By Gender
Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
No Data Found
Male
Female
Perkins Data
Combined State Plan with Perkins and WIOA
Is the State Using the Reserve Fund?
Perkins Eligible Agency
Arkansas Department of Career Education
Funding For FY24
$14,890,270
Percentage of Funding Directed to:
No Data Found
Secondary
Postsecondary
$75,000
Amount of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside to Prepare Students for Non-Traditional Careers
15%
Percent of Funds Being Reserved in Total
5-8
Middle Grades That are Eligible for Perkins V Funding
1%
Percent of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside for State Correctional Institution
Ways the Secondary CTE, Postsecondary CTE and Workforce Systems Collaborate
- Through statewide advisory committees/boards
- Sharing labor market information
- Shared definitions of “high skill, high-wage, in-demand”
- Approving a common list of industry-recognized credentials
Secondary Program Quality Indicator(s)
- Recognized postsecondary credential attainment
Postsecondary Goals
goal
60%
Attainment by 2025
progress
43.60%
Statewide Postsecondary
Attainment Progress
Every Student Succeeds Act Metrics
ESSA School Quality and Student Success Indicators
Arkansas’s SQSS Indicator currently includes students earning AP/IB/concurrent enrollment credits, one or more community service learning credits, silver or above on the ACT Work Keys exam, one or more American Council of Education concurrent credits, 3+ on an AP exam, or 4+ on an IB exam. The SQSS indicator is weighted at 15 percent of the high school score.
State CTE Director
Ross White, Ed.S.
Director, Arkansas Division of Career and Technical Education
Arkansas Department of Career Education
3 Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
