“Public community college in northeast Arkansas with three campuses, part of the ASU System.”
Arkansas State University-Newport is a public community college in northeast Arkansas with its main campus in Newport. It is part of the Arkansas State University System and has additional campuses in Jonesboro and Marked Tree.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
Test Optional — You can submit scores if they help your case, but they're not required.
Official SourceRolling Admission
Open admission; applications accepted year-round.
Surgical Technology — Fall
Selective allied-health program with a fixed deadline.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Domestic
$3,312
/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$4,752
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
FAA Part 147 certified airframe and powerplant program based at the Newport campus, training students for careers as A&P mechanics with major airline and defense employers.
Short-credential pathways into the healthcare and criminal-justice workforces, including Crime Scene Investigation — one of ASUN's signature programs.
Two-year degrees and certificates in business management, information technology, and digital media designed for workforce entry or transfer to A-State.
Hands-on workforce credentials in welding, industrial maintenance, and commercial truck driving, developed with regional employer advisory boards.
Associate of Arts and Associate of Science pathways aligned to the Arkansas Course Transfer System for seamless transfer into bachelor's programs at A-State and other state universities.
2 years
FAA-certified Part 147 program preparing students to sit for the Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) exams. One of Arkansas's main feeders to airline maintenance and defense MRO employers.
2 years
Distinctive program covering forensic photography, evidence collection, fingerprinting, and bloodstain-pattern analysis — uncommon at the two-year level.
1 years
Short-cycle CDL credential designed to move graduates into the trucking workforce within a single semester.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $4,752
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
