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Colleges in and near Natural Steps

Baptist Health College Little Rock is 12.3 miles from Natural Steps

No college sits inside Natural Steps’ boundary, but Baptist Health College Little Rock’s campus in Little Rock, with 512 students on campus, is 12.3 miles from the center of town. About 2% of Natural Steps’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arkansas (5%).

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Natural Steps. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
6
18,914 students on campus
Nearest college
12.3 mi
Baptist Health College Little Rock
Residents in college
2%
About the same as AR (5%)
Nearest community college
12.3 mi
Baptist Health College Little Rock · $13,987 tuition
Nearest public university
13.1 mi
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Median household income
$158K
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What stands out about college from Natural Steps

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A community college 12.3 miles awayBaptist Health College Little Rock has 512 students on campus in Little Rock.Students are 2% of residentsAbout the same as Arkansas (5%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Natural Steps

Two private colleges within 14.8 miles, three public colleges within 14.3 miles, and two community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Central ArkansasUniversity of Arkansas at Little RockNatural Steps
University or collegeCommunity college
Baptist Health College Little RockCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 512 on campus · 12.3 mi · Little Rock95%admitted$25knet price$62kearningsTuition and fees: $13,987 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,253 on campus · 12.9 mi · North Little Rock$14knet price36%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $6,300 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesUniversity or college · Public · 2,164 on campus · 13.1 mi · Little Rock$74kearningsUniversity of Arkansas at Little RockUniversity or college · Public · 5,059 on campus · 13.8 mi · Little Rock59%admitted$17knet price42%graduate$45kearningsUniversity of Central ArkansasUniversity or college · Public · 8,426 on campus · 14.3 mi · Conway89%admitted$17knet price54%graduate$46kearningsCentral Baptist CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 500 on campus · 14.8 mi · Conway63%admitted$12knet price34%graduate$47kearnings

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Natural Steps’ median household income ($157,813) falls.

Central Baptist College14.8 mi · Conway · sticker $30,605$11,408a year
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College12.9 mi · North Little Rock · sticker $20,811 · tuition $6,300$19,318a year
University of Central Arkansas14.3 mi · Conway · sticker $25,029$20,157a year
University of Arkansas at Little Rock13.8 mi · Little Rock · sticker $22,519$22,255a year
Baptist Health College Little Rock12.3 mi · Little Rock · sticker $31,961 · tuition $13,987—a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Natural Steps: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeUniversity of Arkansas at Little RockUniversity of Central ArkansasCentral Baptist College
University of Central Arkansas54% graduate$46k earnings$20k typical debt
University of Arkansas at Little Rock42% graduate$45k earnings$22k typical debt
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College36% graduate$35k earnings$12k typical debt
Central Baptist College34% graduate$47k earnings$22k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.

Questions about college near Natural Steps

Is Natural Steps a college town?

No. About 2 of every 100 Natural Steps residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Arkansas (5). The nearest campus, Baptist Health College Little Rock, is 12.3 miles away in Little Rock.

What colleges are near Natural Steps?

Within 15 miles: Baptist Health College Little Rock (12.3 miles, 512 students on campus), the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College (12.9 miles, 2,253), the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (13.1 miles, 2,164), the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (13.8 miles, 5,059), the University of Central Arkansas (14.3 miles, 8,426) and Central Baptist College (14.8 miles, 500).

What is the closest community college to Natural Steps, and what does it cost?

Baptist Health College Little Rock in Little Rock, 12.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $13,987 a year for Arkansas residents; the federal net price, $25,454, counts housing and food at full cost.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Natural Steps. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →