Arkansas Public Two-Year Colleges

Junior Colleges, Technical Institutes, and Schools

The State of Arkansas administers its own system of higher education which operate at least two tiers of public colleges. One being the community colleges in Arkansas, sometimes called Arkansas junior colleges, or Arkansas technical institutes, and so-called "four-year" Arkansas colleges which award bachelor's and master's degrees. The "two-year" community educational institutions provide post-secondary education and lower-level tertiary education, granting certificates, diplomas, and associate's degrees in Arkansas. The name, "community colleges" derives from the fact that "two-year" colleges primarily accept, and attract, students from the Arkansas local community

In the 1920s, Arkansas developed junior colleges within public K-12 systems. Nevertheless, in the 1950s a court invalidated spending public school funds on collegiate instruction, and the two-year colleges were forced to become private or close. New community colleges were established in the mid-'60s, and a constitutional amendment in 1964 provided state support for the new colleges. Over the next 30 years, additional colleges were organized resulting in nine community colleges and three two-year university branch campuses. In 1991, legislation turned 14 former vocational-technical schools into institutions of higher education. Eventually mergers with existing institutions resulted in 10 degree-granting technical colleges.

Arkansas College Degrees, Certificates, & Diplomas

Arkansas Community Colleges

Arkansas Northeastern College (Blytheville, AR)
Arkansas State University System (2-year campuses)
- Jonesboro
- Beebe
- Mountain Home
- Newport
Black River Technical College
- Paragould, AR
- Pocahontas, AR
East Arkansas Community College (Forrest City, AR)
Mid-South Community College (West Memphis, AR)
National Park Community College (Hot Springs National Park, AR)
North Arkansas College (Harrison, AR)
Northwest Arkansas Community College
- Bentonville, AR
- Springdale, AR
Ouachita Technical College (Malvern, AR)
Ozarka College
- Ash Flat, AR
- Melbourne, AR
- Mountain View, AR
Pulaski Technical College (Little Rock, AR)
Rich Mountain Community College (Mena, AR)
South Arkansas Community College (El Dorado, AR)
Southeast Arkansas College (Pine Bluff, AR)
Southern Arkansas University Technical Branch (2-year campus) (Camden, AR)
University of Arkansas System (2-year campuses)

Arkansas Colleges

Colleges and universities in Arkansas offer terrific opportunities, both for your education and your quality of life while you’re getting that education. Arkansas offers a wide variety of outdoor retreats, so whatever the Arkansas colleges and universities you’re considering, you’ll have access to beautiful country.

Remington College

ITT Technical Institutes

AR Online Degrees

A college degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by Arkansas institutions of higher education, such as colleges or universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study.

Custom Search