Education
Public, Private Institutions Offer Central Arkansans Lifetime of Learning
Pre-K through 12
Nearly 26,000 students are enrolled in the Little Rock School District. Many of last year’s graduates continued their education at the some of the nation’s most prestigious colleges and universities, including the University of Arkansas, Hendrix, Yale, Harvard, Vanderbilt, Wellesley, U.S. Military Academy-West Point, Duke, Notre Dame, Stanford, Washington & Lee, Emory, Bryn Mawr and many more.
Hall High School is in its third year of the application process for a challenging new curriculum called the International Baccalaureate program. This internationally recognized curriculum engages students in active learning with teachers who receive specialized training. Next year program graduates from the class of 2010 will receive the first IB diplomas ever awarded in the Little Rock School District. The district’s alternative education programs provide self-paced learning using the latest technology
while keeping students in a classroom setting.
As a provider of public education, the Little Rock School District will continue to focus on meeting the needs of the greater Little Rock community, preparing students to become knowledgeable employees, future business leaders and contributing members of society, and continuing to have a positive impact on the local economy.
The Little Rock School District fulfills much more than just its important role as education provider to the city’s students. In fact, the Little Rock School District is a $300 million business with over 4,000 full-time and part-time employees. Annual payroll of $176 million ranks it as one of the leading employers in the greater Little Rock area.
Each year, the district purchases goods and services from local retail businesses and professional service providers, helping contribute to Little Rock’s economy. District officials value the importance of their contributions to the business community and recognize the strong partnerships the Little Rock School District has formed with local businesses, both large and small.
Another area where the Little Rock School District contributes to the community is in workforce development. The district’s students are future accountants, radiology technicians, bankers and realtors. School programs such as those at the Metropolitan Career Technical Center, Job Shadowing and Arkansas Scholars add value to the traditional classroom education the schools provide to students. This year, more than 9,000 students are taking part in career and technical programs that will further prepare them
to take their place in the local and state workforce.
In 2007, Newsweek magazine ranked Little Rock’s Central High School the 36th best public high school in the nation.
The North Little Rock School District has grown to about 30 square miles since 1901 and now has 24 schools with just under 9,000 students and 1,700 employees.
North Little Rock’s high school is separated into two campuses. Eleventh- and twelfth-graders attend North Little Rock High School West Campus; and ninth- and tenth-graders are housed at North Little Rock High School East Campus. In addition, the North Little Rock School District operates 13 elementary schools, an all-sixth-grade school and three middle schools (grades 7 – 8). The district also has 35 preschool classrooms in addition to the Early Childhood Center located at Redwood and two secondary
alternative education programs. The average teacher salary is $38,000.
In addition to stressing basic learning skills, learning is enhanced through the use of computer technology, beginning in kindergarten and continuing through the 12th grade. More than 2,500 computers, as well as other types of technology such as laptop labs in high schools, graphing calculators and telecommunications, are available to students in the district. The district continues to add new technology to the learning experience as it becomes available.
More than 1,000 students participate in the Quest program for the gifted and talented. At the elementary level, the classroom teacher and the teacher facilitator for gifted education work together to provide educational programs to challenge and develop students’ potential.
Middle school students in the gifted program are placed in classes fitting with their specific needs, and senior high students are eligible for special honors and advanced placement that meet their specific needs, as well as the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. North Little Rock High School was the first public school in Arkansas to offer the IB program which is a very rigorous curriculum and puts seniors at a greater advantage when applying to prestigious colleges and universities. Senior high students
also are eligible for independent study under the supervision of an academic sponsor.
Registration begins each year in January for the fall semester. A child must be five years of age or older by September 1, 2009 to enter kindergarten for the 2009-2010 school year.
The Pulaski County Special School District was created in 1927 by an act of the Arkansas State Legislature that combined 38 independent school districts into the present “special school district.”
Geographically, the district serves a 729-square-mile area, making it the second-largest school system in the state. Pulaski County Special School District encompasses the territory outside the Little Rock and North Little Rock city limits and includes Sherwood, Maumelle and Jacksonville.
Nearly 3,000 employees meet the needs of the district’s 18,200 students. The student-teacher ratio in the district’s 37 schools averages 20 – 1. More than half of the teachers within the district hold a master’s degree or higher. The average teacher salary is $43,837.
The Pulaski County Special School District has a solid reputation for academic excellence. Special provisions are available for the talented and gifted, the exceptional and the career and technical student.
Twenty-four elementary schools operate in the Pulaski County Special School District, including Harris Elementary Health & Science Specialty, with a basic skills curriculum that is complimented by a science and health curriculum (and designated as a NASA Explorer school), and the Baker Interdistrict Elementary Economic Education Specialty, with a basic skills curriculum complimented by an educational theme of economics, including a full-time economics specialist on board.
A total of 14 secondary schools, including an alternative learning center, complete the exemplary educational program that students are offered in the Pulaski County Special School District.
Metropolitan Career Technical Center
The Little Rock School District operates the Metropolitan Career Technical Center at Interstate 30 and Scott Hamilton Drive, near the Little Rock Industrial District. The center is designed primarily to give high school students education in the world of work and also to give specific vocational training in various fields. About 450 high school students from several school districts attend an academic high school for half a day and then are transported to the center for half a day of training.
The wide range of classes offered by the center include advertising design and animation, architectural computer-aided drafting and design, auto paint and body technology, automotive technology, aviation technology/aircraft installation, computer systems technology; cosmetology, culinary arts, diesel technology, geospatial technology, law enforcement fundamentals, medical professions, metal fabrication/welding, printing technology, radio broadcasting, residential construction and visual productions.
Faulkner County
Six school districts in Faulkner County operate seven senior high schools, two junior high schools, five middle schools, one intermediate school, two primary schools, 16 elementary schools and one charter school. Total enrollment across all districts was 15,977 students, with a countywide average teacher salary of $44,333.
Lonoke County
Lonoke County’s four school districts operate five senior high schools, two junior high schools, four middle schools, 11 elementary schools and one primary school. Total enrollment for all districts is 12,037 students, with a countywide average teacher salary of $41,793.
Saline County
Saline County’s four school districts operate four senior high schools, two junior high schools, three middle schools and 14 elementary schools. Recent total enrollment for all districts was 13,565 students, with a countywide average teacher salary of $43,293.
Private and Special Schools
A number of private and parochial schools in the Little Rock region offer accredited educational programs from the pre-kindergarten to high school levels. Special needs schools include the Arkansas School for the Deaf and ACCESS Schools.
Colleges, Universities and Technical Schools
Arkansas Baptist College, an Historically Black College (HBCU), was founded in 1884 with a mission to “Serve the Underserved.” The College, located in the heart of downtown Little Rock, is a four-year Liberal Arts Christian institution offering degrees in Business Administration, Human Services, Criminal Justice, and Religious Studies, and offers a two-year Associate Liberal Arts degree.
The college also offers certificate programs and an athletic program. Through ABC’s commitment to literacy development and an affordable tuition structure, students will find a place where they can get a GED or the remediation they need to earn a certificate, a two-year degree or a four-year degree.
Arkansas State University has a reputation as a quality regional institution of higher education and is recognized for offering special services to the people of the Arkansas Delta. Dedicated to teaching, research and service, the university provides students with the broad educational foundations that help develop critical thinking and analytical skills, decision-making capabilities, and communication skills.
Programs at the specialist's, master's, bachelor's and associate's degree levels are available through the various colleges: Agriculture, Business, Communications, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Nursing and Health Professions, Sciences and Mathematics, and University College. Classes also are offered through The Honors College and the independent Department of Military Science.
The ASU system includes campuses at Jonesboro (Craighead County), which offers degree programs through the doctoral level, Beebe (White County), Mountain Home (Baxter County), and Newport (Jackson County), where associate degree programs are offered, and at Heber Springs, Marked Tree and Searcy. The Beebe campus in central Arkansas offers Associate’s, Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees.
Arkansas State University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, as well as 18 specialized accrediting organizations.
Harding University is a private Christian institution of higher education committed to the tradition of the liberal arts and sciences. It is located in Searcy, Arkansas, a community of 20,000 50 miles northeast of Little Rock. The enrollment consists of more than 6,000 students representing 49 states and 53 foreign countries although the primary constituency for students and financial support is the fellowship of the churches of Christ. Harding employs 217 full-time faculty members, 69 percent of whom hold a
Ph.D. or professional degree.
It is composed of the following academic units: a College of Arts and Humanities, a College of Bible and Religion, a College of Business Administration, a College of Education, a College of Nursing, a College of Sciences; and graduate programs in business, education, marriage and family therapy, physician assistant studies, and religion.
The board of trustees, the administration and the faculty believe that the freedom to pursue truth and high academic achievement is compatible with the Christian principles to which the University is committed. The faculty is dedicated to excellence in teaching, scholarship and service, and to their role as models of Christian living. The University community seeks to provide an environment that both supports students and challenges them to realize their full potential. Harding's mission is to provide a quality
education that will lead to an understanding and philosophy of life consistent with Christian ideals.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Harding in the annual “Best Colleges” issue as one of the best regional universities in the South along with such prestigious institutions as James Madison University, Loyola University and The Citadel. Harding has been ranked for 13 consecutive years. Harding was the highest-ranked Arkansas school in the category and was also named a “best value.”
Hendrix College, founded in 1876, is one of the country’s leading undergraduate liberal arts colleges. The Princeton Review, a New York-based education services company, named Hendrix one of the nation’s best value colleges in its 2007 edition of America’s Best Value Colleges (Random House).
With an enrollment of about 1,100 students, the four-year private college is quickly gaining a reputation as a leader in experiential learning. Hendrix’s curricular program, Your Hendrix Odyssey: Engaging in Active Learning, encourages “outside of the book” learning. Every Hendrix student will participate in at least three active learning experiences before they graduate in categories such as global awareness, artistic creativity, research and service to the world. Students receive transcript credit
for each Odyssey project.
Located in the heart of the state in the city of Conway, Hendrix shelters a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest honor society with chapters at 270 of America’s best colleges and universities. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884.
As a collegiate community, Hendrix is dedicated to the cultivation of whole persons through the transmission of knowledge, the refinement of intellect, the development of character and the encouragement of a concern for worthy values.
Hendrix fosters a spirit of open inquiry through the size of classes (half with 15 or fewer), the 11-to-1 student-faculty ratio and the fact that more than 80 percent of students live on campus.
Hendrix offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in 29 majors, 32 minors and a master of arts degree in accounting. Students receive an exceptional education that prepares them for successful careers or for graduate studies. More than 60 percent of Hendrix graduates later complete graduate degrees.
Hendrix is consistently recognized in numerous national publications for excellence and value. The college has been named one of the top 100 liberal arts institutions in the country by U.S. News & World Report for 14 consecutive years. The 2006 edition of The Princeton Review’s America’s Best Value Colleges listed Hendrix as the #4 best value college in the country and the 2006 edition of Fiske Guide to Colleges recognized Hendrix as one of the 45 best buy colleges in
America. Hendrix is one of only 40 colleges nationwide included in Colleges That Change Lives by Loren Pope.
Student interest in pre-med is consistently high at Hendrix. Each year, 10 percent of the students in the graduating class go on to attend medical school. One in eight of the licensed physicians practicing in Arkansas earned a bachelor’s degree at Hendrix. One- third of the students major in the sciences.
The Little Rock ITT Technical Institute is one of more than 90 institutes in 34 states operated by Carmel, Ind.-based ITT Educational Services, Inc. ITT Technical Institutes offer career-focused, technology-oriented programs of study that reflect U.S. employment trends and employer needs. Approximately 54,000 students are currently enrolled in the ITT Technical Institutes.
The college’s five schools of study -- the School of Information Technology, School of Electronics Technology, School of Drafting and Design, School of Business and School of Criminal Justice -- include programs that teach skills and knowledge that can be used to pursue careers in the global, technology-driven business environment. ITT Technical Institute is located at 4520 South University Avenue in Little Rock.
Established in 1919, John Brown University (JBU) is a private, Christian university with more than 2,000 students from 39 states and 43 countries. It is a Christian university committed to providing quality academics within a distinctly Christian community. The university has no denominational affiliation and admits students of any faith. Its mission is “To provide Christ-centered education that prepares people to honor God and serve others by developing their intellectual, spiritual and professional lives.”
JBU offers more than 50 undergraduate degree programs, three degree completion programs and six graduate degree programs. All of JBU’s academic programs are fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
The University has more than 180 faculty members, with 68% of the faculty holding a Ph.D. or an appropriate terminal degree, making the student to faculty ratio 13 to 1. In 2005-2006, the University awarded 500 undergraduate degrees and 50 graduate degrees.
In addition to the main campus, JBU offers an adult degree completion program at sites in North Little Rock, Ft. Smith, Harrison, Hot Springs, El Dorado, and Rogers, Arkansas. Students who have 60 transferable credits, a GPA of 2.0 or better and are 23 in age with a minimum of two years work experience may be eligible to enter the program. These students can complete a bachelor’s degree in 18 to 20 months attending classes held just one night per week.
Established in 1877, Philander Smith College is one of the oldest private, historically black institutions of higher learning in Arkansas. Affiliated with the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church, the four-year liberal arts college is one of 11 institutions supported by the church’s Black College Fund. Philander Smith is also one of 39 United Negro College Fund member institutions—the only UNCF school in Arkansas.
The college is neatly nestled on 25 acres near the progressive epicenter of downtown Little Rock. The campus’ landscape features state-of-the-art facilities including a modern Residential Life Center and the impressive Donald W. Reynolds Library and Technology Center along with the Harry R. Kendall Science and Health Mission Center.
The faculty at Philander Smith College—80 percent of whom hold appropriate terminal or doctoral degrees—prepare the nearly 600 students enrolled for future success through a stimulating and engaging academic program which offers undergraduate degrees in business and economics, natural and physical sciences, the arts and humanities, education, sociology and social work. The college’s academic programs are accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the National Council
for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, the Association for Collegiate and Business Schools and Programs and the Council on Social Work Education.
Philander Smith recently updated its mission to reflect its focus on graduating academically accomplished students grounded as advocates for social justice who will intentionally change the world for the better—a mission that complements the institution’s new emphasis on social justice. Going forward, the college aims to develop a new cadre of leaders to address the pressing needs within our communities, a new generation of leaders who will “Think Justice” in all that they think and do.
With more than 9,000 students, Pulaski Technical College is the state’s largest two-year college and the fifth largest of all the state’s colleges and universities.
Pulaski Tech students receive educations that make them competitive in the job market, self-confident in their pursuits, and capable of making significant contributions to their professions and communities. A Pulaski Technical College student will discover his or her career potential through a varied curriculum that includes a university-transfer as well as numerous technical programs associate degree and certificate programs.
The college offers more than 80 degree and certificate programs in business, information technology, allied health and human services, aviation, manufacturing, industrial and automotive technology, as well as continuing education and community services. It awards associate of arts and associate of science degrees to graduates of the university-transfer programs, as well as associate of applied science degrees, technical certificates and certificates of proficiency.
In addition to providing high-quality education to promote student learning, the college also works to support the economic development of the state by providing programs and services that respond to the needs of the central Arkansas business community.
The college’s Business and Industry Center, located on the campus of the Aerospace Education Center in Little Rock, works directly with the region's employers to ensure that their employees remain skilled and competitive. Within the past year, more than 12,000 employees have benefited from customized training services and acquired new skills that have improved their productivity and helped the region's economy grow.
The college's main campus is located at 3000 West Scenic Drive in North Little Rock. In August 2008, the college opened its new Little Rock-South site in the former Little Rock Expo Center along Interstate 30. The curriculum includes general education and developmental education course offerings as well as career-oriented programs offered through the Transportation Technology Center and the Pulaski Technical College Arkansas Culinary School. In addition, Pulaski Tech operates the Saline County Career Center at
Bauxite; a Little Rock site on Kanis Road; the Saline County Adult Education Center in Benton; and the Aerospace Technology Center at the North Little Rock airport.
At every Remington College campus, training is provided with an emphasis on teaching the specific job-related skills that employers look for when making hiring decisions. Students at Remington College learn not just by reading textbooks and other study materials, or just by listening to instructors lecture, but also by “doing.” This combination of traditional teaching methods and practical classroom experience provides an opportunity for students to gain a much more personal understanding of their area of study
because its not just theory – it is also a real-world application.
This fundamental philosophy toward learning can be summarized by Remington College's motto – “Real Skills for the Real World” – because that's what the students have the opportunity to learn. Remington College’s programs are designed to be academically sound and relevant to the needs of both students and employers. Programs of study are developed only in areas that are expected to have a high demand for skilled workers in the coming years.
Remington College’s Little Rock campus at 19 Remington Drive offers Associate of Applied Science degrees in Computer Networking Technology and Criminal Justice. Diploma level training is offered in Electronics Technology, Medical Assisting, Medical Insurance and Coding, and as a Pharmacy Technician.
The University of Arkansas System is a comprehensive, multi-campus, publicly aided institution dedicated to the improvement of the mind and spirit through the development and dissemination of knowledge.
Embracing and expanding the historic trust inherent in the land-grant philosophy, the University of Arkansas provides communities in Arkansas with access to academic and professional opportunities, develops intellectual growth and cultural awareness in its students, and applies knowledge and research skills to an ever-changing human condition.
Providing the state's only legal, medical and architectural education, as well as the primary engineering education in the state, the University of Arkansas also offers 188 graduate programs in 24 academic areas including teaching, business, engineering, medicine, law and agriculture.
As the sole source of comprehensive agricultural research and extension services, the University conducts most of the state's federally funded research. With over 42,000 students and 13,700 employees, the University of Arkansas System has an aggregate annual budget of more than $1.1 billion.
A powerhouse university in Arkansas’s capital city, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock plays an integral role in the economic development of the central Arkansas region by preparing well-rounded, technologically astute students to meet the needs of a vibrant and growing community.
UALR combines traditional classroom methods with hands-on, real-world experience that benefits more than 12,000 students – as well as the community – by adding value to central Arkansas’s businesses, governments, non-profits organizations, schools, and citizens through service learning.
UALR’s mission guides faculty, staff and students as they create partnerships with community organizations to find solutions for community challenges. For example, UALR works with St. Vincent Health System to develop new programs that are drawing more students into the nursing profession through scholarships, on-site clinical classes, and classes at the UALR Benton campus.
When the region’s telecommunications and information technology industries saw the need for highly qualified graduates in computer science, information technology, and systems engineering, they turned to UALR to create the world-class Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology (EIT) and recruit internationally known scholars from top engineering schools like MIT and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Now, UALR is producing top-notch graduates and cutting edge research to help those same industries
advance. A funding partnership with the Trinity Foundation has expanded UALR’s engineering programs to include mechanical and electrical systems engineering as the foundation to increase the power of central Arkansas’s economic engine.
Now, UALR is helping Arkansas advance into the new world of nanotechnology, progress that holds the promise of remarkable new discoveries to fuel incredible economic development. The Nanotechnology Center at UALR currently conducts research into this new science that deals with the properties of subatomic-size particles – properties that can change the structure of other molecules. The Nanotechnology Center also helps convert nanotechnology research into new commercial applications that can create important
economic development opportunities for Arkansas.
UALR’s partnerships, among other things, are helping to provide more PreK–12 teachers for Arkansas classrooms – including in the critical areas of math and science – to produce significant literacy advancements for children struggling to read. The University also partnered with state government to help Arkansas earn a $13 million grant to improve training for Advanced Placement teachers of science and mathematics throughout the state. UALR not only educates students for the jobs they need,
but helps create the jobs the state needs to progress. The university focuses on research that is significant here and everywhere. A university committed to an empowered community, region, and state, UALR not only helps identify problems but helps solve them.
UALR William H. Bowen School of Law
Established in 1975, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law aims to provide a high quality legal education, encouraging students to think critically about the law and legal institutions as well as work for the improvement of the greater Little Rock community. In addition to a full-time day program, the Bowen School of Law offers a part-time evening program for students who work full time. With the school’s downtown location, students have ready access to Arkansas’s
legal, government, and business leaders as well as public service externship opportunities only available in the capital city.
An experienced group of caring teachers and scholars, Bowen School of Law faculty members share their expertise in areas as diverse as legal writing, alternative dispute resolution, communications law, and business law. Low tuition enables graduates to choose from a variety of employment opportunities without worrying about paying off an enormous debt, and the school utilizes both scholarships and academic support to encourage the success of traditional and non-traditional students.
The UALR Bowen School of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. The school admits a small entering class of approximately 150 students; roughly one-fifth of those scholars come from out of state. The teaching faculty of 22 full-time professors and numerous experienced adjunct professors gives it one of the lowest student-faculty ratios of any law school: 14-to-1.
A wide variety of concurrent degree programs are available through partnerships forged between the Bowen School of Law and other educational institutions in the capital city. The only offering of its kind, a partnership between the School of Law and the Clinton School of Public Service allows students to earn both the Juris Doctor and Master of Public Service degrees at the same time.
The Bowen School also partners with UALR’s College of Business and Graduate Program of Public Administration, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and the UAMS College of Medicine for concurrent programs. The Bowen School’s curriculum emphasizes both theory and practice. Like most law schools, UALR requires a basic core of courses – like writing, research, and trial advocacy – but also offers numerous electives that teach skills such as interviewing and counseling, mediation
and negotiation, deposition of witnesses, drafting legal documents, and trying cases in court.
All students are required to take a lawyering skills course, where students argue a case and examine witnesses before a judge. The school offers a litigation clinic, where students in their last year of school represent actual clients, taking their issues to court. A second clinical program, the mediation clinic, gives students practical experience at alternative dispute resolution, and the third legal clinic allows students to focus on helping taxpayers resolve conflicts with the Internal Revenue Service. Each
of these experiences allows Bowen School of Law students the opportunity to serve the public interest while preparing for their future careers in law.
Located in the historic Choctaw Station (Sturgis Hall) next to the Clinton Presidential Center in Downtown Little Rock, the Clinton School of Public Service is the only graduate program in the country that offers a Master of Public Service (MPS) degree. One of seven presidential schools, the Clinton School offers a vision of world leaders who work with others to build healthy, engaged and vibrant communities. Its mission is to educate and prepare individuals for public service, incorporating a strategic vision,
an authentic voice and a commitment to the common good.
The rigorous curriculum is enhanced by dialogue with distinguished visitors and guest speakers. Among the many who have participated include: former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former FEMA Director James Lee Witt, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, former President Jose Maria Aznar of Spain, former Senators Bill Bradley, Jack Danforth, Bob Dole, and John Edwards, Marta deFox, wife of the President Vincente Fox of Mexico, Congressman John Lewis, Author Joe Klein, and
David Gergen.
With its unprecedented curriculum and diverse public programs, the Clinton School is committed to making a global impact, building leadership in civic engagement and enhancing the capacity to work across disciplinary, racial, ethnic and geographical boundaries. To learn more, please visit www.clintonschool.uasys.edu
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, founded in 1879, is the state’s only comprehensive academic health sciences campus. As the center for health care education in Arkansas, the majority of the state’s physicians and other health care professionals are trained here.
The university’s six units – the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health-Related Professions and Public Health and the Graduate School – serve more than 2,650 students. UAMS faculty members conduct clinical and basic science research and have built a reputation as outstanding scientists. Research facilities on the UAMS campus include the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, the T.H. Barton Institute for Biomedical Research,
the Bernice & Harvey Jones Eye Institute, the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the Psychiatric Research Institute and the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. UAMS faculty members also staff the clinical and research programs at Arkansas Children’s Hospital and at the Little Rock and North Little Rock campuses of the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System.
University of Phoenix has been providing educational opportunities to the working adult population for over 25 years. The University’s original model was founded to address several key problems regarding the availability and applicability of traditional teaching and service methods with respect to the working adult student. The result was a unique learning experience that allowed working adult students to develop both affective and cognitive skills through intense and concentrated courses. These courses
meet in physical locations during the evening and weekend hours. At the University of Phoenix Arkansas Campus they offer day, evening, weekend, and online classes designed for busy working adults – all offered at one location, 10800 Financial Centre Parkway. With scholarships, flexible financing options, and financial aid, the University can help virtually every student. Many of their students receive tuition reimbursement from their employers. They offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in the fields
of Business, Health Administration, Management, Technology and more. The University of Phoenix is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Webster University, located in Suite 1500 of the Bank of America Building at Capitol Avenue, opened in Little Rock in 1986. Webster programs are designed to accommodate the working professional whose career advancement and professional growth require the skills and knowledge provided by a graduate degree. Webster University Little Rock Metropolitan Campus offers 10 master’s degrees including a Master of Business Administration. Webster University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a
member of the North Central Association.