Arkansas Baptist College

Arkansas Baptist College
Significant dates
Main Building, Arkansas Baptist College
Type	Private, HBCU
Established	1884
President	Dr. Fitz Hill
Students	1100
Location	Little Rock, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States 34°44′6″N 92°17′26″W / 34.73500°N 92.29056°W / 34.73500; -92.29056Coordinates: 34°44′6″N 92°17′26″W / 34.73500°N 92.29056°W / 34.73500; -92.29056
Colors	Purple White
Mascot	Buffaloes
Website	www.arkansasbaptist.edu
Main Building, Arkansas Baptist College
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location	1600 High St., Little Rock, Arkansas
Area	less than one acre
Built	1893 (1893)
Part of	Central High School Neighborhood Historic District (2012 boundary increase) (#12000320)
NRHP Reference #	76000457^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 30, 1976
Designated CP	June 7, 2012

Arkansas Baptist College (ABC) is a private, historically black liberal arts college located in Little Rock, Arkansas. Founded in 1884 as the Minister's Institute, ABC was initially funded by the Colored Baptists of the State of Arkansas. It is the only historically black Baptist school west of the Mississippi River. The main building on its campus, built in 1893, is one of the oldest surviving academic buildings in the state,^[2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Administration

Its current president, Fitz Hill, the 13th president in the history of the college, is a former professor at UCF and a former head football coach at San Jose State University.

Athletics

The school's baseball team competes in Region 2 of the National Junior College Athletic Association. The school's baseball program plays part of its schedule at Gary Hogan Field in Little Rock. The Buffs Head Baseball Coach is Roger Mallison

Accreditation

Arkansas Baptist College was accredited by the Higher Learning Commission in 1987. In February 2014 the Commission placed the college on notice that it was at risk for being out of compliance with the Commission's criteria for accreditation. In August 2015 the Commission gave the College a Show-Cause order to present a case that its accreditation should not be withdrawn. The Commission will make a determination in 2016 on whether or not it will continue to accredit the College.^[3]

References

↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "NRHP nomination for Main Building, Arkansas Baptist College" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
↑ "Statement of Accreditation Status as of February 1, 2016". Higher Learning Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

External links

www.arkansasbaptist.edu Official web site

Colleges and universities in Arkansas

Public institutions	Arkansas State Arkansas Tech Henderson State Southern Arkansas University of Arkansas, Fayetteville University of Arkansas at Fort Smith University of Arkansas at Little Rock University of Arkansas at Monticello University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences University of Central Arkansas

Private institutions	Arkansas Baptist Central Baptist Crowley's Ridge Ecclesia Harding Hendrix John Brown Lyon Ouachita Baptist Ozarks Philander Smith Shorter Williams Baptist

Community colleges	Arkansas Northeastern ASU Beebe ASU Mountain Home ASU Newport Black River Tech College of the Ouachitas Cossatot East Arkansas Mid-South National Park North Arkansas Northwest Arkansas Ozarka Phillips Pulaski Tech Rich Mountain Shorter South Arkansas Southeast Arkansas Southern Arkansas Tech UACC Batesville UACC Hope UACC Morrilton

Historically black colleges and universities

Public institutions	Alabama A&M Alabama State Albany State Alcorn State Arkansas–Pine Bluff Bishop State CC Bluefield State Bowie State Central State Cheyney Coahoma CC Coppin State Delaware State Elizabeth City State Fayetteville State Florida A&M Fort Valley State Gadsden State CC Grambling State Harris–Stowe Hinds CC Jackson State Kentucky State Langston Lincoln, Missouri Lincoln, Pennsylvania Maryland, Eastern Shore Mississippi Valley State Morgan State Norfolk State North Carolina A&T North Carolina Central Prairie View A&M Savannah State Shelton State CC South Carolina State Southern Southern–New Orleans Southern–Shreveport Tennessee State Texas Southern UDC UVI Virginia State West Virginia State Winston-Salem State

Private institutions	Allen Arkansas Baptist Barber–Scotia Benedict Bennett Bethune-Cookman Claflin Clark Atlanta Concordia Alabama Dillard Edward Waters Fisk Florida Memorial University Hampton Howard Huston–Tillotson Interdenominational Theological Center Jarvis Christian Johnson C. Smith Knoxville Lane LeMoyne–Owen Livingstone Meharry Miles Morehouse Morehouse School of Medicine Morris Brown Morris Oakwood Paine Paul Quinn Philander Smith Rust Selma Shaw Simmons College (Ky.) Southwestern Christian Spelman Stillman St. Augustine's Talladega Texas College Tougaloo Tuskegee Virginia Union Virginia University Voorhees Wilberforce Wiley Xavier (La.)

Defunct institutions	Bishop Daniel Payne Guadalupe Kittrell Lewis College of Business Mississippi Industrial College Mount Hermon Female Seminary Saint Paul's Storer Straight Western

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