North Arkansas College

North Arkansas College is a comprehensive, public two-year college located in Harrison, Arkansas, in the United States. North Arkansas College provides a variety of educational opportunities to the citizens of Boone, Carroll, Marion, Searcy, Newton, and Madison counties in northern Arkansas. Northark has three campuses in Harrison and one in Berryville, Arkansas.

Students

Students enrolled in degree and certificate program average 27 years of age. Northark has an enrollment of 40% male and 60% female. Seventy-five percent of Northark students receive some form of financial aid. Fall 2011 headcount enrollment was 2,307.

Faculty and Staff

Northark employs 201 full-time faculty and staff and approximately 205 part-time faculty and staff.

The college's enrollment was 1,816 students in fall 1999, and 2,429 students in fall of 2009, a 34% increase, or about 3% a year.

Arkansas State Representative Ron McNair for Boone and Carroll counties is a member of the college advisory board.[1]

Accreditation

North Arkansas College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).

In 2005, the College moved from a traditional model of accreditation to the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP). This model is a quality-based continuous improvement model based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and its Criteria for Performance Excellence. It is managed through the HLC, a commission of the NCA.[2]

Degrees and Certificates

The College offers a variety of Associate degrees and certificates.[3]

Degrees

Certificates

Certificates of Proficiency

References

  1. "Ron McNair". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  2. "Northark Academic Quality Improvement". North Arkansas College. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  3. "Degree Plans". North Arkansas College. Retrieved 5 August 2013.

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Coordinates: 36°13′16″N 93°05′18″W / 36.2210°N 93.0882°W / 36.2210; -93.0882

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