Two-Year Colleges

Arkansas Two-Year College Facts

Two-year colleges serve four main purposes:

Technical skills education
Preparation for transfer to a four-year university
Developmental or remedial education
Workforce training for business/industry

Arkansas has 22 two-year colleges with a total of
60 locations throughout the state.

Enrollment (Fall 2011)

Total Credit Students =62,168
An additional 53,000 Arkansans are upgrading skills at public two-year colleges
via noncredit courses directly related to business/industry needs.

Two-year colleges serve more than 115,000 Arkansans per year.

Two-Year Colleges Deliver Results

21%

Increase in two-year college enrollment over five years

Member Colleges by Region

AATYC Member Colleges by Region

Regional two-year college consortia serve as tools for collaboration on economic development and job creation approaches that are productive for their region. These partnerships enhance two-year colleges’ ability to serve students, local communities and regions as a whole. The four regional consortia include:

Arkansas Delta Training & Education Consortium
Central Arkansas Two-Year College Consortium
North Arkansas Two-Year College Consortium
SouthWest Arkansas Community College Consortium

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Arkansas public two-year college students will benefit from a grant awarded to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in partnership with AATYC and the Arkansas Research & Education Optical Network (AREON).

Funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the grant expands the current AREON to the 22 public two-year colleges in the state. Spending from the grant includes $41.2 million for equipment and construction of fiber optic network routes to serve community colleges. The project is expected to be completed in 2013.

Information for Students

Learn more about certificate and degree programs, financial aid opportunities, transfer and programs to help you succeed!

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