University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
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- UA Fort Smith is a unique regional university. The institution will raise the education achievement level by providing high quality baccalaureate, associate, and certificate programs and a wide range of credit and noncredit educational services for its six-county Western Arkansas service area. Education and training services designed to meet the workforce education and retraining needs of business and industry throughout the region are a direct support responsibility of UA Fort Smith.
School Highlights
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith serves 6,265 students (64% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is higher than the state community college average of 10:1.
Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is equal to the state average of 36%.
Top Rankings
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Arkansas for:
- Category Attribute
- Selectivity Lowest acceptance rates
- Community Size Largest student body
School Overview
The teacher population of 562 teachers has grown by 16% over five years.
| University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | (AR) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Nontraditional |
| Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 562 staff | 162 staff |
| School Calendar | Link to School Calendar | |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- The University includes bachelor-level programs, traditional transfer and career programs, as well as the Center for Business and Professional Development and the University Center. UA Fort Smith has experienced substantial growth in enrollments, faculty, facilities, and curricula. UA Fort Smith has indeed become an integral part of the community, offering a wide range of educational, occupational, cultural, and recreational opportunities. Our high-quality, high-attention degree programs include business, engineering, nursing, and a one-of-a-kind major in historical interpretation. And our associate's degree and certificate programs form an enduring foundation for rewarding technical and service careers. UA Fort Smith provides a variety of public service activities for the people and organizations within its service area. Included are non-credit courses, seminars, workshops, lectures, travel, telecourses, and teleconferences organized by the University's Center for Business and Professional Development. As a unique institution, UA Fort Smith provides certificates of proficiency, technical certificates, associate of arts degrees, associate of general studies, associate of applied science degrees, and bachelor's degrees as well as work-based learning and community education. All courses and programs are designed to meet specific needs of the community. At UA Fort Smith, we felt it was our duty to create a living and learning environment that was as beautiful and well-appointed. The Boreham Library, with tens of thousands of books, periodicals, and microfilms files and maintains subscriptions to several online databases, offers world class research and learning tools to our students and Fort Smith neighbors. The Baldor Technology Center can provide quality educational and technological programs to more than 1000 students per day.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is Carl Albert State College (27.8 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
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(479) 394-7622 55.50865 - Bacone CollegePrivate not-for-profit275 students | 60.70 Mi2299 Old Bacone Rd
Muskogee, OK 74403
(918) 683-4581 60.70275 - 1,468 students | 63.10 Mi1301 W Main St
Wilburton, OK 74578
(918) 465-2361 63.101,468
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