Two-year Colleges Group Renamed ‘Arkansas Community Colleges’

The Arkansas Association of Two-year Colleges has renamed itself as the “Arkansas Community Colleges.”

The group is the trade association and lobbying arm for 22 community colleges across Arkansas.

The group’s web site said, “We are the same Association you have known since 1989, but we have a fresh new look that we are excited to share with you. Starting October 12, 2014, upon the kickoff of our 26th annual conference, we are officially representing our members as ‘Arkansas Community Colleges’ to better reflect their diverse missions.”

“A lot has changed in the last 25 years. Community colleges are front-and-center in statewide conversations about economic development and social mobility. Our state’s political and business leaders view community colleges as the key to educating and training our citizens, and to meeting the workforce demands of industry. Because of the work our member colleges do every day, Arkansas has a bright future,” said Arkansas Community Colleges executive director Bill Stovall.

The schools represented by the organization include:

Arkansas Northeastern College
Arkansas State University – Beebe
Arkansas State University – Mountain Home
Arkansas State University – Newport
Black River Technical College
College of the Ouachitas
East Arkansas Community College
Mid-South Community College
National Park Community College
North Arkansas College
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Ozarka College
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas
Pulaski Technical College
Rich Mountain Community College
South Arkansas Community College
Southeast Arkansas College
Southern Arkansas University Tech
University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville
University of Arkansas Community College at Hope
University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton
University of Arkansas Cossatot