by - September 23, 2024 9:22 am
Enrollment on the rise at BRTC
Black River Technical College had a surge enrollment in terms of actual students and an increase in the in the number of credit hours taken. Jason Smith, vice president of…
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by - August 13, 2024 8:53 pm
Black River River Technical College, Arkansas Army National Guard sign MOU
Black River Technical College (BRTC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Arkansas Army National Guard. Signing the MOU were BRTC president Dr. Martin Eggensperger and Arkansas Adjutant…
by - August 1, 2024 5:13 am
BRTC contracts with Proventus to train for crisis shooting responses
Children were dying and the police were not responding inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, 2022. An 18-year-old gunman, Salvador Ramos, barricaded himself inside the school….
by - January 4, 2024 4:01 pm
Black River Technical College receives $4.7 million to build law enforcement training barracks
Black River Technical College (BRTC) has received $4.7 million from the Arkansas State and Local Recovery funds allocated by the American Rescue Plan Act to help construct barracks to house…
by - May 15, 2023 4:02 pm
Pre-registration up for the fall term at Black River Technical College
Black River Technical College (BRTC) had a 17% drop in its spring enrollment numbers, but pre-registration numbers for the fall term are up dramatically when compared to May of 2022,…
by - April 3, 2023 2:47 pm
Black River Technical College contemplates out-of-state student tuition increases
Black River Technical College in Pocahontas may increase its out-of-state student tuition and fees. At a recently held special Board of Trustees meeting, board member David Coker suggested the issue…
by - March 29, 2023 6:15 pm
BRTC machinist students lending new paws to rescue dog, Nubbins
Nubbins, a lab-breed puppy, was rescued several months ago in Greene County. He had a serious problem. The stray was born without front paws, but machinist students at Black River…
by - February 22, 2023 12:23 pm
Black River Technical College has 17% drop in spring enrollment
During a recent Black River Technical College quarterly Board of Trustees meeting, Jason Smith, Vice President of Student Affairs, reported a 17% drop in enrollment from the fall to spring…
by - November 22, 2022 2:21 pm
BRTC to offer career, technical certifications in Clay County
Black River Technical College recently dedicated the Armory at BRTC in Piggott. The site will house career and technical certification opportunities for students in Piggott, Corning, Rector and the surrounding…
by - September 1, 2022 5:06 pm
Black River Technical College sees fall enrollment expand
Colleges and universities nationwide will be faced with a student shortfall in the coming years, but one school in Northeast Arkansas has fended that trend off for at least one…
by - July 14, 2022 3:30 pm
Black River Technical College receives $650,000 workforce training grant
Black River Technical College will receive a $650,000 state-funded regional workforce grant. The focus of the grant will be in two areas. The first is transportation, with a focus on…
by - June 9, 2022 3:24 pm
BRTC seeks professional development accreditation for educator active shooter training
In the wake of a rash of mass shootings around the country including those at schools, the Black River Technical College Law Enforcement Training Academy (LETA) has developed Active Shooter…
by - February 6, 2021 12:35 pm
Black River Technical College lands regional workforce grant for industrial computing
Black River Technical College was awarded a $598,000 Regional Workforce Grant for Industrial Computing technology. This grant will be used to buy software and equipment for existing programs and may…
by - September 9, 2020 11:00 am
Black River Technical College one of few fire science programs in state
Alan Haskins has a lot of fond memories from his youth, but among his most favorite were attending volunteer firefighting meetings with his father, Jackie. His father was a volunteer…
by - January 8, 2020 9:05 am
Black River Technical College selects mascot
For the first time in its history, Black River Technical College has a mascot. On Monday (Jan.6), Hadley Rose, BRTC Student Government Association (SGA) president announced that BRTC will be…
by - April 22, 2019 7:40 pm
Black River Technical College hires new president
A Randolph County native has been selected as the new president at Black River Technical College, according to the school. Dr. Martin Eggensperger, vice chancellor for academic affairs at Arkansas…
by - June 27, 2018 4:56 pm
Black River Technical College looks to operate in the black
When Black River Technical College President Eric Turner was selected to lead the two-year institution, he found a number of problems. The school, with its main campus in Pocahontas, was…
by - August 15, 2016 2:00 pm
Black River Technical College tackles student enrollment numbers in the midst of improving economy
There’s a unique phenomena that occurs when the economy spins downward. Small, two-year colleges that often offer vocational training have a surge in enrollment. When the workforce shrinks, those without…