Arkansas Baptist College

Location and Contact Information

1621 Dr. Marting Luther King Drive
Little Rock, AR 72202-6099
USA
Main Tel: (501) 370-4000
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Arkansas Baptist College, ABC, is based in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a historically black, private, four-year liberal arts college that was founded as The Minister's Institute in 1884 and was initially funded by the Colored Baptists from Arkansas.

Arkansas Baptist College is organized into three schools through which it provides associate's and bachelor's degrees. The schools are –

  • Business & Applied Science Technology
  • Liberal Arts & General Studies
  • School of Social Science, Religion & Christian Leadership

The athletic teams of Arkansas Baptist College, which are nicknamed the Buffaloes, compete in the the National Junior College Athletics Association. Student organizations on campus include the fraternities Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi and Phi Beta Sigma. The sororities are Delta Sigma Theta and Zeta Phi Beta.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Baptist religious affiliation.
  • Historically black college.
  • Many students concentrating in family and social work, business and management, and security and law enforcement.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, not-for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students have meal (board) plans.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 7,018
Room$ 3,866
Board$ 3,740
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other$ 3,039

Financial Aid

Arkansas Baptist participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 47% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant41%$3,599
Institutional Grant  
Federal Grant40%$3,670
Pell Grant40%$3,608
Other Federal Grant4%$635
State or Local Grant1%$489

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan41%$6,977
Federal Loan41%$6,977
Other Loan  

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Arkansas Baptist College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Pardee RAND Graduate SchoolSanta Monica, CA112
2Central Baptist CollegeConway, AR559
3Southwestern Christian UniversityBethany, OK291
4Texas CollegeTyler, TX736
5Patten UniversityOakland, CA1,056
6Grace Bible CollegeWyoming, MI179
7Denmark Technical CollegeDenmark, SC2,277
8Orleans Technical InstitutePhiladelphia, PA659
9Lackawanna CollegeScranton, PA1,639
10Richland Community CollegeDecatur, IL3,284

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate163
Bachelor155

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  1
Without tenure; working toward tenure  2
Without tenure; tenure not available  13

Students

Arkansas Baptist is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 626 in 2009-2010 (542 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 62% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Arkansas Baptist provides on-campus housing for 241 of its 542 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (11 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Commerce

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (5 awarded)

  • Human Services

LIBERAL ARTS (10 awarded)

  • African Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

  • Religion/Religious Studies

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (3 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies