Arkansas Baptist College

Location and Contact Information

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.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

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