University of Arkansas Community College at Hope

University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana

Former names	Red River Vocational-Technical School; Red River Technical College
Motto	Your Bridge to the Future
Type	Community college
Established	1965
Chancellor	Chris Thomason Chancellor's Welcome
Undergraduates	1,532
Location	Hope & Texarkana, Arkansas 33°38′30″N 93°35′47″W / 33.64180°N 93.59632°W / 33.64180; -93.59632
Affiliations	University of Arkansas System
Website	http://www.uacch.edu

UACCH-Texarkana in Texarkana

University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) is a two-year community college located in Hope, Arkansas and in Texarkana. It is affiliated as a division of the University of Arkansas System as a result a merger by act of the Arkansas Legislature in 1995 and is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.^[1] UACCH is an open-access institution that enrolls over 1,500 students at its 2 campuses.

UACCH was founded in 1965 as Red River Vocational-Technical School and the ground breaking ceremony for the campus was held in February 1966 by Governor Orval Faubus and state senator Olen Hendrix.^[2] In 1991 it was renamed Red River Technical College and placed under the Arkansas Department of Higher Education.^[3] This was done as part of a wider movement to transform Arkansas' technical schools into community colleges.^[4] In 1996, the college was renamed University of Arkansas Community College at Hope and placed as a division of the University of Arkansas System.^[3] In 2015, the college changed its name to the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana. The college offers over forty degree and certificate programs.

References

↑ "University of Arkansas: Community College at Hope" (PDF).
↑ "Fayetteville". Northwest Arkansas Times. NewspaperArchie. 1966-02-04. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
1 2 "About UACCH". UACCH. 2008. Archived from the original on December 25, 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
↑ "ATYC: The Origins of an Educational Success". Arkansas Business. 2000-10-02. Retrieved 2008-11-28.

Colleges and universities in Arkansas

Public institutions	Arkansas State Arkansas Tech Henderson State Southern Arkansas University of Arkansas, Fayetteville University of Arkansas at Fort Smith University of Arkansas at Little Rock University of Arkansas at Monticello University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences University of Central Arkansas

Private institutions	Arkansas Baptist Central Baptist Crowley's Ridge Ecclesia Harding Hendrix John Brown Lyon Ouachita Baptist Ozarks Philander Smith Shorter Williams Baptist

Community colleges	Arkansas Northeastern ASU Beebe ASU Mid-South ASU Mountain Home ASU Newport Black River Tech College of the Ouachitas Cossatot East Arkansas National Park North Arkansas Northwest Arkansas Ozarka Phillips Pulaski Tech Rich Mountain Shorter South Arkansas Southeast Arkansas Southern Arkansas Tech UACC Batesville UACC Hope UACC Morrilton

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