UACC at Batesville

2005 WHITE DRIVE | BATESVILLE WWW.UACCB.EDU | 870-612-2000 OVERVIEW

The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville embraces a practical approach to education, providing students with diverse educational opportunities and job-enhancement programs. Over the past 20 years, UACCB has crafted a unique blend of associate and transfer degrees and technical certifications by focusing on the needs of industry leaders and residents who live within the college’s four-county service area. UACCB expanded its program offerings with the addition of the agriculture technology program in 2017, which offers four distinct areas of focus for students to choose to study, and mechatronics in 2018, which gives students necessary skill sets for industrial careers. ACADEMIC RECOGNITION

UACCB has been recognized as a leader in education both locally and nationally. The college was named the 2017 Leader in Education by the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce and was recognized by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program as one of the nation’s top-150 community colleges. UACCB has partnerships with all Shown above is an artist rendering of the new workforce training center. UACCB broke ground on the center Jan. 17. It will have space for career and technical-education programs, along with a makerspace. major four-year institutions in the state, providing seamless paths to four-year degrees for students. NEW ADDITIONS

In January 2019, UACCB broke ground on a state-of-the-art workforce training center that will include areas for career and technical education and a makerspace. In fall 2019, the registered nursing program will implement a concept-based curriculum that will train students in broad concepts of patient care rather than focusing on content memorization.