Higher Education  Founded in 1952, Central Baptist College provides its students a challenging and exciting curriculum in an uncommon learning environment.CBC promotes academic excellence with a stimulating educational program that enriches each student’s life academically, spiritually and socially. Offered at CBC are four-year and two-year programs with bachelor’s and associate’s degrees available. CBC also offers an Adult Degree Completion Program. PACE is presented in an accelerated, nontraditional format. Students choose between two bachelor’s degrees and complete their degree in 20 months. Associates of Art degrees are available in Business, Education, General Education, Math Music, Pastoral Studies and Religious Education. Bachelor of Arts Degrees are available in Bible with emphasis in Missions, Pastoral Studies, Religious Education, Music, Church Music, Youth Ministries, Social Services, Bachelor of Business Administration, Management, Marketing, General Studies, Organizational Management, and Management Information Systems. Central’s intercollegiate sports offerings include men’s basketball, baseball, cross country, golf, and soccer, and women’s basketball, volleyball, fast-pitch softball, cross country, golf and soccer. Hendrix College 1601 Harkrider Street Conway, AR 72032 Phone: (501) 450-1362 Hendrix College  When The Princeton Review named Hendrix College as the nation’s No. 4 “best value” college in its 2006 edition of America’s Best Value Colleges, it came as no surprise to those familiar with the college.Hendrix, located in the heart of Conway, is regularly recognized as one of the top private liberal-arts colleges in the nation by leading authorities in higher education including U.S. News & World Report, The Fiske Guide to Colleges and Colleges That Change Lives. After more than a century of educating some of the country’s best leaders and citizens, Hendrix has perfected the art of seamlessly integration a traditional liberal-arts education with active learning experiences. The college has become a national leader in experiential learning since launching its curricular program, Your Hendrix Odyssey: Engaging in Active Learning. The Odyssey program gives all students practical, engaged learning opportunities and transcript recognition in areas such as Artistic Creativity, Global Awareness, Professional and Leadership Development, Service to the World, and Undergraduate Research. Noted for overall quality of its academic programs, Hendrix leads all Arkansas colleges in these important areas: the highest average ACT and SAT scores, the highest four-year graduation rate, and the highest parentage of graduates who enter post-graduate and professional schools. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, Hendrix enrolls approximately 1,100 students each year, 80 percent of whom live on campus. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11-to-1, and half of all classes have 15 or fewer students. An impressive 100 percent of full-time faculty has doctorate degrees or the appropriate terminal degrees in their field. With the motto of “unto the Whole Person,” Hendrix offers students a broad-based education that combines critical thought with meaningful action – the best foundation for future leaders and citizens in a global society. University of Central Arkansas 201 Donaghey Avenue Conway, AR 72035 Phone: (501) 450-5200 University of Central Arkansas  Like the booming city where it is located, the University of Central Arkansas continues its pattern of record enrollments. UCA has established itself as a landmark in not only Conway and throughout Arkansas but also across the Mid-South. Extensive landscape work and the continuous construction of classically tasteful academic buildings make UCA the envy of many. The university’s state-of-the-art Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall and the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center are valuable tools in attracting quality entertainment and business meetings to Central Arkansas. Not only do the venues attract political pundits, scholars and authors, but they draw big-name entertainers. Whether you are a nontraditional student looking to audit a class or a pre-med Honors College student, UCA has a wide variety of degree programs in its many internal colleges. More than 100 undergraduate programs and more than 40 graduate programs are offered at UCA. Fine arts and music can be found anywhere on campus. Student artwork is commonly displayed inside and outside university buildings. The Silas D. Snow Fine Arts building is the university’s megaplex devoted entirely to showcase the many talented musicians on campus. The Charles and Nadine Baum Gallery of Fine Art is among the finest in the state. The College of Business Administration at UCA offers complete degrees in everything from accounting to computer-information systems. The ever-growing College of Liberal Arts offers a wide verity of degrees. The nationally acclaimed Honors College has strict admission standards and offers a more challenging curriculum. Sports are important at UCA. The UCA Athletic Department offers a full range of athletic opportunities for students. Football, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf, women’s cross country, baseball, women’s fast-pitch softball, women’s tennis, and men’s and women’s soccer are all NCAA-sanctioned sports at UCA. The new Pepsi Indoor Center allows all UCA sports teams to practice indoors during inclement weather. Also, the HPER Center, a state-of-the-art, full-scale fitness center, opened in the 2000-2001 school year and is available for student use. UCA recently completed more than $20 million in construction projects ranging from residence halls to the cafeteria.
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