Arkansas State University System
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The Arkansas State University System is a collection of ten campuses located across northeast and central Arkansas
, USA. The system offices are located on the main campus in Jonesboro, Arkansas
.
In 2006, the Arkansas State University System named Robert L. Potts the first chancellor of the Jonesboro campus and Les Wyatt the President of the ASU System. Previously, the ASU System president was also in charge of the Jonesboro campus. This move is expected to allow the System more room for growth.
Arkansas State University in Jonesboro was established in 1909.
In 1955, the Beebe campus fell under the control of Arkansas State University. Arkansas State University Beebe, which has been in existence since 1927, is the only two-year college in the state to offer traditional dorm housing. ASU-Beebe administers three other sites: ASU-Heber Springs, ASU-Searcy, and ASU-Little Rock Air Force Base.
ASU-Beebe associated with White River Vocational-Technical School at Newport in 1992; that campus has since attained stand-alone status from ASU-Beebe and is now ASU-Newport.
The Mountain Home campus officially became ASU-Mountain Home in 1995.
Delta Technical Institute at Marked Tree merged with ASU and became Arkansas State University Technical Center in 2001; it and a similar facility later established in Jonesboro are now under ASU-Newport.
ASU offers bachelor's degree programs, master's degree programs and upper level courses through ASU degree centers at ASU-Beebe, ASU-Mountain Home, and three other cities -- Blytheville
, Forrest City
, and West Memphis
- where partnership agreements have been established in cooperation with the local community colleges. The ASU System also maintains ASU-Paragould, an instructional site of the Jonesboro campus.
ASU has grown rapidly over the past 20 years. Current enrollment for the Jonesboro campus stands at about 12,000, and the system has an enrollment of greater than 17,000.
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, USA. The system offices are located on the main campus in Jonesboro, Arkansas
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Jonesboro is a city in and one of the two county seats of Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. According to the 2010 US Census, the population of the city was 67,263. A college town, Jonesboro is the largest city in northeastern Arkansas and the fifth most populous city in the state...
.
In 2006, the Arkansas State University System named Robert L. Potts the first chancellor of the Jonesboro campus and Les Wyatt the President of the ASU System. Previously, the ASU System president was also in charge of the Jonesboro campus. This move is expected to allow the System more room for growth.
Campuses
- Arkansas State UniversityArkansas State UniversityArkansas State University is a public university and is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System, the state's second largest college system and third largest university by enrollment. It is located atop on Crowley's Ridge at Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA...
, Jonesboro (primary campus)- Arkansas State University ParagouldArkansas State University ParagouldArkansas State University Paragould is an instructional site of the Arkansas State University System's flagship Jonesboro campus. The campus is located in Paragould, Arkansas.- The Campus :...
, Paragould, ArkansasParagould, Arkansas-Health & Education:Paragould is home to Arkansas State University Paragould, Arkansas Northeastern College, Black River Technical College, and Crowley's Ridge College. Paragould has two public school districts, the Greene County Technical School District and the Paragould School District, as well...
- Arkansas State University Paragould
- Arkansas State University BeebeArkansas State University BeebeArkansas State University-Beebe is a public two-year college system located in central Arkansas, with its flagship campus in Beebe, Arkansas. The ASU-Beebe system is a subset of the Arkansas State University System.- Campuses :...
and Arkansas State Technical Institute, Beebe, ArkansasBeebe, ArkansasBeebe, Arkansas is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,930 at the 2000 census, making it the second most populous in the county after Searcy. The city is home to a branch campus of Jonesboro-based Arkansas State University. It was named for Roswell Beebe, a...
- Arkansas State University Searcy, Searcy, ArkansasSearcy, ArkansasSearcy is the largest city and county seat of White County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 20,663. It is the principal city of the Searcy, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of White County...
- Arkansas State University Heber Springs, Heber Springs, ArkansasHeber Springs, ArkansasHeber Springs is a city in Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 6,432 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Cleburne County.-Geography:Heber Springs is located at ....
- Arkansas State University Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, ArkansasJacksonville, ArkansasJacksonville is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, and a suburb of Little Rock. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 28,364. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area....
- Arkansas State University Searcy, Searcy, Arkansas
- Arkansas State University Mountain HomeArkansas State University Mountain HomeArkansas State University-Mountain Home is a two year college located in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Among other tracks, the college prepares nurses who may then go on to serve at the health complex and supporting facilities that surround the Baxter Regional Medical Center located in Mountain...
, Mountain Home, ArkansasMountain Home, ArkansasMountain Home is a city in and the county seat of Baxter County, Arkansas, United States, in the southern Ozark Mountains.It was recently listed in the top 20 cities in the U.S. for sportsmen in the current edition of Outdoor Life magazine, was recently ranked #2 for Field and Stream's Best Fishing... - Arkansas State University NewportArkansas State University NewportArkansas State University Newport is a public two-year college system located in northeast Arkansas, with its flagship campus in Newport, Arkansas...
, Newport, ArkansasNewport, ArkansasNewport is a city in Jackson County, Arkansas, northeast of Little Rock, on the White River. In 1900, 2,866 people lived in Newport, Arkansas; in 1910, 3,557. The population was 7,811 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Jackson County....
- Arkansas State University Technical Center, Marked Tree, ArkansasMarked Tree, ArkansasMarked Tree is a city in Poinsett County, Arkansas in the United States, along the St. Francis River, at the mouth of the Little River. The population was 2,800 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area....
and Jonesboro campuses
- Arkansas State University Technical Center, Marked Tree, Arkansas
History
In 1955, the Beebe campus fell under the control of Arkansas State University. Arkansas State University Beebe, which has been in existence since 1927, is the only two-year college in the state to offer traditional dorm housing. ASU-Beebe administers three other sites: ASU-Heber Springs, ASU-Searcy, and ASU-Little Rock Air Force Base.
ASU-Beebe associated with White River Vocational-Technical School at Newport in 1992; that campus has since attained stand-alone status from ASU-Beebe and is now ASU-Newport.
The Mountain Home campus officially became ASU-Mountain Home in 1995.
Delta Technical Institute at Marked Tree merged with ASU and became Arkansas State University Technical Center in 2001; it and a similar facility later established in Jonesboro are now under ASU-Newport.
ASU offers bachelor's degree programs, master's degree programs and upper level courses through ASU degree centers at ASU-Beebe, ASU-Mountain Home, and three other cities -- Blytheville
Blytheville, Arkansas
Blytheville is the largest city in and one of the two county seats of Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 15,620 at the 2010 census....
, Forrest City
Forrest City, Arkansas
Forrest City is a city in and the county seat of St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States. It was named for General Nathan Bedford Forrest, who used the location as a campsite for a construction crew completing a railroad between Memphis and Little Rock, shortly after the Civil War. The...
, and West Memphis
West Memphis, Arkansas
West Memphis is the largest city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 27,666 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 28,181 in 2005, and 31,329 in 2011 ranking it as the state's 11th largest city, behind Hot Springs...
- where partnership agreements have been established in cooperation with the local community colleges. The ASU System also maintains ASU-Paragould, an instructional site of the Jonesboro campus.
ASU has grown rapidly over the past 20 years. Current enrollment for the Jonesboro campus stands at about 12,000, and the system has an enrollment of greater than 17,000.