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Arkansas Baptist College

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Type
  
Private, HBCU

President
  
Joseph L. Jones

Phone
  
+1 501-420-1200

Mascot
  
American bison

Added to NRHP
  
30 April 1976

Established
  
1884

Students
  
1100

Total enrollment
  
990 (2015)

Founded
  
1884

Colors
  
White, Purple

Arkansas Baptist College

Location
  
Little Rock, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States

Website
  
www.arkansasbaptist.edu

Address
  
1621 Dr Martin Luther King Dr, Little Rock, AR 72202, United States

Notable alumni
  
Charles Harrison Mason, Charles Price Jones, Louis Jordan

Similar
  
Philander Smith College, Central Baptist College, Ouachita Baptist University, Shorter College, Pulaski Technical College

Profiles

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Arkansas Baptist College (ABC) is a private, historically black liberal arts college located in Little Rock, Arkansas. Founded in 1884 as the Minister's Institute, ABC was initially funded by the Colored Baptists of the State of Arkansas. It is the only historically black Baptist school west of the Mississippi River. The main building on its campus, built in 1893, is one of the oldest surviving academic buildings in the state, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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Administration

Joseph L. Jones, serves as the 14th president of the college. Jones' first day in office was September 1, 2016.

Athletics

The school's baseball team competes in Region 2 of the National Junior College Athletic Association. The school's baseball program plays part of its schedule at Gary Hogan Field in Little Rock. The Buffs Head Baseball Coach is Roger Mallison

Accreditation

Arkansas Baptist College was accredited by the Higher Learning Commission in 1987. In February 2014 the Commission placed the college on notice that it was at risk for being out of compliance with the Commission's criteria for accreditation. In August 2015 the Commission gave the College a Show-Cause order to present a case that its accreditation should not be withdrawn. The Commission will make a determination in 2016 on whether or not it will continue to accredit the College.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Arkansas Baptist College include preacher William T. Dixon and athletes Harry Kenyon and Michael Dyer.

References

Arkansas Baptist College Wikipedia