Pocahontas Campus
1410 Highway 304 East
Pocahontas, AR 72455
Paragould Campus
1 Black River Drive
Paragould, AR 72450 |
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Founded as Black River Vocational Technical School in 1972, the school is now a public, two-year college with an open admissions policy that is committed to meeting the technical, academic, professional, cultural, and personal enrichment needs of the citizens of Northeast Arkansas and the surrounding areas. The college was renamed Black River Technical College in 1991 and is governed by a Board of Trustees.
Location:
The main campus (Campus Map) of Black River Technical College (BRTC) is located on Highway 304 East in Historic Pocahontas, Arkansas, which has a population of about 7,000. The Aviation Maintenance Technician facility is located on Highway 67 South at the Pocahontas Municipal Airport; and the Fire Science facility is in the Industrial Park at College City. The Greene County Industrial Training Center is situated in North Industrial Park in Paragould.
Faculty:
BRTC faculty share a devotion to their diverse disciplines and programs and a commitment to the intellectual, technical, and professional growth of their students. The typically smaller student-faculty ratio permits students to have a productive learning relationship with their instructors.
Student Body:
BRTC annually enrolls approximately 3,000 students from its surrounding area.
Accreditation:
BRTC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Several programs are additionally accredited through other agencies as well. (BRTC catalog)
Degrees and Programs:
BRTC offers Associate of Applied Science and Associate of Arts degrees, Technical Certificates, Certificates of Proficiency, and Adult and Continuing Education courses.
Financial Aid:
BRTC provides grants and scholarships to make its programs affordable to qualified students.
Financial Strength:
BRTC is a state supported two-year institution with budgetary means to maintain modern facilities that house the latest in technological equipment to enhance students’ learning experiences.
Campus:
Black River Technical College is an architecturally modern designed campus with 22 buildings located on 97 acres. All facilities are accessible to the handicapped.
Library:
The library contains more than 25,000 volumes of in-house materials and provides access to thousands of periodicals through Internet and CD-ROM databases. The BRTC identification card is also used as a library card.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action:
Black River Technical College is an equal opportunity institution and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, handicap/disability, or other unlawful factors in employment practices, or admission and treatment of students. Any questions regarding this policy should be addressed to the Vice-President for Finance, Black River Technical College, Post Office Box 468, Pocahontas, Arkansas 72455, (870) 248-4000, ext. 4031
Racial Profiling Policy:
In accordance with Act 1048 of 2007 of Arkansas statute, BRTC has adopted a formal policy and procedures detailing its compliance with state legislation that formally prohibits racial profiling by Arkansas law enforcement. This policy and procedure model applies to all campus law enforcement officials. The policy affirms that all law enforcement officers of the BRTC Police Department shall base pedestrian or motor vehicle stops, detentions, investigative activities, searches, property seizures, or arrests of a person upon a standard of reasonable suspicion or probable cause in compliance with the U.S. Constitution and Arkansas Constitution. The full text of this policy is contained in the BRTC Policy and Procedures manual, and shall be made available upon written request to the Office of Campus Police, AD 112-B.
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