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University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville

Coordinates: 35°47′35″N 91°36′54″W / 35.793033°N 91.615123°W / 35.793033; -91.615123
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University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB)
Former names
Gateway Vocational Technical School
Gateway Technical College
TypePublic community college
Established1975 (as Gateway Vocational Technical School)
1991 (as Gateway Technical College)
1998 (as UACCB)
ChancellorBrian Shonk
Academic staff
122 (As of 2013)
Administrative staff
Approximately 180 (As of 2013)
Undergraduates1353 (As of 2013)
Location, ,
United States

35°47′35″N 91°36′54″W / 35.793033°N 91.615123°W / 35.793033; -91.615123
AffiliationsUniversity of Arkansas System
Websitehttp://www.uaccb.edu

The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) is a public community college in Batesville, Arkansas.

History

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The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) was originally opened in September of 1975 as Gateway Vocational Technical School, designed to provide vocational training to the area. In 1991, the facility was organized as Gateway Technical College, offering courses in electrician and mechanical fields. In 1997, Gateway merged with the University of Arkansas system, and a few months later renamed it as the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville with the passage of a county sales tax in March 1998. UACCB offered both vocational courses as well as courses towards associate degrees and college courses toward "core" requirements at four-year schools.

In the years since its reorganization, UACCB has undergone several campus renovations. The first major renovation, completed in 1999, added an 11,000-square-foot (1,000 m2) Arts and Sciences building, as well as various landscaping and parking additions. The next phase of construction, completed in 2001, added a 37,000-square-foot (3,400 m2) auditorium and conference facility named Independence Hall (after Independence County, of which Batesville is the county seat). In 2002, the college acquired adjacent 24 acres (97,000 m2) of unimproved land and constructed a 14,000-square-foot (1,300 m2) Physical Plant.

Ground was broken in early 2010 for a new facility for Nursing and Allied Health. In 2020, construction was completed on the state-of-the-art Workforce Training Center at the far corner of campus. UACCB has a bright future and will strive to provide even greater educational opportunities for the citizens it serves.

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