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East Arkansas Community College

East Arkansas Community College
1700 Newcastle Road
Forrest City, AR 72335

Official telephone: (870) 633-4480
Toll-free telephone: (877) 797-3222
Fax number: (870) 633-7222
Website: www.eacc.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions, two of five weeks and one of 10 weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: nursing
Student:Faculty ratio: 15:1
Total faculty: 23 men, 53 women
Full-time faculty: 12 men, 21 women
Part-time faculty: 11 men, 32 women

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
independent study, accelerated program, honors program, distance learning
Cooperative programs are offered: yes

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting Assistant
  • Agricultural/Food/Life Sciences
  • Banking/Finance
  • Biblical Literature
  • Business Administration
  • Business/Office
  • Child Care
  • Classical Civilizations
  • College Transfer
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Nursing
  • TESOL
Certificates

  • Advanced EMT
  • Criminal Justice
  • Drafting/Design
  • Industrial Supervision/Safety
  • Office Technology
  • Quality Management
  • Quality Management/Supervision
  • Word Processing/Desktop Publishing

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP general
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit and/or placement for relevant military experience
  • credit and/or placement for relevant life experience
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
Completion one semester at college required to receive credit.