Arkansas Baptist College

Arkansas Baptist College
"Growing Hope"
Established	1884
Type	Private, HBCU
President	Dr. Fitz Hill
Students	1100
Location	Little Rock, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States 34°44′6″N 92°17′26″W / 34.73500°N 92.29056°W / 34.73500; -92.29056Coordinates: 34°44′6″N 92°17′26″W / 34.73500°N 92.29056°W / 34.73500; -92.29056
Colors	Purple White
Mascot	Buffaloes
Website	www.arkansasbaptist.edu

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 Baptist HBCU west of the Mississippi River.

Administration

Its current president, Dr. Fitz Hill, the 13th president in the history of the college, is a former professor at UCF and a former head football coach at San Jose State University.

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.

External links

www.arkansasbaptist.edu Official web site

Colleges and universities in Arkansas

Public institutions	Arkansas State Arkansas Tech Henderson State Southern Arkansas University of Arkansas, Fayetteville University of Arkansas at Fort Smith University of Arkansas at Little Rock University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences University of Arkansas at Monticello University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff University of Central Arkansas

Private institutions	Arkansas Baptist Central Baptist Crowley's Ridge Ecclesia Harding Hendrix John Brown Lyon Ouachita Baptist Ozarks Philander Smith Shorter Williams Baptist

Community colleges	Arkansas Northeastern ASU Beebe ASU Mountain Home ASU Newport Black River Tech Cossatot East Arkansas Mid-South National Park North Arkansas Northwest Arkansas Ouachita Tech Ozarka Phillips Pulaski Tech Rich Mountain South Arkansas Southeast Arkansas Southern Arkansas Tech UACC Batesville UACC Hope UACC Morrilton

Historically black colleges and universities

Public institutions	Alabama A&M Alabama State Albany State Alcorn State Arkansas–Pine Bluff Bishop State CC Bluefield State Bowie State Central State Cheyney Coahoma CC Coppin State Delaware State Elizabeth City State Fayetteville State Florida A&M Fort Valley State Gadsden State CC Grambling State Harris–Stowe Hinds CC Jackson State Kentucky State Langston Lincoln, Missouri Lincoln, Pennsylvania Maryland, Eastern Shore Mississippi Valley State Morgan State Norfolk State North Carolina A&T North Carolina Central Prairie View A&M Savannah State Shelton State CC South Carolina State Southern Southern–New Orleans Southern–Shreveport Tennessee State Texas Southern UDC UVI Virginia State West Virginia State Winston-Salem State

Private institutions	Allen Arkansas Baptist Barber–Scotia Benedict Bennett Bethune-Cookman Claflin Clark Atlanta Concordia Alabama Dillard Edward Waters Fisk Florida Memorial University Hampton Howard Huston–Tillotson Interdenominational Theological Center Jarvis Christian Johnson C. Smith Knoxville Lane LeMoyne–Owen Livingstone Meharry Miles Morehouse Morehouse School of Medicine Morris Brown Morris Oakwood Paine Paul Quinn Philander Smith Rust Selma Shaw Simmons College (Ky.) Southwestern Christian Spelman Stillman St. Augustine's Talladega Texas College Tougaloo Tuskegee Virginia Union Virginia University Voorhees Wilberforce Wiley Xavier (La.)

Defunct institutions	Bishop Daniel Payne Guadalupe Kittrell Lewis College of Business Mississippi Industrial College Mount Hermon Female Seminary Saint Paul's Storer Straight Western