South Arkansas Community College

South Arkansas Community College in El Dorado, Arkansas
Ben Whitfield Classroom Building

South Arkansas Community College (SouthArk) is a public two-year college in downtown El Dorado in Union County, Arkansas.

Historical summary

South Arkansas Community College, known locally as SouthArk, is a public, comprehensive community college with an open-door policy, providing educational programs, workforce development, civic and cultural enrichment, and support services to students and residents in its service area.

Formed from a merger of Southern Arkansas University, El Dorado Branch (SAU-EB), and Oil Belt Technical College, South Arkansas Community College was approved by a 62 percent majority vote in Union County in March 1992. Then Governor Bill Clinton appointed a nine-member Board of Trustees, and all assets and liabilities of Oil Belt and SAU-EB were transferred by June 30, 1992, to SouthArk. The former OBTC became known as the East Campus and SAU-EB the West Campus.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.southark.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=273&Itemid=506

External links

Coordinates: 33°12′34″N 92°39′58″W / 33.20941°N 92.66624°W

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