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Life concert series and Spring Sing, an an- nual student music-and-dance production. e university also offers a number of intercollegiate sports, and Harding students receive free admission to cheer on the Bisons at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House or First Security Stadium. Students can also
work out at the Ganus Activities Complex. “It’s a community of mission where higher education and higher purpose go hand in hand,” Murphy said. “Harding is where students find their passions and meet the people who will be their friends
for the rest of their lives.”
ASU-BEEBE
Everyone, from nontraditional students hoping to further their careers to high school students preparing for college, can pursue educational opportunities at Arkansas State University-Beebe, an operationally separate two-year institution of the Arkansas State University System.
In addition to its campuses in Beebe and Searcy, ASUB offers programs in Heber Springs, at the Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville and online. The institution offers associate degrees, technical certificates, concurrent credit for high school students, and noncredit
training for businesses and industries. “ ere is really only one way to describe the atmosphere at ASUB, and that is student-centered,” said Jennifer Methvin, chancellor. “No matter what campus, building or office our students or guests visit, they find faculty and staff waiting to provide information, guidance, support
and acceptance.”
At 91 years old, ASUB is the oldest two-
year college in Arkansas and the state’s only two-year college with residence halls.
e university offers unique programs such as the only veterinary technology and John Deere agricultural technology programs in Arkansas, she said. She added that ASUB is also the only two-year college in the state to offer an Associate of Fine Arts degree, which is designed to transfer toward a bachelor’s degree in fine arts.
She added that ASUB partners with ASU in Jonesboro to allow students to earn bachelor’s degrees by taking coursework through the A-State Degree Center on the Beebe campus.
e Searcy campus focuses on technical and occupational programs that can be completed in about a year, she said, adding that those who wish to continue their education can apply the credits to an
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Harding University offers a Christian approach to learning that allows students to become experts in their fields of study while integrating their faith into their professions.
Associate of Applied Science in General Technology degree. Students can also complete the entire emergency medical services program at ASUB-Searcy, she said.
In addition, the Searcy campus offers the Regional Career Center, which allows high school students in White County and surrounding places to earn college credit.
“ ough ASUB is a traditional, multi-campus, comprehensive commu- nity college offering both work-ready and
baccalaureate-transfer programs, we pro- vide our students with a number of hands- on learning experiences,” Methvin said.
e institution is the only two-year col- lege in Arkansas with a working farm where students can study, she said, adding that students in honors and leadership programs can get involved in university governance through the Student Government Associa- tion. In addition, students can participate in various off-campus adventures.