Year Established: 1967
Joined System: 2024
Enrollment: 1,429
Phone: (870) 633-4480
www.eacc.edu

At a Glance

University of Arkansas East Arkansas Community College is a full-service community college that serves Eastern Arkansas. EACC’s faculty and staff are committed to providing students of all ages and stages of life access to high-quality, affordable career-ready and transfer-ready degree programs, business and industry training, non-credit learning experiences, and cultural enrichment. UAEACC’s core of general education classes are considered fully transferable to other colleges and universities, and the College is a full participant in the Arkansas Course Transfer System. Students have the option of taking classes in Forrest City, in Wynne, at other locations within the five-county service area, and online. UAEACC has one of the lowest tuition rates in the state and participates in federal and state financial aid programs, offers payment plans, and provides institutional and foundation scholarships.

Points of Pride

• East Arkansas Community College’s history begins in 1967 with the creation of Crowley’s Ridge Vocational Technical School and continues until today following the Higher Learning Commission’s final approval of the merger of EACC and Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute (CRTI), in February 2018.
• Fall enrollment increased for the fourth consecutive year, by more than 14% over last fall from an unduplicated headcount of 1,252 to 1,429.
• Conveniently located just off of I-40 in Forrest City, the UAEACC Fine Arts Center opened in 2010 and is an important component of the cultural landscape of Eastern Arkansas. The 33,000 square-foot Center is designated a ‘Class A’ performance hall and is currently one of only three located in the state. It features an 1,100-seat auditorium, a 2,900 square-foot stage, a large banquet hall and catering kitchen suitable for hosting meetings, banquets, receptions, seminars and more, a Black Box Theater, and anArt Gallery for exhibitions. The building design provides flexible seating options to accommodate many different seating and table configurations as well as hosting multiple events at the same time.
• UAEACC received national recognition for being one of the best colleges to work for in the nation. The college received honor roll recognition in the Great Colleges to Work For® program, a status granted to only 42 colleges each year who score the highest across the recognition categories.