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Arkansas State University Newport is a public two-year college system located in northeast Arkansas, with its flagship campus in
Newport, Arkansas Newport is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Arkansas, United States located on the White River northeast of Little Rock. The population was 7,879 at the 2010 census. Newport is home to a campus of the Arkansas State University ...
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Arkansas State University System The Arkansas State University System, based in Little Rock, serves almost 40,000 students annually on campuses in Arkansas and Queretaro, Mexico, and globally online. The Arkansas State University System includes Arkansas State University (A-S ...
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Campuses

*Arkansas State University - Newport (Newport, AR) *Arkansas State University - Newport at Marked Tree (Marked Tree, AR) *Arkansas State University - Newport at Jonesboro (Jonesboro, AR)


History

The campus known as ASU-Newport today, was originally established in 1976 as White River Vocational-Technical School. In 1991, the state legislature merged White River Vocational-Technical School with Arkansas State University - Beebe; the former became known as ASU-Newport. As of 2001, ASU-Newport was approved as a stand-alone campus, and reports directly to the ASU System, its Board of Trustees, and the President. The institution operates under the policies of the Board of Trustees and the President of the Arkansas State University System, but programs at the campuses of ASU-Newport function separately under the leadership of a chancellor. Delta Technical Institute at Marked Tree and Jonesboro merged with Arkansas State University and became ASU-Technical Center in 2001; later placed under ASU-Newport in 2008.


Accreditation

ASU-Newport is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.


Athletics

On January 26, 2023, ASU-Newport announced that it will start athletic programs, beginning with men’s basketball and women’s softball, in the fall of 2023. They will be known as the Aviators and will compete in The
NJCAA The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), founded in 1938, is the governing association of community college, state college and junior college athletics throughout the United States. Currently the NJCAA holds 24 separate regions ...
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References


External links


ASU-Newport official site

ASU System official site
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