§ 6-53-201. System name

All two-year institutions and their courses and programs within the jurisdiction of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall be identified and administered as the Arkansas Technical and Community College System.

§ 6-53-203. Duties and powers of Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board

(a) In order to promote a coordinated system of two-year postsecondary education in Arkansas, to provide an effective delivery system for adult education programs, and to assure an orderly and effective development of a system of publicly and locally supported institutions, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall have the following powers and duties: (1) […]

§ 6-53-205. College transfer program approval

(a) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall develop a plan to maximize transfer credits of students from institutions within the system, including the development of a core transfer program for students desiring to obtain a baccalaureate degree after transferring from an institution within the two-year system to the four-year system. (b) All programs and […]

§ 6-53-206. Equipment pool

The Division of Higher Education, in coordination with the institutions, shall develop an effective means of pooling surplus equipment for redistribution to other institutions. Such equipment pool arrangement may include the crediting of equipment values to the institution for equipment acquired from a source other than the state.

§ 6-53-207. Capital outlays

(a) Unless exempted under the provisions of § 19-4-522, any expenditure of State Treasury funds for capital outlay expenses or construction costs, as set forth in § 19-4-524, of an institution within the system shall be subject to the prior approval of the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board. […]

§ 6-53-209. Interim accreditation and governance

(a) The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board may act as the legal entity, governing board, and receiver of all property for any institution not accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and seeking merger or consolidation with an existing institution of higher education during the interim period when approval […]

§ 6-53-210. Transfers to system after July 1, 1991

(a) Following July 1, 1991, any existing postsecondary vocational-technical school transferring to the Arkansas Technical and Community College System shall do so only upon approval by the General Assembly and the recommendation of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (b) Upon completion of the transfer to the system, the institution shall be subject to the […]