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Welcome to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education’s Web page.
The links on this page will provide you with the information you will need to contact personnel within the department and at the state’s colleges and universities. Description of the Department of Higher Education:
The Arkansas Department of Higher Education serves as the administrative staff for the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The Board consists of 12 members who are appointed by the governor and serve staggered six-year terms. Board Policies, as adopted by the coordinating board, may be viewed in the Publications/Directories section of this Web site.As part of its responsibilities, the staff develops and implements board policies and procedures. Additionally, the Department reviews and approves academic programs; administers statewide financial aid programs and contracts with the Southern Regional Education Board for support of graduate and first professional study outside of Arkansas; recommends institutional operating, capital, and personal services budgets; and collects and reports on student and course data as part of a statewide data base and academic program inventory for policy studies.
The agency administers the Statewide Systemic Initiative for improvement of math and science education, the Carl Perkins Grant for academic program improvement, and the Youth Opportunities Unlimited Program, a high school dropout prevention program for economically disadvantaged students.
Reports produced by the department are public records and are available in the Publications/Directories section of this Web site and in paper form on a limited basis. Questions concerning these public records should be directed to:
Ms. Nichole Abernathy
114 East Capitol
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72201
phone: 501-371-2030
- Media inquiries, email
Dale Ellis or phone (501) 683-2078
- Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board Members
- Agency Employees
- Contact Us
The department is organized into several divisions that are briefly described below. Further information is available on the department’s Web site for that division.
Academic Affairs:
The Academic Affairs unit coordinates, reviews, and administers academic policies and programs. The section's main responsibilities include:
· Policy development and implementation related to the Coordinating Board's statutory responsibilities and major public policy initiatives, including review and approval of new academic programs for public colleges and universities; review of existing programs; transfer and articulation, assessment of general education, and institutional and program certification
· Administration of federally funded grant programs
· Liaison relationships with chief academic officers, state, regional and national groups influencing higher education
Financial Aid:
This unit administers all of the financial aid programs for higher education in Arkansas. The section's major responsibilities include:
· Printing, distributing and processing financial aid applications
· Distributing funds from financial aid programs to institutions
Institutional Finance:
The Institutional Finance division works with the finances of public institutions of higher education in Arkansas. The division provides consultative and data services to the general public, legislative and executive branches, and institutional staffs. The office’s main responsibilities include:
· Development and recommendation of funding methodologies
· Collection, review and analysis of financial data
· Publication of data
Research and Planning:
The Research and Planning office provides Arkansas’ top-level higher education decision-makers with information about student performance and institutional activity at the state’s colleges and universities.
· Produces a wide array of reports concerning student enrollments, enrollment patterns, and demographics
· Manages the statewide Student Information System
· Coordinates other reporting activities such as IPEDS