Members of the Arkansas Northeastern College Board of Trustees gathered for their regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, where members the College’s operating budget for the 2024-2025 year.
Based on the recommendation of the Finance Committee, the Board passed the College’s Operating Budget for 2024-25. The budget reflects the College’s budget development process, which considered department funding requests in support of personnel operations, services, and equipment. There will be no tuition increase for the year with tuition rates remaining at $75 per credit hour (for the first 18 credit hours) for in-county residents, $85 per credit hour for out-of-county residents including Missouri Bootheel, and $135 per credit hour for out-of-state residents. Despite increases in technology usage, the College will not raise its technology fee from its current amount of $15 per credit hour. ANC’s annual tuition/mandatory fee rate will remain the lowest among Arkansas’ colleges for 2024-25.
The Board also approved the Academic Calendar for the 2024-2025 academic year. Registration for both the Summer and Fall Semesters is currently underway. The new calendar shows that registration for the Fall 2024 semester will end on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, with classes for the Fall 2024 Semester beginning on Monday, August 19. Early College classes will begin on Monday, August 26.
In other business, the Board also approved a new Career Coach Position at KIPP Blytheville College Preparatory School for the 2024-2025 academic year. ANC currently has Career Coaches who serve the Armorel, Blytheville, Gosnell, Osceola, and Rivercrest school districts. The Career Coach Program is designed to motivate and support Arkansas students in achieving their goals related to college and career planning through intensive hands-on programs and services. Career Coaches work with students in grades 7-12, collaborating with Career Development Instructors and School Counselors to develop and revise college and career plans. The program provides essential assistance and information in areas such as academic tutoring, career counseling, college preparation and admission, financial aid guidance, mentoring, and other supports necessary for post-secondary education/training access, retention, and success.
It was reported that a recent review was completed of the Allied Tech career and technical program degree and certificate plans. As a part of that process, changes in the sequencing of courses were identified which would allow for the completion of additional certificates of proficiency and technical certificates. Four new technical certificates were created in the areas of criminal justice, computer information systems and aviation. In addition, two new certificates of proficiency were created in the areas of HVAC and welding. The Board approved the following, newly created technical certificates and certificates of proficiency: Technical Certificate in Criminal Justice, Technical Certificate in Security and Analytics, Technical Certificate in Aviation Airframe Maintenance, Technical Certificate in Aviation Powerplant Maintenance, Certificate of Proficiency in HVAC Electrical, and the Certificate of Proficiency in Tungsten Inert Gas Welding (TIG).
ANC President Dr. Christopher Heigle reminded members of the Board of the College’s upcoming commencement exercises with the Nucor Diploma Squared Graduation being held on Thursday, May 9th , and the ANC Commencement occurring the following day on Friday, May 10, 2024.
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