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Black River Technical College Foundation Board Member, Arkansas Department of Higher Education Chair, and Executive Director of Northeast Arkansas Intermodal Authority Graycen Bigger has been named to the Top 100 Women of Impact in Arkansas; a list compiled by the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA), Little Rock Soiree Magazine, and the Arkansas Business Publishing Group. According to littlerocksoiree.com, the three businesses vetted more than 600submissions before making their final decisions on the…

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Twenty-eight students in the Adult Education department at Ozarka College recently received their GED diplomas in an annual graduation ceremony held on May 18in the John E. Miller Education Complex at Ozarka College. The ceremony started with a welcome from Dr. Dawe, president of Ozarka College, at Ozarka College, in which she congratulated the students on their accomplishment and wished them success in the next step of their journey. Dianne Doyle, High…

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Ozarka College will be hosting Aviation Camp this summer. Aviation Camp is an enrichment program for students who are entering grades fourth through twelfth. Classes will be July10, 2023, for grades fourth through eight hand July 11, 2023, for grades nine through twelfth from 8:00 a.m.to 4:15 p.m. located at the Melbourne Municipal Airport, 524 Air-port Rd., Melbourne. The deadline to apply for admission is June30, 2023.Join us for a one-day aviation…

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Ozarka College has received initial approval from the Arkansas State Board of Nursing to offer an LPN to RN Associate of Applied Science Degree in Registered Nursing program. Beginning in January 2024, the Registered Nursing program will transition from consortium membership to an in-dependent program. This new program will provide an opportunity for Ozarka College to better serve its students by offering face-to-face instruction and in-creased interaction with nursing faculty. Applications for…

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Arkansas Boys State, a one-week civic engagement and leadership program for students entering their senior year of high school, starts on Sunday, May 28,hosting 498 delegates from 187 high schools across the state. The upcoming session, which is sponsored by the Arkansas American Legion, marks the 82nd iteration of the leadership experience. The program and the student attendees are led by 72volunteer staff members who converge on the University of Central Arkansas…

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