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Submitted Education News  The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) has partnered with the White River Firefighter Training Association and area fire departments to offer a Firefighter Rookie School.  The program utilizes a partnership and curriculum through the Arkansas Fire Training Academy (AFTA) in Camden, Arkansas.  The program starts Oct, 6, 2026 and will run for 38 weeks covering the material of Firefighter I and II.    “We want to…

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A total of ten community partners have contributed a total of $100,000 toward the newly conceptualized “Gateway Center” expansion which includes the acquisition of a 52-acre and 100,000 square foot building close to the current campus. The partners’ joint support effort was led by UACCB partner First Community Bank. Contributors were First Community Bank, White River Distributors, Atlas Asphalt, Frank A. Rogers Company (FARCO), Future Fuel, White River Now, Bad Boy Mowers,…

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Officials from Lyon College and the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville on Tuesday signed five new articulation agreements to facilitate the seamless transfer and degree completion for UACCB students planning to pursue bachelor’s degrees at Lyon College.These agreements, sometimes called 2+2 plans, lay out a specific pathway between the two institutions so that students can easily transfer from UACCB to Lyon College and know exactly what they need to complete…

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