Summer Deprow

As consumers continue to ponder the return on investment of a traditional four-year college education, Arkansas two-year colleges have heard the cry of high school graduates ready to hit the workforce right away. While Arkansas is seeing its manufacturing base …

Weijun Shen loves engineering, but he believes in people. Shen sat in his unadorned office on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock on a crisp fall morning. There is a composition notebook sitting on his desk, …

The numbers do not lie — it is a good time to make a living behind the wheel or under the hood. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 240,300 openings for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers each year until …

Feature image above: Summer DeProw In the hierarchy of institutional challenges, the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College is experiencing the kind that fall under the header “good problems to have.” The North Little Rock-based two-year school is experiencing capacity issues …

By Kenneth Heard & Dwain Hebda For years, anything earned less than a four-year college degree was viewed somewhat with disdain. Vocational and trade schools, internships, and other educational alternatives were not believed to be as impressive as the traditional …

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders recently appointed Jennifer Maune of Little Rock to the UA-PTC Board of Visitors. The term extends until July 1, 2030. Maune replaces Wade Radke, whose term expired earlier this year at the end of June. Jennifer …