The Mission of Shorter College is to provide accessible, affordable, and high-quality education for students to accomplish their academic goals by offering programs that meet the learner’s needs in a challenging and nurturing Christian environment.
Our commitment to education extends beyond our main campus in North Little Rock. The Shorter College Prison Education Program (formerly known as the Second Chance Pell Program) offers incarcerated individuals in Arkansas Division of Corrections (DOC) and Arkansas Community Corrections facilities to get a head start on their path to possible.
Education Opportunities in Arkansas Department of Corrections and Arkansas Community Corrections Facilities
In partnership with the Department of Corrections and Department of Community Corrections, Shorter College enables student to earn an Associates’ of Arts degree in Business Analytics while incarcerated. This degree offers an introduction to useful business concepts, critical thinking and other transferrable workforce skills. Upon release from any one of our partner facilities, students are able to continue their education on the main Shorter College campus with the support of our trained and experienced Re-Entry staff.”
Shorter College provides education
to incarcerated individuals in 9 Department of Corrections or Community
Corrections facilities throughout Arkansas.
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Shorter College is a private, faith-based, two-year liberal arts college located in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Founded in 1886 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Shorter College is one of the nation’s 110 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and the only private, two-year HBCU in the nation. For more than a decade, the offerings and innovations from our institution have led Shorter College to a continuing ranking as the fastest-growing college campus in Central Arkansas.
