List of approved nursing programs as of 2009, May 08

ARKANSAS NORTHEASTERN COLLEGE-BURDETTE
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
P. O. Box 36 (Hwy. 148 & I-55)
Burdette, AR 72321
Phone: (870) 780-1225; FAX (870) 763-1496
www.anc.edu
Burdette and Paragould Centers
Barbara Greene, RN, Chair
email: bgreene@anc.edu

ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MT. HOME
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
1600 South College
Mt. Home, Arkansas 72653
Phone: (870) 508-6154; FAX (870) 508-6287
www.asumh.edu
Linda Lincoln, RN, Chair
email: llincoln@asumh.edu

ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-NEWPORT
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
7648 Victory Boulevard
Newport, AR 72112
Phone: (870) 512-7833; FAX (870) 512-7715
www.asun.edu
Sharon Rogers, RN, Chair
email: sharon.rogers@asun.edu

ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
P. O. Box 909
Searcy, AR 72145
Phone: (501) 207-4035; FAX (501) 268-0263
www.asub.edu (Beebe & Searcy Campus)
Gail Burton, RN, Chair
email: gburton@searcy.asub.edu

AR STATE UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL CENTER
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
5504 Krueger Rd.
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Phone: (870) 932-2176; FAX (870) 972-0801
www.asun.org
Sherri Smith, RN, Chair
email: sherri_smith@asun.edu

ATU – OZARK CAMPUS
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
1700 Helberg Lane
Ozark, AR 72949-0506
Phone: (479) 667-2117, ext.340, FAX (479) 667-0198
www.atuoc.atu.edu
Janet Mickens, RN, Chair
email: janet.mickens@atu.edu

BAPTIST HEALTH SCHOOLS – LITTLE ROCK
SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL NURSING
11900 Colonel Glenn Road
Little Rock, AR 72210-2820
Phone: (501) 202-7966 FAX (501) 202-7990
www.bhslr.edu
Karen McCumpsey, RN, Coordinator
email: karen.mccumpsey@baptist-health.org

BLACK RIVER TECHNICAL COLLEGE
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
P. O. Box 468
Pocahontas, AR 72455
Phone: (870) 248-4000, X-4174; FAX (870) 248-4100
www.blackrivertech.edu
Ramonda Housh, RN, APN, Chair
email: ramonda.housh@blackrivertech.edu

COSSATOT COMMUNITY COLLEGE – UA
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
P. O. Box 960
DeQueen, AR 71832
Phone (870)584-4471, X-147; FAX (870)642-8216
www.cccua.edu
Kimberly Dickerson, RN, Chair
email: kdickerson@cccua.edu

CROWLEY’S RIDGE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
P. O. Box 925
Forrest City, AR 72335
Phone: (870) 633-5411; FAX (870) 633-9328
www.crti.tec.ar.us
Debbie Hill, RN, Chair
email: debbie@crti.tec.ar.us

NATIONAL PARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
101 College Drive
Hot Springs, AR 71913
Phone: (501) 760-4352; FAX (501) 760-4392
www.npcc.edu
Tamara Abernathy, RN, Chair
email: tabernathy@NPCC.edu

NORTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
1515 Pioneer Ridge Drive
Harrison, AR 72601
Phone (870) 743-3000, (870)391-3369; FAX (870)391-3190
www.northark.edu
Deborah Dean, RN, Director
Email: dedean@northark.edu

NORTHWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
P. O. Drawer 2000
Springdale, AR 72765
Phone: (479) 751-8824, X-115; FAX (479) 751-7780
www.nti.tec.ar.us
Deb Moore, RN, Chair
email: dmoore@nti.tec.ar.us

OUACHITA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
#1 College Circle
Malvern, AR 72104
Phone: (501) 337-5000, X-1201; Fax (501) 467-3680
www.otc.tec.ar.us
Sharon Turley, RN, Chair
email: sturley@otcweb.edu

OZARKA COLLEGE
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
P. O. Box 10
Melbourne, AR 72556
Phone: (870) 368-7371; FAX (870) 368-4733
www.ozarka.edu
Ruby D. Johnson, RN, Chair
email: rjohnson@ozarka.edu
PCCUA – DeWitt Campus

PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
P. O. Box 427
DeWitt, AR 72042
Phone: (870) 946-3506 x 1612 ; FAX (870) 946-2644
www.pccua.edu
Jeanne McCullars, RN, Program Coordinator
email: jmccullars@pccua.edu

PULASKI TECHNICAL COLLEGE
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
3000 West Scenic Drive
North Little Rock, AR 72118
Phone: (501) 812-2286; FAX (501) 812-2391
www.pulaskitech.edu
Sharon Lee Bowman, RN, Chair
email: sbowman@pulaskitech.edu

RICH MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
1100 College Drive
Mena, AR 71953
Phone: (479) 394-7622, X-1366; FAX (479) 394-2828
www.rmcc.edu
Charla K. Hollin, RN, Chair
email: chollin@rmcc.edu

ST. VINCENT HEALTH SYSTEM
SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL NURSING
#2 St. Vincent Circle
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 552-4892; FAX (501) 552-4236
www.stvincenthealth.com/pn_school/index,html
Marcia Justice, RN, Director
email: mjustice@stvincenthealth.com

SAU TECH
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
P. O. Box 3499
East Camden, AR 71711
Phone: (870) 574-4585; FAX (870) 574-4474
www.sautech.edu
Janet Grace, RN, Director
email: jgrace@sautech.edu

SOUTHARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE
THE BETTY OWEN SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL NURSING
P. O. Box 7010
El Dorado, Arkansas 71731-7010
Phone: (870) 862-8131 – X 228; (870) 864-7118; FAX (870) 864-7104
www.southark.edu
Nita Green, RN, MSN, Director
email: ngreen@southark.edu

SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS COLLEGE
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
1900 Hazel Street
Pine Bluff, AR 71603
Phone: (870) 543-5900/(870) 543-5917; FAX (870) 543-5912
www.seark.org
Katina Camp, RN, Coordinator
email: kcamp@seark.edu

U of A COMMUNITY COLLEGE – BATESVILLE
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
P. O. Box 3350
Batesville, AR 72503
Phone: (870) 793-7581; FAX (870) 793-4988
www.uaccb.edu
Becky Utz, RN, Program Coordinator
Email: becky.utz@uaccb.edu

U of A COMMUNITY COLLEGE – HOPE
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
2500 S. Main
Hope, Arkansas 71801
Phone: (870) 722-8224; FAX (870) 722-8511
www.uacch.edu.index.clm
Tammy Goodwin, RN, PN Program Director
email: tgoodwin@uacch.edu

U of A COMMUNITY COLLEGE – MORRILTON
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
1537 University Blvd.
Morrilton, AR 72110
Phone: (501) 977-2179;
FAX (501) 977-2185
www.uaccm.edu
Peggy Lee, RN, Chair
email: leep@uaccm.edu

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FT. SMITH
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
P. O. Box 3649
Fort Smith, AR 72913
Phone: (479) 788-7858; FAX (479) 788-7155
www.uafortsmith.edu
Sue Parker, RN, Coordinator
email: suparker@uafortsmith.edu

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO
COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY – CROSSETT
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
1326 Hwy. 52W
Crossett, AR 71635
Phone: (870) 364-6414, X 155; FAX (870) 364-5707
www.uamont.edu/uamctc
Shela Upshaw, RN, Chair
email: upshaw@uamont.edu

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO
COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY-MCGEHEE
PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
P. O. Box 620
Dermott, AR 71638
Phone: (870) 538-0248; FAX (870) 538-5666
www.uamont.edu/mcgehee
Peggie Orrell, RN, Chair
email: orrellp@uamont.edu

US ARMY RESERVE PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM
7998 Hwy. 214 East
Fisher, AR 72429
Phone: (870) 328-7405 (H)l (870) 219-5429 (C)
(501) 771-7924 (O)
LTC Marilyn Yergler, RN, Director
email: myergler@astate.edu

APPROVED RN PROGRAMS

ARKANSAS NORTHEASTERN COLLEGE-BLYTHEVILLE
Department of Nursing
P. O. Box 1109
Blytheville, AR 72316
Phone: (870) 780-1222; FAX (870) 762-3376
www.anc.edu
Connie Ash, MSN, RN, Director
email: cash@anc.edu

AR RURAL NURSING EDUCATION CONSORTIUM (ARNEC)
1558 Hwy. 371 West (P. O. Box 509)
Nashville, AR 71852
Phone: (870) 845-2454, X-223; FAX (870) 845-3509
www.arnec.org
Jill Hasley, MNSc, APRN, Director
Email: jhasley@cccua.edu

ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
School of Nursing
P. O. Box 910
State University, AR 72467
Phone: (870) 972-3074; FAX (870) 972-2954
www.astate.edu
Renee Miller, RN, MSN, Program Director
email: rsmiller@astate.edu

EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Department of Nursing
1700 New Castle Road
Forrest City, AR 72335-9598
Phone: (870) 633-4480; FAX (870) 633-7222
www.eacc.edu
Janie Bailey, RN, MSN, Chair & Director of Nursing
email: jbailey@eacc.edu

NATIONAL PARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Division of Nursing
101 College Drive
Hot Springs, AR 71913
Phone: (501) 760-4222; (501) 760-4288; FAX (501) 760-4183
www.npcc.edu
Linda Castaldi, RN, MNSc, Division Chair
email: lcastaldi@npcc.edu
Denice Davis, RN MNSc, AD Program Director
Phone: (501) 760-4280; email: ddavis@npcc.edu

NORTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE
Department of Nursing
1515 Pioneer Dr.
Harrison, AR 72601
Phone: (870) 391-3262; FAX (870) 391-3354
www.northark.edu
Elizabeth Robinson, RN, MSN, CNS, Dean, Nursing and Allied Health
email: brobinso@northark.edu

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Department of Nursing
One College Drive
Bentonville, AR 72712
Phone: (479) 619-4255; FAX (479) 619-4332
www.nwacc.edu
Elaine Holloway, MSN, RN, Director
email: ehollowa@nwacc.edu

OUACHITA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
One College Circle
Malvern, AR 72104
Phone: (501) 337-5000, X1208; FAX: (501) 467-3680
www.otc.tec.ar.us
Jeri Post, MSN, RN, Coordinator
email: jpost@otcweb.edu

PHILLIPS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
of the University of Arkansas
Department of Nursing
P. O. Box 785
Helena-West Helena, AR 72342
Phone: (870) 338-6474, X1371; FAX (870) 338-7542
www.pccua.edu
Ms. Amy Hudson, MSN, RN Dean
email: ahudson@pccua.edu

SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS COLLEGE
Nursing and Allied Health Technologies Division
1900 Hazel Street
Pine Bluff, AR 71603
Phone: (870) 543-5929; FAX (870) 543-5912
www.seark.org
Diann Williams, RN, MSN, CNE, Vice President
email: dwilliams@seark.edu

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY
Department of Nursing
100 E. University
Magnolia, AR 71753-5000
Phone: (870) 235-4331; FAX (870) 235-5058
www.saumag.edu
Laura H. Shirey, MSN, RN, Director, ADN Program
email: lhshirey@saumag.edu

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY
COLLEGE/BATESVILLE
LPN/LPTN-to-RN Program
P. O. Box 3350
Batesville, AR 72503
Phone: (870) 612-2070; FAX (870) 793-4988
www.uaccb.edu
Rebecca King MSN, RN, Interim Division Director
email: rebecca.king@uaccb.edu
LPN-to-RN On-line Program
Michelle Brewer, MSN, RN, Program Coordinator
Phone: (870) 612-2066: FAX (870) 793-4988

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK
Department of Nursing
2801 South University
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: (501) 569-8081; (501) 683-7315; FAX (501) 371-7546
www.ualr.edu
Dr. Ann B. Schlumberger, Chair
email: abschlumberg@ualr.edu

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FORT SMITH
Carolyn McKelvey Moore School of Nursing
P. O. Box 3649
Fort Smith, AR 72913-3649
Phone: (479) 788-7844; FAX (479) 788-7155
www.uafortsmith.edu
Pam Henderson, MSN, RN, Executive Director, ADN/PN Programs
email: phenders@uafortsmith.edu

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO
Division of Nursing
LPN/LPTN-to-RN Program
P. O. Box 3606
Monticello, AR 71656-3606
Phone: (870) 460-1069; FAX (870) 460-1969
www.uamont.edu
Pam Gouner, MSN, RN Interim Chair
Email: gouner@uamont.edu

Diploma

BAPTIST HEALTH SCHOOLS LITTLE ROCK
SCHOOL OF NURSING
11900 Colonel Glenn Rd., Suite 1000
Little Rock, AR 72210-2820
Phone: (501) 202-7937; FAX (501) 202-7406
www.baptisthealthschools.org
Laura Hamilton, MSN, RN, Dean of Nursing
email: lhamilton@baptist-health.org

JRMC SCHOOL OF NURSING
1600 West 40th Avenue
Pine Bluff, AR 71603
Phone: (870) 541-7850; FAX (870) 541-7807
www.jrmc.org/nursingschool.html
Kathy Pierce, MNSc, RN, Director
email: piercek@jrmc.org

Baccalaureate Degree

ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
School of Nursing
P. O. Box 910
State University, AR 72467
Phone: (870) 972-3074; FAX (870) 972-2954
www.astate.edu
Dr. Sue McLarry, Chair
email: smclarry@astate.edu

ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY
Department of Nursing
Dean Hall
Russellville, AR 72801-2222
Phone: (479) 968-0383; FAX (479) 968-0219
www.atu.edu
Dr. Rebecca Burris, Chair
email: rburris@atu.edu

HARDING UNIVERSITY
College of Nursing
Box 12265
Searcy, AR 72149-0001
Phone: (501) 279-4476; FAX (501) 279-4669
www.harding.edu
Dr. Cathleen M. Shultz, Dean
email: shultz@harding.edu

HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Nursing
P. O. Box 7803
Arkadelphia, AR 71999-0001
Phone: (870) 230-5015; Fax (870) 230-5390
www.hsu.edu
Chair: Dr. Barbara Landrum, Chair
email: landrub@hsu.edu

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY
Department of Nursing (BSN completion only)
100 E. University
Magnolia, AR 71753-5000
Phone: (870) 235-4331; FAX (870) 235-5058
www.saumag.edu
Dr. Bernadette Fincher, Chair
email: sbfincher@saumag.edu

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
Eleanor Mann School of Nursing
217 Ozark Hall
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (479) 575-3906; FAX (479) 575-3218
www.uark.edu
Dr. Nan Smith-Blair, Interim Director
email: nsblair@uark.edu

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK
Department of Nursing
2801 South University Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: (501) 569-8081; (501) 683-7315; FAX (501) 371-7546
www.ualr.edu
Dr. Ann B. Schlumberger, Chair
email: abschlumberg@ualr.edu

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL
SCIENCES
College of Nursing
4301 W. Markham, Slot 529
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 686-5374; FAX (501) 686-8350
www.uams.edu
Dr. Claudia Barone, Dean
email: BaroneClaudiaP@uams.edu

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO
Division of Nursing
P. O. Box 3606
Monticello, AR 71656-3606
Phone: (870) 460-1069; FAX (870) 460-1969
www.uamont.edu
Pam Gouner, MSN, RN, Division Chair
email: gouner@uamont.edu

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF
Department of Nursing
1200 University Drive, Slot 4973
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Phone: (870) 575-8220; FAX (870) 575-8229
www.uapb.edu
Dr. Sheila Garland, Chair
email: garlands@uapb.edu

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS
Department of Nursing
201 Donaghey Avenue
Conway, AR 72035
Phone: (501) 450-3119; FAX (501) 450-5560
www.uca.edu/nursing
Dr. Barbara G. Williams, Chair
email: BGWilliams@uca.edu

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FORT SMITH
Carolyn McKelvey Moore School of Nursing
P. O. Box 3649
Fort Smith, AR 72913
Phone: (479) 788-7840; FAX (479) 788-7851
www.uafortsmith.edu
Dr. Barbara Baker, RN, PhD
BSN Program Director
College of Health Sciences
email: bbaker@uafortsmith.edu