The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Secondary Career &Technical Education Center is an area secondary career center located on UA Texarkana Campus and the UA Hope Campus. The Secondary Career Center provides area high school juniors and seniors with the unique opportunity to earn college credit while still in high school at no charge. The center's curriculum serves as an extension of the high school curriculum offerings by providing students with hands-on experiences in a variety of career fields taught by UAHT Faculty.
Secondary Career & Technical Education Center Brochure
Quick Facts:
- The cost is FREE to students.
- Taught by UAHT faculty members.
- Earn college credit while still in high school.
- Complete certificates while still in high school.
- Located on the UA Texarkana Campus, Arkansas High Campus, and UA Hope Campus.
Statistics:
- In Arkansas, students who concentrated in a CTE program of study were 21 percentage points more likely to graduate from high school than their peers.
- 91% of parents of CTE students were satisfied with the way CTE helps their children get a leg up on their future careers.
- 78% of CTE concentrators enroll in postsecondary education full-time immediately after graduating high school.
Participating Schools Include:
- Arkansas High School
- Arkansas Virtual Academy
- Ashdown
- Fouke High School
- Genoa Central High school
- Blevins High School
- Hope High School
- Lafayette County High School
- Nevada High School
- Premier High School
- Prescott High School
- Spring Hill High School
Program Courses:
- CARE 1243 Basic Carpentry
- CARE 1253 Basic Plumbing
- ELEC 1104 Basici Electricity
- GTAS 1112 General Tool & Safety
- ELEC 1104 Basic Electricity
- GTAS 1112 General Tool & Safety
- INMT 1404 Mechanical Devices & Systems
- INMT 1003 Blueprint Reading
- CISS 1213 Concepts of Coding
- CISS 1223 Principles of Information Security
- CISS 1503 Intro to Web Design
- CISS 2103 Application Programming
- CISS 1233 Intro to Graphic Design
- BUSS 1233 Professionalism in the Workplace
- CNAP 1001 CNA I
- CNAP 1004 CNA II
- CNAP 1101 CNA III
- BIOL 1003 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology I
- MEDL 2103 Medical Terminology
- BIOL 1013 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology II
- MEDL 1003 Introduction in Health Care Systems
- EMPT 1003 Introduction to EMS
- EMPT 1004 Emergency Medical Technician
- WELD 1003 Basic Welding
- GTAS 1112 General Tool & Safety
- WELD 1503 MIG Welding
- WELD 1502 TIG Welding
Prospective students apply for admission to the UAHT Career Center programs through their local high school counselors.
Admission is based on the following:
Tier 1 Admission
Minimum ACT of 15 OR 3.0 GPA
*All Medical Professions & Information Technology applicants must be Tier 1.
Tier 2 Admission
Minimum ACT of 13 OR 2.75 GPA
School Discipline Records
Hope Campus Career Center Application
Texarkana Campus Career Center Application
2022-2023 Concurrent and Secondary Career Center Placement Chart