July 1, 1955, Junior Agricultural College of Central Arkansas became a branch campus of Arkansas State College in Jonesboro (Craighead County), now Arkansas State University. Arkansas State University-Beebe, also known as Beebe State is a public two-year college in Arkansas with Dr Jennifer Methvin as its current Chancellor.
A public university by the name of Arkansas State University-Main Campus is located in State University, AR. Arkansas State University-Main Campus covers an area of 1,376 acres. Arkansas State University-Main Campus was founded in the year 1909. The motto of the Arkansas State University-Main Campus is Educate, Enhance, Enrich: e3 and its official colors are scarlet, black and white. The total enrolment stands at 13,891 (Fall 2019) students at Arkansas State University-Main Campus. Around 8,928 and 4,428 students take admission in various undergraduate and postgraduate courses of the university. The school has a total of 518 academic staff. These faculty teach different courses to the students. Around 82% of the students are 24 and under at Arkansas State University-Main Campus. At ASUMC around 74% are white, 13% are Black or African American, and 5% are Non-resident alien. And, when it comes to gender distribution at the varsity, around 60% of the students are females and 40% are males. The college has produced several achievers in its 111 years of existence and some of the notable alumni are Ron Bass (Wrestler), Bryan Hall (Athlete, American football player), Mike Beebe (Politician, Lawyer), and Corey Williams (American football player). The school believes in the all-round growth of the students and, hence encourages students to take part in several sporting activities, conducted inside the campus. Students taking admission here will notice that the university boasts of a decent sports infrastructure. Taking into account all the undergraduate and graduate degrees, including both residential and online, ASUMC offers around 462 programs. The university also has a long list of accreditations. It has been accredited by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.), ACEJMC (Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication), and ACEN (Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing). $84 million (2019) is the total value of endowment of the Arkansas State University-Main Campus.