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Schools of Nursing Approval and Accrediting Agencies:

State Approval Agency:
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
University Tower Bldg.
1123 South University Avenue, Suite 800
Little Rock, AR 72204-1619
Attention: Director of Nursing Education
Phone: 501-686-2700
Fax: 501-686-2714
Website: www.arsbn.org

Professional Accrediting Agency:
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3343 Peachtree Rd. NE, Ste. 850
Atlanta, GA 30326
Phone: 404-975-5000
Fax: 404-975-5020
Website: www.acenursing.org

Institutional History
The Baptist Health organization has sponsored and supported health professions education since its
creation in 1920. In 1921, the Baptist Health system was incorporated and the first class of registered
nursing students graduated. The school preparing registered nurses was the first school and through the
years, the other eight were added with the most recent being the School of Sleep Technology
established in 2008.

The name of the College has changed simultaneously as Baptist Health has changed its name and
evolved into the largest private healthcare organization in the state. The first school, the Baptist State
Hospital School of Nursing has changed its name several times through the years with the most recent
being in 2015 to the Baptist Health College Little Rock-School of Nursing.

A majority of the programs of study were established and housed within the original Baptist State
Hospital location on Twelfth and Wolfe Streets in downtown Little Rock and relocated to Baptist
Medical Center in West Little Rock in 1971.

Eventually, all programs were relocated to the BHCLR campus on Colonel Glenn Road near Interstate
430. The primary overarching purpose for all BHCLR programs is to provide individuals an
opportunity to enter healthcare professions through a private, not-for-profit and Christian culture.

Through the years, the College has educated thousands of graduates to enter eleven different
healthcare professions. Baptist Health graduates are known for their outstanding professional qualities,
practicing not only in the state, but also at the national and international levels.

Baptist Health College Little Rock supports the shared Christian Values of Service, Honesty, Respect,
Stewardship, and Performance and recognizes them as the official College Values.

Statement of Non-Discrimination
BHCLR does not exclude or discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, national
origin, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in all programs in accordance with applicable

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