Apply Now for FREE Classes at the Secondary Career & Technical Education Center
Apr 28, 2025

Female Welding Student at UAHT
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Secondary Career & Technical Education Center offers FREE college credit to participating high schools. If a student is entering 11th or 12th grade next school year at one of the following high schools, they can sign up now for UAHT Secondary Career Center classes. To apply, make an appointment with your high school counselor. The application will remain open until all seats are filled, so we recommend applying early.
Hope campus participating schools include:
- Arkansas Virtual Academy
- Blevins
- Hope
- Lafayette County
- Nevada
- Prescott
- Spring Hill
Texarkana campus participating schools include:
- Arkansas Virtual Academy
- Arkansas High
- Ashdown
- Fouke
- Genoa Central
- Premier High School
To apply, visit https://www.uaht.edu/academics/career-center.php.
The UAHT Secondary Career & Technical Education Center is a secondary career center located on the UA Texarkana and UA Hope campuses. The Center offers area high school juniors and seniors the unique opportunity to earn college credit while still in high school at no cost. 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.
Programs of study include:
- Construction Technology (UA Hope campus only)
- Electromechanical Technology (UA Hope campus only)
- HVAC (UA Hope campus only, limited seats available)
- Information Technology
- Medical Professions (CNA, EMT, & General Health)
- Welding
To schedule an Accuplacer exam, make an appointment with your high school counselor or career coach.
For more information, visit https://www.uaht.edu/academics/career-center.php or contact Mikki Curtis, Dean of Secondary Programs, at 870-722-8133 or mikki.curtis@uaht.edu.