University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville

University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB)
Former names	Gateway Vocational Technical School; Gateway Technical College
Type	Public community college
Established	1975 (as Gateway Vocational Technical School); 1991 (as Gateway Technical College); 1998 (as UACCB)
Parent institution	University of Arkansas System
Chancellor	Brian Shonk
Academic staff	122 (As of 2013)
Administrative staff	Approximately 180 (As of 2013)
Undergraduates	1353 (As of 2013)
Location	Batesville, Arkansas, United States; 35°47′35″N 91°36′54″W / 35.793033°N 91.615123°W
Website	www.uaccb.edu

The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) is a public community college in Batesville, Arkansas.

History

The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) was originally opened in September of 1975 as Gateway Vocational Technical School, designed to provide vocational training to the area. In 1991, the facility was organized as Gateway Technical College, offering courses in electrician and mechanical fields. In 1997, Gateway merged with the University of Arkansas system, and a few months later renamed it as the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville with the passage of a county sales tax in March 1998. UACCB offered both vocational courses as well as courses towards associate degrees and college courses toward "core" requirements at four-year schools.

In the years since its reorganization, UACCB has undergone several campus renovations. The first major renovation, completed in 1999, added an 11,000-square-foot (1,000 m²) Arts and Sciences building, as well as various landscaping and parking additions. The next phase of construction, completed in 2001, added a 37,000-square-foot (3,400 m²) auditorium and conference facility named Independence Hall (after Independence County, of which Batesville is the county seat). In 2002, the college acquired adjacent 24 acres (97,000 m²) of unimproved land and constructed a 14,000-square-foot (1,300 m²) Physical Plant.