(a)
(1) National Park College shall offer the option of:
(A) Applied general education courses in occupational certificate and associate degree programs now offered by Quapaw Technical Institute; and
(B) Where appropriate to the program involved, programs now offered by Garland County Community College.
(2) Students in the programs involved also may be offered the options of college transfer general education courses in addition to the option of applied general education courses.
(b) Without regard to the higher average cost of occupational programs, all current Quapaw Technical Institute programs shall continue to be offered by National Park College for as long as they meet industry needs and are fiscally effective.
(c) All adult basic education, high school equivalency tests, and high school programs currently provided by Quapaw Technical Institute or the Garland County Community College shall continue at National Park College.
(d) Existing certificate and degree programs now offered at Quapaw Technical Institute or Garland County Community College shall continue to be authorized for National Park College until the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board determines that the programs do not meet minimum standards of quality and cost-effectiveness.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 4 - Vocational and Technical Education
Chapter 58 - National Park College
§ 6-58-102. Name change and merger
§ 6-58-104. Effect of merger on employees
§ 6-58-106. Catastrophic leave program
§ 6-58-107. Effect of merger on curriculum
§ 6-58-110. Work Force 2000 funding
§ 6-58-111. Funding for salary equity
§ 6-58-112. Conversion of positions and maximum salaries for Quapaw Technical Institute