UNION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
FORT SMITH, AR·Private
Dual enrollment in Arkansas
College credit earned while still in high school. It is the single largest lever on a college bill, and what it costs your family depends almost entirely on which state you are in.
The state covers dual-enrolment tuition, so college credit earned in high school costs your family little or nothing.
Concurrent Enrollment / ACCESS to Acceleration
Free
Under Arkansas Division of Higher Education policy the high school student and the parent/guardian are not responsible for tuition, fees, OR materials for a concurrent credit course - so the family cost is $0, including books/materials. The college or university still sets a tuition and fee rate, but it must be paid by the ACCESS to Acceleration Scholarship Program, the school district, a college/university scholarship, a grant, a private foundation, or another agreed source under a signed agreement. The negotiated per-credit amount is capped between 0.5% and 2.5% of the state per-pupil foundation funding amount and may not exceed the institution's standard tuition and fee structure.
Who can enroll. Public high school students who have successfully completed the eighth grade (i.e. grades 9-12) and are admitted to the college or university; each institution sets its own concurrent admission requirements and all students must be assessed for placement into credit-bearing courses (objective exam, prior coursework/career training, or other validated measures). Students must be recommended by their high school principal or designee. Scope: Arkansas state-supported (public) two-year and four-year institutions partnering with public school districts or open-enrollment public charter schools; private-school and homeschool students are not the subject of the no-cost guarantee in this policy.
Anchored on 21 public colleges in Arkansas · verified 2026-07-31.
Community colleges near UNION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
Ordered by distance, because a student without a car cannot attend a college two hours away whatever its transfer agreement says. Open one to see what starting there and transferring would actually save.
Outside of class
Activities colleges actually read on an application - and where to find them near this school. Depth in one or two beats a list of ten.
Plan from here
Directory, enrollment and staffing from the NCES Private School Universe Survey. Dual-enrollment funding rules from state policy, verified on our last review. Figures change - confirm with the school before relying on one.