Shorter College

N Little Rock, Arkansas Private nonprofit 2-year Small city

Overview

Located in N Little Rock, Arkansas, Shorter College is a private nonprofit two-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 287 students. It is a historically Black college or university. Its religious affiliation is African Methodist Episcopal.

Shorter College offers associate degrees across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Entrepreneurship, General Studies, and Christian Studies. It awarded 61 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 39% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Mission

The mission of Shorter College is to provide accessible, affordable, high quality education for students to accomplish their academic goals by offering programs that meet the learner's need in a challenging and nurturing Christian environment.

Mission statement as reported by Shorter College

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

287

Students enrolled

39%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

16:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

Associate

Programs and majors offered 6

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 1

Entrepreneurship Associate 35 graduates

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

General Studies Associate 14 graduates

Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Christian Studies Associate 5 graduates

Family and Consumer Sciences 1

Child Development Associate 3 graduates

Computer and Information Sciences 1

Computer Science Associate 2 graduates

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Associate 2 graduates

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 39%
First-year retention, part-time students: 25%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees: 61

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 287
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 287
Full-time, fall 2024: 94%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 420
Full-time, 2024-25: 85%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 60%
Men: 40%
White: 34%
Hispanic or Latino: 4%
Black or African American: 60%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 69%
Students taking some online courses: 21%

Campus and services

Setting: Small city
Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: African Methodist Episcopal
Carnegie classification: Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Athletic association: NJCAA
President: Jeffery Norfleet
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care