Williams Baptist College

Educational Resources

Libraries

• Member of library consortia.
• 68,347 books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents.
• 191 current serial subscriptions.

Computing

Requirements

• Students are not required to take a computer course.
• Students are not required to own or lease a computer.
• Recommended computer operating system: Microsoft

Campus Resources

• 70 computers for student use in locations such as computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Student accommodations

• Email accounts are available to all students.
• Internet access is available to all students.
• Student web-pages are not permitted.
• Online class registration is not available.
• 85% of college-owned hosting units are available for internet access.

Services

Basic

placement service, health service

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

career, personal, academic, psychological, religious

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, interest inventory

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 15% of housing units are Singles.
• 80% of housing units are Doubles.
• 5% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 9 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 11% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 85% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 25% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Homecoming, Black History Month, Spring Fling
• Student activities: choral groups, drama/theater, literary magazine, student government
• In total, there are about 30 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Chi, Alpha Psi Omega, Beta Beta Beta, Music Educators' National Conference, Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Lambda Theta, Psi Chi, Sigma Beta Delta, Sigma Tau Delta, Theta Alpha Kappa
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Christian Ministers Association
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Williams Singers, The Cast

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Memphis, TN (100), Little Rock, AR (125)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Walnut Ridge, AR (5)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Jonesboro, AR (30)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 75% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 45% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,200
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Arkansas State University)
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code