UA Northark Health Professions

06/18/2026

05/27/2026

Congratulations to the Radiologic Technology Class of 2026! 👏Their hard work, dedication and passion paid off with a 100% pass rate on the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Registry Exam and all of them are employed!

05/05/2026

Let’s keep it rolling with our graduate spotlights. Meet Hollie Hope. Hollie balanced her college career and family life while enrolled in the nursing program. Through the Career Pathways Initiative (CPI) program, Hollie was able to receive the support she needed to succeed.

Learn more about Hollie: https://www.northark.edu/news-and-updates/graduate-spotlight-hollie-hope/

04/29/2026

🎓 You’re Invited! 🎓
Join us in celebrating the incredible achievements of our graduates at the Health Professions Commencement and Pinning Ceremony!
📅 Friday, May 8
🕕 6:00 p.m.
📍 Pioneer Pavilion
Come honor the dedication, compassion, and hard work of our future healthcare professionals as they take this important next step in their journey.

04/23/2026

Congratulations

04/04/2026

Northark Simulation Director Vi Sims , with the help of her faculty Kim Tinsley and Kendra Bradford, discussed collaborative work with Drama instructor Mike Mahoney at the UCA Reach conference. They detailed how the class was established to allow students to earn a Fine Arts credit while learning to act as patients to assist nursing students to enhance communication skills.
The team enjoyed the rest of the day hearing from others using collaboration techniques in their simulation centers.

03/20/2026

Yesterday the Practical Nursing Senior Class from North Arkansas College came by for a tour!! Thank you to our SANE and Friend, Jessica McDonald, for bringing this wonderful group by to see the ins and outs of what we do as a CAC and exactly how our medical services are essential to child abuse victims!!

02/08/2026

We have several health professions programs that have application deadlines in the coming months. You must complete a Northark application and a Health Professions application.

Northark application: https://northark.my.site.com/apply

Health Professions application: https://www.cognitoforms.com/NorthArkansasCollege1/HealthProfessionsAdmissionApplication

01/31/2026

We are incredibly proud of our RN program.

North Arkansas College received notice its Registered Nursing (RN) program was one of two institutions ranked as the fifth Best RN program in the state for 2025.

https://www.northark.edu/news-and-updates/northark-rn-program-ranked-5-in-arkansas/

10/17/2025

Kim McGowan, Bridge nursing instructor, Angela Ballard, Traditional RN instructor, and Kendra Bradford, Simulation Nursing Faculty, recently attended a women's health conference at Baptist in LR. The instructors are eager to integrate the knowledge they gained on enhanced best practices in prenatal and postpartum care into their educational programs.