Arkansas Baptist College
Former names | Minister's Institute (1884–1885) |
|---|---|
| Type | Private historically black college |
| Established | 1884 |
Religious affiliation | Baptist |
| President | Leslie Rodriguez-McClellon |
| Students | 525 |
| Location | , , United States 34°44′6″N 92°17′26″W / 34.73500°N 92.29056°W |
| Newspaper | The Baptist Vanguard |
| Colors | Purple & White |
| Nickname | Buffaloes |
Sporting affiliations | NAIA – Continental |
| Mascot | Buffalo |
| Website | www |
Old Main Building, Arkansas Baptist College | |
Location in Arkansas | |
| Location | 1600 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1893 |
| Part of | Central High School Neighborhood Historic District (ID96000892) |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000457 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 30, 1976 |
| Designated CP | August 16, 1996 |
Arkansas Baptist College (ABC) is a private Baptist-affiliated historically black college in Little Rock, Arkansas. Founded in 1884 as the Minister's Institute, while later renaming it to its current name in April 1885, ABC was initially funded by the Colored Baptists of the State of Arkansas. It is the only historically black Baptist school west of the Mississippi River. The Main Building on its campus, built in 1893, is one of the oldest surviving academic buildings in the state, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.