"As our top priority, quality teaching has been central to how we are breaking down barriers that stand in the way of student success for all our students – and the data proves it works.” - UA - Pulaski Technical College Chancellor Margaret Ellibee

In 2017, UA-PTC leadership began an all-out commitment to student success and equity by partnering with ACUE. Their goal: to equip all instructors with evidence-based teaching practices shown to deepen learning, improve persistence to graduation, and close equity gaps. 

Fast forward to today, 98% of all full-time faculty are ACUE Certified. 

Today, ACUE and the University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College announced the results of a new two-year study that shows stronger, more equitable student achievement from the college’s all-out focus on quality instruction.

In this study alone, grades, passing rates, and DFWs were positively impacted for hundreds of students, with Black and Latino students seeing the greatest benefit, when taught by ACUE faculty. Now, with nearly all UA-PTC faculty ACUE Certified, all students will be able to experience deep learning and engagement that can set them on a path for career success.