Black River Technical College Ranked 4th Safest Community College in the United States

POCAHONTAS, AR. Nov. 19–Black River Technical College has been ranked 4^th Safest Community College in the USA in 2020 according to the website StateUniversity.com.  The rankings for the Safest Community Colleges in the USA are available at https://www.stateuniversity.com/rank/safety_score_rank_by_commc/1#4.

To compile the list, StateUniversity.com “utilized Cleary and FBI data to analyze 1,585 colleges and universities to assign safety ratings. The assigned ratings are based on the following criteria: the number of weapon occurrences, drugs, burglary, vehicle theft, arson, larceny, robbery, forcible and non-forcible rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, and aggravated assault.”

Rhonda Stone CPA, Vice President of Finance & Administration, states, “The BRTC campus police officers provide a visible presence that is not only reassuring to students, faculty, and staff, but also obviously serves as a deterrent to those who would seek to commit crime.  Their commitment to campus safety is to be applauded and this recognition is well-deserved.”