HEROES, LEADERS & CRAFTSMEN

BRTC is pleased to announce the Spring 2026 Commencement Ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 14! The Spring 2026 commencement speaker will be Director of Clinical Education and Respiratory Instructor Jessica Alphin. The ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Randolph County Development Center on the Pocahontas campus and is open to the […]

BRTC is pleased to announce the Spring 2026 Registered Nursing Graduation and Pinning Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 12! The ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Randolph County Development Center on the Pocahontas campus and is open to the public.

Black River Technical College (BRTC) recently hosted 56 Pocahontas 8th grade students for a day of exploration and hands-on learning. Students had to opportunity to learn more about BRTC’s Career and Technical Center and the wide variety of programs available to them as juniors and seniors. They even had the chance to visit the phlebotomy […]

Black River Technical College’s (BRTC) Chuck Coe, gunsmithing instructor, and Phillip Dickson, dean of business and technology, were recently asked to attend the 155th Annual National Riffle Association (NRA) Conference in Houston, TX, in order to represent the NRA’s educational interests and showcase the quality of technical education. This marks the first year BRTC has […]

Black River Technical College (BRTC) Law Enforcement Training Academy (LETA) Instructor Ashley Boles recently attended the annual Lifesavers Conference on Roadway Safety in Baltimore, Maryland, where he presented and was recognized with a national award. Boles received the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Law Enforcement Award for his work as the Breath Alcohol Testing […]

Congratulations to Melanie Jones, Allied Health Administrative Assistant, on being selected to attend and successfully completing the FBI Little Rock Collegiate Academy! She received first hand insight from special agents on how the FBI operates and learned what she needed to do to begin her career as an FBI agent. She also gets to go […]

Join us for the 10th Annual Child Abuse Awareness Event on Thursday, April 30! It will be held in the lobby of the Administration Building on the Pocahontas campus and will begin at 12:00 p.m. This event is open to the public. 💙Wear blue to show your support for Child Abuse Awareness Month! 👚Phi Theta […]

Black River Technical College’s (BRTC) Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) chapter inducted 23 new members on Tuesday, April 21. Eight inductees attended the ceremony with family and friends to receive their honor of induction. Students inducted were Aurbrey Arnett of Walnut Ridge, Ashley Banks of Corning, Cooper Carter of Salem, Lauren Chester of Pocahontas, Alaric Coleman […]