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Public

The Conway School District has eight (K-5) elementary schools: Ellen Smith, Florence Mattison, Ida Burns, Julia Lee Moore, Sallie Cone, Marguerite Vann, Jim Stone and Theodore Jones. There are three secondary schools: Carl Stuart Middle School (6-7), Conway Junior High (8-9) and Conway Senior High (10-12). The district also serves students and adults of Conway and surrounding districts through an area Vocational Education Center located at the senior high school complex. Basic literacy services and GED preparation are offered at the Conway Adult Education Center.

Private

Conway also has a private school, St. Joseph's School. St. Joseph School is fully accredited at all levels (Kindergarten through 12th grade) by the Arkansas Nonpublic Schools Accrediting Association (ANSAA) - which is affiliated with the National Federation of Nonpublic School State Accrediting Associations and approved by the United States Office of Education. St. Joseph School is the first K-12 program in Arkansas to receive this certification.

Also Conway Christian School located at Second Baptist Church, with offices on Factory Street, is a Kindergarten through Grade 6 private school with Preschool available for three and four year olds. Conway Christian is a part of the Arkansas Baptist School System.

Higher Education

University of Central Arkansas - Originally established as Arkansas State Normal School in 1907; UCA later changed its name to Arkansas State Teachers College. In 1967 it became the State College of Arkansas and in 1975 it gained university status and became the University of Central Arkansas.

UCA has an enrollment of approximately 9,000 students and offers the following degrees:

AA-Associate of Arts; AAS-Associate of Applied Science; BA-Bachelor of Arts; BS-Bachelor of Science; BSE-Bachelor of Science in Education; BFA-Bachelor of Fine Arts; BBA-Bachelor of Business Administration; BM-Bachelor of Music Education; MA-Master of Art; MBA-Master of Business Administration; MM-Master of Music; MME-Master of Music Education; MS-Master Science in Education; MSN-Master of Science in Nursing, and ED.S.-Specialist in Education.

Hendrix College - Hendrix College is a co-educational, four-year, liberal arts college, which was founded in 1876 in Altus, Arkansas, associated with the Methodist Church since 1884. Hendrix moved to Conway in 1890. An undergraduate community of approximately 1,000 students, the college is a recognized leader among independent colleges in America. Hendrix offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in 23 majors.

Central Baptist College - Central Baptist College, formerly Central College, was established in 1952. It is sponsored by the Baptist Missionary Association of Arkansas. CBC offers Associate of Arts degrees in Business, Education, General Education, Mathematics, Music, Office Administration, Pastoral Studies and Religious Education as well as a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Bible with emphasis in Missions, Pastoral Studies and Religious Education and a Bachelor of Science in Church Music and Youth Ministries.

There are numerous colleges in Little Rock 31 miles southeast offering a variety of degrees.