Arkansas State University Mid-South helps students build real futures close to home. With affordable tuition, flexible options and programs designed for today’s jobs, students can start strong and move forward with confidence. More than 1,000 students choose ASU Mid-South each year to train for careers in fields like Commercial Truck Driving, Auto and Diesel Technology, Paramedic services, health care, business, teaching and skilled trades. Located near the Mississippi River, the college proudly serves students from the Arkansas Delta, Southwest Tennessee and Northwest Mississippi.
Students can earn a certificate quickly, work toward a two-year degree or take classes that transfer to a four-year university. Many programs offer hands-on learning in modern facilities, from advanced welding labs to high-tech health science tools and aviation training spaces. Supportive instructors, helpful advisors and a campus team that cares about student success make it easier to stay on track and reach the next goal, whether that is a better job, a promotion or a college degree.
Our Vision
- Vision: Arkansas State University Mid-South distinguishes itself by Leading, Empowering, Nurturing, and Serving (LENS).
- Leading: To be recognized as innovative and collaborative in developing and utilizing promising practices that ensure a quality learning environment, strategic organizational efficiency, and regional economic development.
- Empowering: To be known for our commitment to celebrating the strength and diversity of our people and our determination to help our students obtain knowledge, self-understanding, and autonomy.
- Nurturing: To be recognized for consistently displaying compassion and concern for individuals and providing the learning resources and support services necessary to meet their educational goals.
- Serving: To be viewed by our constituents as their educational provider of choice, meeting the diverse educational and cultural needs of our communities; supporting student interests through a range of organizations and activities; meeting the region’s employment demands; and broadening access to higher education opportunities.
Our Mission
The mission of Arkansas State University Mid-South is to enrich lives through high quality educational programming that fosters student success, workforce development, and lifelong learning.
Our Values
- Values: Arkansas State University Mid-South is committed to Innovation, Diversity, Excellence, Accountability, and Sustainability (IDEAS)
- Innovation represents transformative and creative thinking that leads to continuous growth, improvement, and relevancy. We value ingenuity to solve problems and improve efficiencies.
- Diversity embraces acceptance, inclusion, and respect. We value understanding each other and ourselves, and moving beyond simple tolerance to embracing and celebrating the richness each individual contributes to our organizational culture.
- Excellence represents the standard to which we hold ourselves individually and collectively in everything we do. We value exceeding commonly held expectations of quality and professionalism and believe excellence is evident when open communication, ethical decision making, and humility are encouraged, expected, and demonstrated consistently.
- Accountability entails an organizational commitment to moral and ethical principles that demand integrity, respect, and compassion. We value transparency and pledge honesty, courtesy, and responsibility in interactions with customers and associates.
- Sustainability is being consistently mindful of the environmental, social, and economic consequences of our organizational practices. We value meeting present needs without compromising the needs of the future.
Our Culture
There are a thousand ways to express the ASU Mid-South culture, but we have chosen this starfish story because it relates so closely to what we do. Every time we help someone succeed, sometimes against what may seem like impossible odds, we are giving that person a new lease on life.
We’re going to do whatever it takes to overcome challenges to deliver to our students the kind of results they need to change their life. It’s not just about going through the motions. It’s about doing whatever is required to ensure students can be successful.
At Mid-South, we believe we have a moral obligation to take care of the people who live here. Just as the little boy knew he couldn’t save every starfish washed up on the shore, we know that we can’t save everyone. But every time we help someone towards a brighter future, we have won a major victory for that student. And it doesn’t just stop there. It’s also a win for their family, our community, our nation, and our world.
Originally established as a vocational-technical school, Mid-South Community College became a comprehensive community college in 1992 and began with 139 students in the fall semester of 1993. Today, as Arkansas State University Mid-South, we serve more than 1000 students annually in credit and non-credit training programs.
Our Location
ASU Mid-South, a dynamic and innovative institution committed to student success and economic development. We are located in West Memphis, Ark., just minutes from the amenities of Memphis, TN.
ASU Mid-South’s campus includes approximately 89 acres of land on the north and south sides of Broadway Street and on the east and west sides of College Boulevard. Easily accessible from any direction, Mid-South is in a perfect location to serve students from throughout the region.
The buildings and grounds are maintained at an exceptionally high level, and the beauty and cleanliness of campus draw positive reviews from students and visitors alike.
For more information about programs offered at ASU Mid-South or how to register, contact the Admissions Office at 870.733.6728 or email admissions@asumidsouth.edu.
