Arkansas Colleges of Health Education

Changing healthcare in Arkansas and beyond

Arkansas Colleges of Health Education

Our Mission

To educate and train a diverse group of highly competent and compassionate healthcare professionals; to create health and research support facilities; and to provide healthy living environments to improve the lives of others.

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Our Programs

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

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Doctor of Occupational Therapy

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Doctor of Physical
Therapy

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Master of Science in Biomedicine

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ACHE Policies

Creating an environment where our students and faculty can thrive is our top priority. Read through the policies that make that possible.

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Diversity at ACHE

Learn about our efforts to create a more diverse and welcoming campus.

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Heritage Community

The ACHE campus has become a center of development in the River Valley. Part of this development includes the Heritage Community. The Heritage Community is made up of the Village at Heritage, which features both residential and commercial spaces, and The Porches at Heritage, a collection of modern cottages. We look forward to all the exciting developments and growth coming to this community!

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News & Events

Construction at ACHE

Continued growth is the running theme at the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) has it breaks ground on additional student housing located on the ACHE campus in Fort Smith, Arkansas. In March 2015, ACHE broke ground on its first facility, the Arkansas...

Celebration Garden and Wellness Park in Chaffee Crossing to have grand opening Saturday

The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education in Fort Smith will have a grand opening and for its Celebration Garden and Wellness Park at 10 a.m. Saturday.

A Look Around Celebration Garden and Wellness Park

A look around the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education’s new Celebration Garden and Wellness Park before its grand opening at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 5, 2022.

Dr. Christopher D. Smith Appointed Director of DEI at the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education

Dr. Christopher D. Smith has been appointed director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE).

Art on the Border 2022 – A Partnership that Works!

After a two-year absence due to the Covid-19 virus, Art on the Border returned with their annual art show and sale that was held July 22nd and 23rd, 2022 at the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education’s Research Institute Health and Wellness Institute.

ACHE hires research leader to help launch health and wellness center

Dr. Jeffrey Osborn will join the Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) as the vice president of research. The hiring is part of the college taking another step to advance medical research at the ACHE Research Institute Health and Wellness Center.

A League of Their Own

Drs. Reed and Kaci Handlery, who both CrossFit themselves, created the modified weight training program as both a community service and as a research program. Trained as physical therapists, the duo both teach as assistant professors at the School of Physical Therapy at the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE).

2022 Future 50: Les Smith, Arkansas Colleges of Health Education

Les Smith joined Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) in 2019, after 20 years of growing with Arvest Bank.

Cerebral Partners with ACHE to Offer Students Access to Mental Health Resources

Cerebral, Inc., the leading online provider of psychiatric and behavioral therapy services, announced today a partnership with Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) to provide all students access to its telehealth services.