Williams Baptist College

Williams Baptist College is a four-year, Christian, liberal arts college. Williams is known for its academic excellence and personal attention, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 14-to-1, as well as its warm, Christ-centered environment.

There are over 500 students on WBC’s main campus at Walnut Ridge, Ark., and a total enrollment of about 600. Most students live in on-campus residence halls and apartments.

Williams has over 25 majors and pre-professional programs to prepare students for a wide array of career options, and it is ranked in the top tier of southern colleges & universities by US News & World Report. It is accredited through the Higher Learning Commission and by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. WBC is owned and operated by the Arkansas Baptist State Convention.

Williams’ mission is to provide an excellent, holistically Christian, liberal arts education, while compassionately shaping students lives. Williams’ vision is to produce exceptional graduates prepared to engage local and global cultures through a Christ-centered worldview.

The Financial Aid Office at Williams Baptist College operates as a service to our students. If you want to attend Williams and are willing to explore all of the financial aid options, we can help make it possible.

A Williams education challenges students to reach the height of their abilities. Personal attention from a caring and highly qualified faculty gives Williams students the academic edge, and a wide array of majors, minors and pre-professional programs creates limitless career options. Williams Baptist College continually strives to improve its academic programs through regular, ongoing assessment. Academic outcomes assessment at Williams is divided into two areas: departmental outcomes assessment and general education assessment.

Williams was founded as Southern Baptist College in 1941 by Dr. H.E. Williams. It started in Pocahontas, Ark., but in 1947 the campus was relocated to a nearby, former World War II military base at Walnut Ridge, which has been the college’s home ever since. WBC began as a two-year college, but moved to four-year status in 1984. The name was changed to Williams Baptist College, in honor of its founder, in 1991.