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Article: UA's architecture school earns national recognition.(University of Arkansas )
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- Arkansas Business
- Article date:
- June 1, 2009
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WHEN JOHN G. WILLIAMS founded the architecture program at the University of Arkansas in 1946, it consisted of two courses offered through the College of Engineering. In 1958, it became the only accredited architecture program in the state.
The school now has over 2,200 alumni and about 400 students. The school graduates an average of 60 students each year, and up until 2008, 100 percent of graduates achieved placement in jobs or graduate programs.
While the majority of students seek jobs in larger, urban areas, about 10 percent to 20 percent of graduates stay in northwest Arkansas.
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