ANCHORAGE REGIONAL CENTER

The Anchorage Regional Center (ARC) was an important phase in the development of higher education in in Anchorage. It was established twelve years after the creation of ACC (July 1, 1966). The center was established by the legislature in part to fulfill the need for a four year college education in Anchorage. The ARC was to coordinate university educational upper and lower division courses and programs in the Anchorage area (ACC, classes on the military bases, and other UA programs). Two years later, the Southcentral Regional Center (SRC) was established created to operate and coordinate lower, upper division and graduate programs in the broader south central portion of Alaska. The chief executive officer of the ARC (and the SRC) was the Provost who supervised the schools in the area and acted as liaison with the statewide administration.

The documentation of this administrative organization is limited. Records MAY be found interfiled among the records of the offices of the Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor of UAA, and possibly with other administrative units.