University of Central Arkansas

Conway, AR — Public university, est. 1907; home of the Bears; Southland Conference member; located in Conway, the fifth-largest city in Arkansas and one of the fastest-growing cities in the South; alma mater of Scottie Pippen (Basketball Hall of Fame 2010; six-time NBA champion; walked on without a scholarship and became one of the greatest players in the history of the sport) — UCA's most famous alumnus transformed a small Division II basketball program into a destination for the best story in basketball recruitment history; strong programs in nursing, education, business, and physical therapy; home to three colleges and a thriving college-town community in Faulkner County