The school achieved a major milestone in 2000 when it was formally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and was included in membership in the North Central Association.

After many years as the only two-year college in the United States affiliated with the Churches of Christ, Crowley's Ridge College began transiting to become a four-year institution in 2007, when it received approval from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education to offer degrees at the baccalaureate level.

The 150-acre (0.61 km2) campus is located atop the namesake geographic feature, Crowley's Ridge, in eastern Arkansas.

The college is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the American Midwest Conference since the 2024–25 academic year.

[3] The Pioneers previously competed as an NAIA Independent within the Continental Athletic Conference from 2016–17 to 2023–24;[4] as well as being members of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the Central Region of the Division I level through the 2015–16 school year.