PHILLIPS COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS H-14

PO Box 785
Helena, AR 72342-0785
Tel: (870)338-6474
Fax: (870)338-7542
Web Site: http://www.pccua.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of University of Arkansas System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1965. Setting: 80-acre small town campus with easy access to Memphis. Total enrollment: 2,322. 45% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing, medical laboratory technician programs. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, early admission. Placement: ACT, ACT ASSET required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/25. Notification: continuous until 8/25.

Costs Per Year:

Area resident tuition: $750 full-time, $50 per semester hour part-time. State resident tuition: $885 full-time, $59 per semester hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $1455 full-time, $97 per semester hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. 39,000 books and 352 serials. 200 computers available on campus for general student use.

Community Environment:

Helena is in a suburban area, and blessed with a mild, warm climate. There are churches of major denominations, libraries, a museum, an accredited general hospital, and major civic and service organizations.