{{Short description|Public college in Helena–West Helena, Arkansas, US}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox university |name = Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas |native_name = Phillips Community College |image_name = PCC-UA-AR-logo.jpg |image_size = 200px |caption = PCC logo |latin_name = |motto = |mottoeng = |established = 1965 |closed = |type = Community college |affiliation = |endowment = |officer_in_charge = |chairman = |chancellor = Dr. Keith Pinchback |president = |vice-president = |superintendent = |provost = |vice_chancellor = |rector = |principal = |dean = |director = |head_label = |head = |faculty = |staff = |students = 2,350<ref name='CF'>{{cite web|url=http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/sub.asp?key=748&subkey=13351&start=783 |title=Carnegie Classification |access-date=2009-03-29 |year=2009 |publisher=Carnegie Foundation }}</ref> |undergrad = |postgrad = |doctoral = |other = |city = Helena-West Helena |state = Arkansas |province = |country = United States |coor = {{coord|34.5471|-90.6166}} |campus = rural |former_names = Phillips County Community College; Rice Belt Technical Institute |free_label = |free = |sports = |colors = |colours = |nickname = |mascot = |athletics = |affiliations = University of Arkansas System |website = [http://www.pccua.edu www.pccua.edu] |logo = |footnotes = }} '''Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (PCC)''' is a public community college in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas.<ref name='CB'>{{cite web|url=http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=293&profileId=27 |title=College Search |access-date=2009-03-29 |year=2009 |publisher=College Board }}</ref> The college enrolls 2,350 students (64% female, 36% male) and has been accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools the since 1970.<ref name='CB'/><ref name='HLC'>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncahlc.org/index.php?option=com_directory&Itemid=192&Action=ShowBasic&instid=1027 |title=Phillips Community College of The University of Arkansas |access-date=2009-03-29 |date=2008-04-18 |publisher=Higher Learning Commission }}</ref> {{As of|2009}}, the college has three campuses: the Helena-West Helena Campus, the DeWitt Campus, and the Stuttgart Campus.
==History== Aerial view of Helena-West Helena campus|thumb|left|200pxThe college was founded in 1965 with initial classes held in the Naval Reserve Building in Helena, moving in 1968 to the current campus. Its initial name of Phillips County Community College reflected the college's initial funding from the people of Phillips County. In 1996, Arkansas County joined the PCCC taxation district and the college name was changed to Phillips Community College.<ref name='PCC'>{{cite web |url=http://www.pccua.edu/about_us.htm |title=About Us |access-date=2009-03-29 |publisher=Phillips Community College |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321092523/http://www.pccua.edu/about_us.htm |archive-date=2009-03-21 }}</ref> In 1996 the college acquired the Rice Belt Technical Institute in DeWitt from the state. Further, the college became part of the University of Arkansas System. The college is affiliated with the PCCUA Foundation, founded in 1975, to provide private support to the college.<ref name='PCCF'>{{cite web |url=http://www.pccua.edu/PCCUA%20Foundation/ |title=PCCUA Foundation |access-date=2009-03-29 |date=2008-01-05 |publisher=Phillips Community College Foundation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723144254/http://www.pccua.edu/PCCUA%20Foundation |archive-date=2008-07-23 }}</ref>
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===Chancellors=== # Dr. John Easley (1965–1988) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pccua.edu/about/history/|title=History | Phillips Community College}}</ref> # Dr. Steven W. Jones (1988–2003) # Dr. Steven Murray (2003–2015) # Dr. Keith Pinchback (2015–present)
==Pillow-Thompson House== {{Main|Jerome Bonaparte Pillow House}} In 1993 the college received the Pillow-Thompson House in downtown Helena as a historic donation. The house was built in 1896 by Jerome B. Pillow by descendants of the Pillow family. The house was designed by George Barber and is noted for its Queen Anne architecture.<ref name='DT'>{{cite web|url=http://www.discoverourtown.com/AR/local-8385.html |title=Pillow-Thompson House |access-date=2009-03-29 |year=2009 |publisher=DiscoverOurTown.com }}</ref> Following the donation, the home was renovated to its original style and opened to the public in 1997.<ref name='PTH'>{{cite web |url=http://www.pccua.edu/pillowthompson/pthistory.htm |title=Pillow-Thompson History |access-date=2009-03-29 |date=2008-10-29 |publisher=Phillips Community College |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206025404/http://www.pccua.edu/pillowthompson/pthistory.htm |archive-date=2008-12-06 }}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.pccua.edu Official site] {{Helena–West Helena, Arkansas}} {{DeWitt, Arkansas}} {{Public colleges and universities in Arkansas}}
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Category:Community colleges in Arkansas Category:Universities and colleges established in 1965 Category:Education in Phillips County, Arkansas Category:Education in Arkansas County, Arkansas Category:1965 establishments in Arkansas Category:Two-year colleges in the United States