UACCM THE SUMMIT Campus Report 2025-26: Enrollment and Academics
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The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton (UACCM) hit an all-time record enrollment in the fall of 2025, registering 2,701 credit-seeking students. The enrollment milestone coincides with an expansion of the college's high school outreach, with UACCM partnering across 30 K-12 (32 for Spring 2026) concurrent school districts. To support these partnerships, UACCM was awarded a grant to place three career coaches directly within its K-12 partner districts to assist high school students with academic and career planning.
UACCM Workforce Education and Training Division enrolled approximately 1,000 students in short-term, non-credit training courses.
UACCM Adult Education's four centers had a total enrollment of 445 from July 2025-May 2026. The UACCM Adult Education program GED pass rate for 52 GED test-takers was 87%, compared to the national average of 73%.
UACCM successfully completed its Year 4 Open Pathway Assurance Review with no institutional concerns, recommendations, or monitoring mandates. The evaluation was conducted during the 2025–26 academic year by the Higher Learning Commission, UACCM's regional accrediting body. According to college officials, the clean review serves as evidence of the institution's quality and supports its continued status of full accreditation.
UACCM received approval from the Arkansas State Board of Nursing Education Committee to launch an online track for its Registered Nursing program. The online option, which features virtual lectures alongside the same coursework and content as the traditional on-campus track, launched in January 2026. Students in the online program are required to complete their clinical rotations in person. College officials noted that the hybrid format establishes a pathway to expand total RN enrollment at the institution. The program expansion follows a period of sustained academic performance for the college's nursing division. UACCM’s Practical Nursing program achieved a 100% pass rate on the NCLEX-PN licensure exam across its last seven student cohorts, spanning more than three years.
In April 2026, the UACCM Workforce Summit took place, providing members of local businesses to come to campus and explore potential avenues for collaboration with UACCM Workforce Education and Training. UACCM has over 131 advisory members for its technical programs representing more than 100 companies.
UACCM receives support in the form of equipment donations from many business and industry partners who want to ensure students are being trained on the most up-to-date, relevant technology in order to meet current job market requirements.
Arkansas Asphalt Pavers Association and Lorie Harris Tudor, former Executive Director of the Arkansas Department of Transportation, established an endowed scholarship, creating the first ever Short-Term Workforce Training Endowed Scholarship at UACCM.
UACCM has expanded its regional footprint by opening a new Industry Training Site in Russellville. Located at the Co-Create Innovation Hub, the facility is designed to offer customized professional skills training tailored to the needs of local industries. The Industry Training Site includes electrical, hydraulics and pneumatics, and programmable logic controls (PLCs) training, as well as a menu of leadership development trainings.
Additionally, UACCM has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) to partner in the launch of the UCA Innovation Campus in Conway. Scheduled to open in the fall of 2026, the collaborative initiative will create a cross-training framework between the two institutions. Under the agreement, UCA engineering students will gain access to PLCs training at the site, while UACCM industrial maintenance and mechanics students will gain access to foundational engineering concepts.
