Celebrating fall 2020 graduates for seizing the challenges of this year, University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton Chancellor Lisa Willenberg conferred degrees to students in the college’s virtual commencement. For the college’s December 2020 graduates, receiving their diplomas against the backdrop of a global pandemic—and all the challenges that presented—is truly something to applaud. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, UACCM postponed an in-person commencement ceremony until Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 10:00 am at Devil Dog Arena on the MHS campus. Students from the spring 2020, fall 2020, and spring 2021 semesters will be invited to participate. Speaking from the Willenberg welcomed graduates into the family of UACCM alumni, thanking them for entrusting the college for their education. The program includes a slide of each graduate, with many providing personal messages to thank faculty members and loved ones. Slides will be available for students to download to...

The Arkansas Transfer Achievement Scholarship is a program that reduces the tuition rate for UACCM graduates who transfer to the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. With this scholarship, graduates with an Associate of Arts or Science degrees will pay their UACCM tuition rate instead of the full rate of the Fayetteville campus, resulting in big savings on their path to gaining a bachelor’s degree. The scholarship is available to students from the seven community colleges in the University of Arkansas System, allowing them to pay the rate they paid at their UA two-year college. It is renewable for a maximum of 10 regular semesters and only applies to students transferring to the UA Fayetteville. The scholarship only applies to the base tuition and does not include fees or any additional costs charged by specific programs at the Fayetteville campus. How much are you saving? As of fall 2020, the UACCM basic tuition rates per hour are $92.00 for residents in Conway County and ...