The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton is pleased to announce the establishment of the Conway County Christian Clinic Nursing Scholarship Endowment Fund.  This scholarship was made possible with a generous donation of $47,000 from the Conway County Christian Clinic Board. The Clinic board established the scholarship fund with a portion of the funds that remained after the 501(c)3 was dissolved in 2015.  The intention of the board was to continue to serve the mission of the organization.  Board Secretary Donna Miller said, “The heartbeat of the Board is to continue medical help.  We felt this contribution would best help serve medical needs in Conway and Perry counties”.  (left to right): UACCM Vice Chancellor for Academic Services Diana Arn, UACCM Nursing students, CCCC Board Member John Gibson, UACCM Chancellor Dr. Larry Davis, CCCC Board Members Jerry Bolin, Donna Miller, Ben Queen, Karen Cree, Les Cupp, UACCM Nursing students, UACCM ...

The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton (UACCM), in conjunction with the Arkansas Sector Partnership National Emergency Grant (ASP Grant), will offer an eight-week, pre-employment basic welding training program beginning August 22. The evening program will be held on the UACCM campus and will run from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. every Monday through Friday from August 22 through October 14. The course is designed to provide short-term training that prepares individuals to make a sustainable wage in the welding field. The training includes theory, manipulative skills, safety and related shop practices involving the use of oxyacetylene cutting, plasma cutting, gas metal arc welding and electric arc stick welding. Students who successfully complete this course will be able to identify welding processes, techniques of fusion, brazing, soldering, and arc welding. It is not part of the curriculum for students pursuing the college’s technical certificate and certificate of pro...

The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton’s Workforce Training and Community Education department is taking applications for the next group of students in the Commercial Driver Training (CDT) Program. The UACCM Commercial Driver Training class is a four-week, 160-hour training program. Upon completion of the program, students will be tested by the State Police or a third party tester for their Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). Tuition and fees total $3,500; however, applicants who are currently unemployed or underemployed may qualify for special grants or scholarships. There will be additional fees for the CDL packet and written and skills exams. These fees are not included, and will be the responsibility of the participants. Wayne Smith Trucking of Morrilton donated a 2007 Great Dane trailer for the training, and the college is leasing a tractor for the driving portion of the class. Participants may need to be available for some evening on-the-road trainin...

UACCM is offering PREP (Placement Refresher Exam Preparation) this summer.  Students can receive FREE tutoring in reading, writing, and math.  To take advantage of PREP, visit the Library Complex, Room 105 during any of the following times: June 6 - June 30:  11:00 a.m - 4:30 p.m. July 5 - July 28:  8:00 a.m. - Noon, 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Students are encouraged to retest prior to the beginning of the term.  Students can retest on any section of the Compass at a cost of $5 per section. For more information, contact Tom McLeod at 501.977.2159 or mcleod@uaccm.edu.

University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton student organizations joined together to raise money for Heifer International and well exceeded their goal.   The donation from their joint endeavor totaled $1965.00, nearly four times the goal of $500. UACCM organizations Phi Beta Lambda, Phi Theta Kappa, Computer Information Systems, Student Surveyors, Student Nursing Association, and Baptist Collegiate Ministry all worked together in a month-long campaign to raise the funds.   The groups held their own fund raisers, and business sponsorships were obtained to sponsor the #UACCMHeifersHelpers, which raised money every time someone used it on social media. While the original goal was to raise money to donate a heifer, enough was raised to allow for the donation of the following items:   three heifers, one goat, one pig, one sheep, one trio of rabbits, one gift of honeybees, and a flock of chicks.   Cindy Thompson, UACCM instructor and Pi Beta Lambda advisor, ...

University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton school officials worked with students in the drafting program to create updated fire evacuation plans for nearly every building on campus.  While there are companies that offer this service, allowing the students to complete this project as part of their classroom experience gave them real world experience and saved the college between $30,000 and $50,000. The project began in November of 2015 with students scanning in the near 800 as-built drawings of the various buildings and additions on campus, going all the way back to 1963.   In January of 2016, the students site-verified the location of every fire extinguisher, emergency fire lights, and fire pulls by working their way through every building on campus.   From there they traced the building floorplans into Revit, a drafting software program, which allows UACCM to have the entire campus’ plans available and editable electronically.   With the plans now com...

The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton received a donation in the form of a trailer from Wayne Smith Trucking of Morrilton.   The donated 2007 Great Dane trailer will be used for the new UACCM Commercial Driver Training (CDT) Program.   Applications for the non-credit CDT program are currently being accepted.  Beginning in June, the program is four to seven weeks, consisting of 160-164 training hours. Program participants must be 21 years of age and be able to pass a DOT physical, background check, and drug screening. Participants must be able to read, speak, and comprehend the English language sufficiently to meet the Department of Transportation regulations. Participants may need to be available for some evening on-the-road training. Upon completion of the program, students will be tested by the State Police or a third party tester for their Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). Tuition and fees total $3,500 for the training program. Ther...