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 ...

The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton and the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute are teaming up to host the Rural Workforce Development-Southern Region Summit, a two-day event where players in rural economies can convene and collaborate on ways to increase workforce opportunities.  The summit will take place at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute and the Workforce Training Center, located at the UACCM campus. The event will occur on November 5-6. The 2020 Rural Workforce Development Southern Region Summit is a convening for rural partners to identify and share innovative practices, opportunities, and resources they can use to address changes in workforce dynamics. Created in partnership with UACCM and USDA Rural Development Innovation Center Partnership Division, the 2020 Summit creates space for educators, business representatives, legislators, health care workers, nonprofit professionals, and public servants from the Southeastern United States to come together to...

The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton’s students are invited to attend the annual fall festival, an event hosted by UACCM Student Activities from October 19-23. Fall Fest is a favorite among UACCM students that includes games, food, and other activities. Typically the event is held on a single afternoon, but Student Activities is expanding the event throughout the week. This allows students more flexibility to attend events on days and times that they will be on campus. COVID guidelines will apply during the festival; however, Student Activities organized each event to accommodate guidelines but allow students to connect and enjoy a fun week. Fall Fest Schedule Free T-Shirts Mon., Oct. 19, 2020; 10:00 am Pavilion Come grab a free t-shirt to kick off Fall Fest week! Free Throw Contest Mon., Oct. 19, 2020; 1:00 pm Union Square (Outside Kirk Building) Bring a friend and come participate in the free throw contest! Fun Run Tues., Oct. 20, 2020; 12:00 ...

The college life beckons wonderful experiences for a student: the chance to live on their own life, learn new worldviews, find new friends, and start a career. But it’s also a stressful time for not only the student, but their parents and any loved one. And the same applies for perspective students researching the perfect college for them. From the office of Student Development, here is some information about anxiety as students press forward into a bizarre semester for this #WellnessWednesday. What is anxiety? Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. When to get help?  Anxiety should be treated if it is: Intense (more than people usually feel)   Chronic (felt many times during the day or most days of the week)   Limiting (makes it hard to do daily tasks or relate to others).    Anxiety is the most common psychiatric problem in the United States.   One in eve...

  UACCM Alumna Selena Garcia is pursuing her Master of Science in Nutrition with plans to support minority communities. Selena Garcia has a clear mission: she wants to educate minority communities on nutrition and encourage more diversity among registered dietitians. An alumna of the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton, her experiences helped drive her towards this career with meaning and purpose. Today, she is working towards her master’s at the University of Central Arkansas. Recently, she earned a highly respected internship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and she also works at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. UACCM prepared her for a career with meaning, she said.   Alumna finds ideal match for her interest in education and medicine Like many students, Garcia began her college life not entirely sure about her path, other than knowing she needed a bachelor’s degree. That uncertainty drove her to enroll at a community college. “...