Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas

Overview

Rankings

• #6 Most Affordable Colleges in Arkansas
• #22 Best Online Colleges in Arkansas

Academics & Admissions

Is It Hard to Get Into Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas? Acceptance Rate & Requirements

As a public institution in Helena, Arkansas, Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas enrolls students across a range of programs. The graduation rate is roughly 53%.

Retention Rate

66%

Full-Time Faculty

68%

Faculty Salary (mo)

$5,425

Student–Faculty Ratio

10:1

Diversity Index

0.52

First-Gen Students

45%

Cost & Financial Aid

How Much Does It Cost to Attend Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas? Tuition, Net Price & Aid

Published tuition at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas is $4,550, but few families pay that. The number to watch is net price, what students actually pay each year after federal grants and institutional scholarships. Here it averages about $4,848. Students from families earning under $30,000 typically pay closer to $4,683 after need-based grants.

In-State Tuition

$3,380

Out-of-State

$4,550

Avg Net Price

$4,848

Pell Grant Rate

34%

Federal Loan Rate

0%

Students Like You

Tell us a little about yourself to see what students like you have typically experienced at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas — the net price for your income, your admission odds, and the outcomes that follow. These are patterns from federal data, not predictions.

Graduate Outcomes

Is Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Worth It? Graduate Earnings & ROI

Ten years out, alumni of Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas report median earnings of $29,552, a figure worth comparing against the cost of attendance before enrolling.

6 Years After Entry

$27,083

8 Years

$28,134

10 Years

$29,552

Loan Repayment (3yr)

56%

Earning > $25K

30%

Social Mobility

Data: Raj Chetty's Mobility Report Card · 30M+ anonymized tax records

Does Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Drive Upward Mobility? Economic Mobility & Low-Income Outcomes

Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas is a measurable contributor to upward mobility. Its mobility rate, the share of students who start in the bottom income quintile and climb to the top, is 1.05%, in line with strong performers nationally. Access is a real strength here. Roughly 39.4% of students come from families in the bottom income quintile, a high share that gives low-income students a real foothold. Among bottom-quintile students who attend, roughly 2.7% go on to reach the top of the income ladder. The median family income of students sits near $30,200, a snapshot of the campus's socioeconomic mix.

Mobility Rate

1.05%

Bottom 20% → Top 20%

Success Rate

2.7%

If bottom 20% get in

From Bottom 20%

39.4%

Share of students

Parent Median Income

$41,031

today's $ (2015 cohort data)

Social Capital

Data: Opportunity Insights Social Capital Atlas

How Connected Is Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas? Social Capital & Cross-Class Networks

Social capital, the web of cross-class friendships that researchers link to long-run upward mobility, runs below average at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas. Its economic connectedness score is 0.61, where about 1.0 is the national norm. Its friending bias is low (0.03), a sign that students from different economic backgrounds actually mix rather than self-segregate. Around 3% of students take part in civic and volunteering activity.

Economic Connectedness

0.61

Cross-class friendships

Friending Bias

0.03

Lower = more inclusive

Volunteering Rate

3.3%

Support Ratio

1.00

Community support

Top Programs

The fields Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas awards the most degrees in, by share of completions. Where federal field-of-study data exists, we show what graduates in that major earned early in their careers. Each links to its degree guide — or see what someone with your income, scores, and major would pay and earn here in the Students Like You simulator.

• Humanities 26%
• Health Professions 12% $71,109 early-career
• Precision Production 12% $23,077 early-career
• Business & Marketing 8%
• Transportation 7%
• Criminal Justice 6%
• Computer Science & IT 6%
• Mechanic & Repair Tech 5%

Early-career median earnings by major (typically 1–2 years after completion, bachelor's level where available), in today's dollars (CPI-adjusted). Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard field of study. Distinct from the school-wide 10-year median; suppressed for small programs.