History


1965   Phillips County Community College created;

           Dr. John Easley elected 1st President of PCCC


1968   First class graduated

          College facilities completed


1972   Fine Arts Center & Lily Peter Auditorium completed


1976   Nursing Education Complex completed


1982   Technical & Industrial Education Complex opened


1986   Administration Building completed


1987   Lewis Library renovated


1988   Dr. Steven Jones elected College President


1991   Asa. W. Bonner Student Center dedicated


1992   Mitchell Science Annex added to Nursing Education Complex


1993   Gifted Pillow-Thompson House


1996   Became part of the U of A system

           Added DeWitt & Stuttgart campuses


1997   Pillow-Thompson House reopened after renovation


2003   Dr. Steven Murray named 3rd Chancellor of PCCUA

           Technology Training Center in Stuttgart leased


2011   Grand Prairie Center opened on the Stuttgart campus


2015   Dr. Keith Pinchback named 4th Chancellor of PCCUA


2017   Elmer & Gladys Ferguson Community Room dedicated in DeWitt

           Food Pantries opened on each campus


2019   Fine Arts Center renovated and renamed the Hendrix Fine Arts Center


2020   Rowdy Ride bus added on Helena campus

 

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