PCCUA announces spring 2026 Chancellor’s and Dean’s List honors for Phillips County students

Phillips County’s higher-education pipeline got another boost as Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas released its Spring 2026 Chancellor’s and Dean’s List, putting a fresh spotlight on students studying close to home at PCCUA-Helena and across the college system.

The honor roll, posted May 19, came just days after Phillips County commencement on May 15 at the Hendrix Fine Arts Center in Lily Peter Auditorium. It closes out a busy spring stretch for PCCUA and turns the county’s attention back to a question that matters for local families and employers alike: which college pathways are producing students who can persist, perform and move on to transfer degrees, technical credentials or job-ready training?

PCCUA’s academic standards make the distinction plain. The Chancellor’s List goes to students with a 4.0 GPA and 12 or more semester hours of college-level credit. The Dean’s List recognizes students with at least a 3.5 GPA and 12 or more semester hours. Remedial classes do not count toward either honor.

That matters in Phillips County, where community college success often carries a direct link to workforce needs and household budgets. Students who earn these honors are not just posting strong grades; they are clearing a demanding benchmark in coursework that can feed the county’s nursing, technical, business and transfer tracks. For many students, those grades also strengthen scholarship applications, job searches and the case for continuing school without leaving the area.

The Spring 2026 list reaches beyond Helena-West Helena and reflects PCCUA’s regional role as a multi-campus, two-year college serving eastern Arkansas. Students named in the release come from Helena, West Helena, DeWitt, Dumas, Forrest City, Bartlett and Cordova, showing that the college continues to draw students from Phillips County and surrounding communities.

The announcement also lands in the middle of a broader season of recognition at PCCUA. Spring final exams ran May 4-7, final grades were due May 8, and the Phillips County graduation ceremony followed on May 15. At that ceremony, commencement speaker Mayor Joseph Whitfield, appointed in October 2025, emphasized service, leadership and community responsibility, linking academic success to the county’s civic future.

For Phillips County, the list is more than a roll call of good grades. It is a public sign that local students are still advancing through college-level work in Helena-West Helena, and that PCCUA remains one of the county’s most important entry points into higher education and the workforce.