Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas

PublicAssociate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-MixedTwo-year, small

Fin. Resilience

Resilience score

vs. 95 peers in its group

Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas is a public institution in Helena, AR, classified by Carnegie as “Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed.”

It enrolls about 614 undergraduates and is benchmarked here against 95 peer institutions (Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed · Public).

On Ibex's Financial Resilience score it rates 48 out of 100 within that peer group, a transparent composite of endowment per undergraduate, net tuition revenue per student, and instructional spend per student.

Its strongest standing relative to peers is completion rate (all students · 8-yr) (47.9%, 95th percentile).

Its weakest is earn more than a hs grad (6-yr) (25.7%).

Ibex's cross-metric scan flags: Undergrad enrollment down 10% since 2016.

Peer group

Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed · Public

95 institutions

Undergrad enrollment down 10% since 2016

Policy & demographic exposure

How exposed Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas is to the structural shifts reshaping higher ed: a composite structural-risk index plus the 2025 federal budget law’s endowment excise tax, Grad PLUS elimination, new Parent PLUS borrowing cap and new Workforce Pell short-term-credential opportunity, and the demographic enrollment cliff. Only signals that apply to this institution are shown.

Structural risk index

Low

Workforce Pell exposure

69.7%

Certificate-intensive

Higher than 48% of schools nationally

Enrollment cliff (home state)

-10.6%

Steep decline

Indicative signals, not forecasts, see each metric’s definition and the methodology. Endowment-tax, Grad PLUS, Parent PLUS and Workforce Pell figures appear only where the institution is actually exposed; “nationally” compares against all schools that report each signal.

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Financial Health Index

4.2

on a −4 to 10 scale

Financial Health IndexStable

NACUBO Composite Financial Index, the balance-sheet health score accreditors and institutional boards use to gauge financial health; bond-rating agencies track similar ratios. 56th percentile of 95 peers.

Primary reserve 35%8.6 mo

Reserves vs. debt 35%1.88×

Return on net assets 20%4.8%

Operating result 10%2.7%

Composite of four ratios on a strength-factor scale (−4 weak → 10 strong): below 3 falls short of the threshold for financial health, below 1 signals acute stress, and above 6 is strong. Computed from IPEDS FY2022-23, the most recent finance release (it lags the current year by 2–3 years). Branch campuses that report finances at a parent/system level can show distorted ratios. For informational benchmarking, not a credit rating or financial advice.

Revenue composition

Where the money comes from $25M total revenue · IPEDS FY2022-23

Government appropriations is the largest single source at 56% of revenue.

Government appropriations56.4%

Government grants & contracts36.0%

Private gifts & grants3.6%

Tuition & fees2.2%

Other revenue0.9%

Investment return0.5%

Auxiliary enterprises0.4%

Where each dollar of revenue comes from, as a share of total positive revenue. Sources are standardized across public (GASB) and private (FASB) reporting; a net investment loss in a down market is shown as 0% and excluded from the mix.

Net price by income

Average net price by family income After grant & scholarship aid · Scorecard 2024-25

$0–30K$4,683

$30–48K$4,573

$48–75K$5,549

$75–110K$7,148

Average annual net price (total cost minus grant and scholarship aid) paid by federal-aid recipients in each family-income band. Lower-income bands often pay less where need-based aid is strong.

Financial Health

Net tuition revenue / FTE

Below peers

$1,159

19th percentile in peer grouppeer median $2,709

95 peers

Instructional spend / FTE

Strong

$9,106

78th percentile in peer grouppeer median $6,965

95 peers

In-state tuition & fees

$3,380

27th percentile in peer grouppeer median $4,650

95 peers

Out-of-state tuition & fees

$4,550

8th percentile in peer grouppeer median $8,716

95 peers

Avg annual cost of attendance

$11,567

14th percentile in peer grouppeer median $14,762

95 peers

Avg monthly faculty salary

Below peers

$5,425

8th percentile in peer grouppeer median $7,221

95 peers

Average monthly salary of full-time faculty, as reported to IPEDS.

Average net price

Strong

$4,848

23rd percentile in peer grouppeer median $7,463

95 peers

Net price, low-income families (under $30K)

Strong

$4,683

30th percentile in peer grouppeer median $6,093

2024-2593 peers

Average annual net price (cost of attendance minus all grant and scholarship aid) paid by students whose families earn under about $30,000 a year (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). This is what the neediest admitted students actually pay, often far below the sticker price. Read it beside the overall net price and the high-income net price: a low figure here signals strong need-based aid. Lower is better.

Net price, middle-income families ($30K-$48K)

Strong

$4,573

28th percentile in peer grouppeer median $6,242

2024-2592 peers

Average annual net price (cost of attendance minus all grant and scholarship aid) paid by students whose families earn roughly $30,000 to $48,000 a year (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). It is the middle rung of the income net-price ladder: read it together with the low-income (under ~$30K) and high-income (over ~$110K) net prices to see how steeply the school discounts as family income rises. Lower is better.

Net price, upper-middle families ($48K-$75K)

Strong

$5,549

21st percentile in peer grouppeer median $8,652

2024-2594 peers

Average annual net price (cost of attendance minus all grant and scholarship aid) paid by students whose families earn roughly $48,000 to $75,000 a year (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). It is the fourth rung of the five-rung income net-price ladder: read it with the low, middle, upper and high-income net prices to see how steeply the school discounts as family income rises. Lower is better.

Net price, upper-income families ($75K-$110K)

Strong

$7,148

17th percentile in peer grouppeer median $10,772

2024-2590 peers

Average annual net price (cost of attendance minus all grant and scholarship aid) paid by students whose families earn roughly $75,000 to $110,000 a year (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). It is the fifth rung of the income net-price ladder, just below the full-pay tier: read it with the lower rungs and the high-income net price to see the full cost gradient by family income. Lower is better.

Operating margin

Strong

5.4%

34th percentile in peer grouppeer median 9.1%

FY2022-2395 peers

Net surplus as a share of total revenue (IPEDS FY2022-23): (total revenues − total expenses) ÷ total revenues. A surplus above 4% is strong; a thin surplus near 0% leaves little margin for shocks.

Tuition dependency

2.2%

4th percentile in peer grouppeer median 12.7%

FY2022-2395 peers

Tuition & fees as a share of total revenue (IPEDS FY2022-23). Higher = more exposed to enrollment swings.

State appropriations share

43.5%

84th percentile in peer grouppeer median 30.1%

FY2022-2395 peers

State appropriations as a share of total revenue (IPEDS FY2022-23). Material for public institutions; ~0 for private.

Months of operating cushion

Strong

8.6 mo

82nd percentile in peer grouppeer median 5.2 mo

FY2022-2378 peers

How many months of operating expenses the institution could cover from expendable reserves (IPEDS FY2022-23 primary reserve ratio × 12). About 5 months, one semester, is the accreditor benchmark for solid footing; below ~3 months is thin. A negative figure means expendable reserves are themselves negative.

Reserves vs. debt

Strong

1.88×

57th percentile in peer grouppeer median 1.19×

FY2022-2363 peers

Expendable reserves ÷ plant-related debt (IPEDS FY2022-23 viability ratio). At or above 1.25×, reserves fully cover long-term debt. Shown blank when the institution carries little or no plant debt.

Return on net assets

Strong

4.8%

45th percentile in peer grouppeer median 6.4%

FY2022-2378 peers

Change in total net assets ÷ net assets (IPEDS FY2022-23) – whether the institution grew wealthier over the year. 2–4% is adequate; above 4% is strong.

Structural risk index

Low

– percentile in peer group

2024-2595 peers

An indicative 0–100 structural-risk index (higher = more pressure), an equal-weight blend of the stress signals we measure: thin or negative operating margin, low months of operating cushion, high tuition dependency, and a shrinking home-state high-school-graduate pipeline (enrollment cliff). Averaged over whichever signals are available (at least two required). It screens for the financial and demographic pressures that precede closures and mergers, a directional indicator, NOT a prediction that any institution will close, and not a credit rating.

Graduation & completion

Graduation rate · first-time, full-time

–

Not reported, this institution has no first-time, full-time bachelor's-degree cohort, so the graduation rate does not apply. See the all-students completion rate.

Completion rate · all students

47.9%

47.9% earned a degree or certificate within 8 years (IPEDS Outcome Measures)
The broader cohort, also counts part-time entrants and transfer-ins, and any credential. More inclusive, so it can run higher than the graduation rate.

Why two numbers? They measure different students over different windows, so they are not directly comparable. The graduation rate is the standard federal headline but tracks only first-time, full-time students through a bachelor's; the all-students completion rate adds the part-time and transfer students it leaves out, over a longer window. Read each for what it covers. Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Graduation Rates & Outcome Measures, via College Scorecard.

Enrollment & Pipeline

Undergraduate enrollment

614

8th percentile in peer grouppeer median 1,721

95 peers

First-year retention

Average

65.7%

64th percentile in peer grouppeer median 63.6%

88 peers

Graduation rate (150% of normal time)

Strong

54.7%

88th percentile in peer grouppeer median 35.1%

88 peers

Share of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students who completed within 150% of the program's normal time (about three years for a two-year program), per College Scorecard. The two-year analogue of the six-year rate shown for four-year colleges.

Graduation rate (on-time)

Strong

37.6%

90th percentile in peer grouppeer median 22.9%

88 peers

Share of first-time, full-time degree/certificate-seeking students who completed within the program's normal time (100%), per College Scorecard. Reported for two-year and less-than-two-year institutions.

Pell recipient share

34.4%

68th percentile in peer grouppeer median 30.8%

95 peers

Completion rate (all students · 8-yr)

Strong

47.9%

95th percentile in peer grouppeer median 33.7%

2024-2595 peers

Share of ALL entering degree-seeking undergraduates, full- and part-time, first-time and transfer-in, who earned a degree or certificate at this institution within eight years (IPEDS Outcome Measures, via College Scorecard). Broader and more inclusive than the graduation-rate figures, which count only first-time, full-time students entering a bachelor's program, so the two are measured on different groups of students and are not directly comparable.

First-generation students

44.6%

42nd percentile in peer grouppeer median 46.2%

2024-2595 peers

Share of undergraduates who are first-generation college students (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). An access signal, not a measure of quality: a higher share often reflects a stronger commitment to serving students whose parents did not attend college.

Adult learners (25+)

13.6%

8th percentile in peer grouppeer median 25.1%

2024-2595 peers

Share of undergraduates aged 25 or older (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). Read as context on the student mix: schools serving many working adults look different on persistence and part-time measures than traditional-age campuses, and neither is inherently better.

Part-time undergraduates

33.4%

16th percentile in peer grouppeer median 51.1%

2024-2595 peers

Share of undergraduates enrolled part-time (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). Context, not quality: a high part-time share is common at community and commuter institutions and affects graduation-rate comparisons, which are based only on full-time, first-time students.

Median family income

$15,160

8th percentile in peer grouppeer median $23,546

2024-2595 peers

Median family income of students at this institution (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). An affordability and access signal, not a measure of quality: a lower figure typically means the school enrolls more students from modest-income families.

Low-income students (under $30K)

76.1%

96th percentile in peer grouppeer median 58.8%

2024-2595 peers

Share of students whose families earn under roughly $30,000 a year (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). A direct low-income access signal: a higher share usually reflects a school enrolling more students from modest-income households, and pairs naturally with the Pell recipient share.

Women (share of undergraduates)

67.4%

80th percentile in peer grouppeer median 62.1%

2024-2595 peers

Share of undergraduates who are women (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). Reported as context on the student mix, not a measure of quality.

8-year completion (all students)

Strong

47.9%

95th percentile in peer grouppeer median 33.7%

2024-2595 peers

Share of ALL entering students, full-time and part-time, first-time and transfer-in, who complete an award within eight years (College Scorecard Outcome Measures, FY2024-25). It is a broader, more representative completion signal than the first-time-full-time graduation rates, because it counts the part-time and returning students those rates exclude. Higher is better.

12-month FTE enrollment

755

8th percentile in peer grouppeer median 1,631

2022-2395 peers

Full-time-equivalent enrollment over the full 12-month year (IPEDS 12-month enrollment, 2022-23). Counts part-time students at their fractional load, so it runs above fall full-time headcount and is the denominator used for per-student finance measures.

Student-faculty ratio

11:1

9th percentile in peer grouppeer median 17:1

2022-2395 peers

Students per instructional faculty member (IPEDS, fall 2023). Lower generally means smaller classes and more faculty contact, though the measure mixes undergraduate and graduate teaching and is institution-reported.

Out-of-state students

41st percentile in peer grouppeer median 2.5%

2024-2570 peers

Share of first-time degree-seeking students coming from outside the state (IPEDS, Fall 2023). A reach signal: high values mark national-draw institutions, low values mark in-state and commuter campuses. Context, not quality.

Fully online students

2nd percentile in peer grouppeer median 30%

2024-2595 peers

Share of students enrolled exclusively in distance-education courses (IPEDS, Fall 2023). Describes delivery model, not quality; online-heavy institutions look different on residential measures.

Applicant-pool diversity shift

+4.4%

– percentile in peer group

WICHE 2024 (11th ed.)95 peers

Percentage-point change in the non-white share of the institution's home-state public high-school graduating class between the class of 2025 (the national peak) and 2037 (WICHE, Knocking at the College Door, 11th ed., public-school race detail). A forward look at who the future applicant pool will be: a positive value means the state's graduating class is projected to grow more racially diverse. Strategic recruiting context, not a forecast of any one school's enrollment, and a college recruits from many states.

Program concentration (HHI)

Diversified

1,052

– percentile in peer group

2022-2394 peers

How concentrated the institution's degree and certificate output is across academic fields (CIP 2-digit families), as a Herfindahl-Hirschman Index on the latest year's completions: 10,000 means every completion is in one field; lower means output is spread across many. A higher value means the school leans on fewer fields and is more exposed to demand shifts in them; a lower value reflects a broad program portfolio. Shown for institutions reporting at least 100 annual completions. A structural-diversification signal, not a measure of quality.

Enrollment cliff (home state)

Steep decline

-10.6%

– percentile in peer group

2024-2595 peers

Projected change in the number of high-school graduates in the institution's HOME STATE from the class of 2025 (the national peak) to 2041, per WICHE's Knocking at the College Door, 11th Edition (Dec 2024). The 'enrollment cliff' is the post-2008 birth decline reaching college age; the U.S. total is projected to fall about 13% over this window. A college recruits from many states, so its home-state projection is an indicative directional signal of feeder-market pressure, not a forecast of that institution's own enrollment.

Workforce Pell exposure

Certificate-intensive

69.7%

– percentile in peer group

2024-2595 peers

Share of the institution's measured credentials that are undergraduate certificates, the sub-associate tier that the 2025 budget law's new Workforce Pell Grant makes Pell-eligible from July 1, 2026. Workforce Pell extends the Pell Grant to short-term workforce programs of 150 to 600 clock hours offered over 8 to 15 weeks, subject to state-workforce-board and accreditor approval and to job-placement, completion and earnings-value guardrails. This is an opportunity signal: a higher share means more of what the school already produces could draw new federal grant aid, and the upside is greatest where Pell reliance (shown separately) is also high. Computed as undergraduate-certificate completions divided by all credential completions in the College Scorecard Field-of-Study file (most recent release). Scorecard's 'Undergraduate Certificate' level spans certificates of varying length, so the statutory 150-600 clock-hour window is a subset of this tier, read this as an upper-bound exposure proxy, not a count of qualifying programs. Shown only for institutions that confer such certificates above a minimum completions floor.

Enrollment momentum (CAGR)

Strong

-1.3%

78th percentile in peer grouppeer median -2.8%

2024-2595 peers

Compound annual growth rate of undergraduate enrollment over the years the tool tracks (College Scorecard, roughly 2016-2024). Positive means the school is growing; negative means it is shrinking, the leading indicator of demand stress ahead of the demographic cliff. Banded against the school's peer group.

Net-price momentum (CAGR)

Below peers

6.8%

88th percentile in peer grouppeer median 2%

2024-2595 peers

Compound annual growth rate of net tuition revenue per full-time-equivalent student over the tracked years. A high positive rate means the school's real net price is climbing faster than peers, which can strain affordability and yield. Banded against the school's peer group. Lower is better.

States recruited from

Below peers

17th percentile in peer grouppeer median 5

Fall 202295 peers

How many distinct US states the school's first-time degree-seeking class is drawn from (IPEDS Residence & Migration, Fall 2022). A higher count signals broader geographic reach and less dependence on any single state's shrinking pool of high school graduates; a low count means the school recruits from a narrow region and is more exposed to that region's demographic decline. Banded against the school's peer group.

Foreign first-time share

72nd percentile in peer grouppeer median 0%

Fall 202295 peers

Share of the school's first-time degree-seeking class whose legal residence is outside the United States (IPEDS Residence & Migration, Fall 2022). A measure of international reach in the entering class. Neither high nor low is inherently better; it is context for tuition-revenue mix and exposure to visa and geopolitical risk. Banded against the school's peer group.

Direct competitors within 100 mi

Average

65th percentile in peer grouppeer median 2

2024-2595 peers

How many institutions of the same type (same Carnegie classification and control, i.e. the schools competing for the same students) sit within roughly 100 miles. A higher count means a more crowded local market and a harder yield fight, which matters most as the regional pool of high school graduates shrinks; a low count means the school has its catchment largely to itself. Distance is straight-line from campus coordinates. Banded against the school's peer group. Fewer is better for recruiting leverage.

Hybrid (some online) enrollment

23%

24th percentile in peer grouppeer median 29%

Fall 202395 peers

Share of all students taking some, but not all, of their courses at a distance (IPEDS, Fall 2023). This is the hybrid middle ground between the fully online share and the fully in-person share, and it signals how far a school has moved coursework online without going exclusively remote. Context metric, not better or worse. Banded against the school's peer group.

Transfer-in share (undergraduate)

2.2%

9th percentile in peer grouppeer median 5.5%

Fall 202395 peers

Transfer-in students as a share of all undergraduates (IPEDS, Fall 2023). A high share means the school depends on transfer pipelines rather than first-time freshmen, which changes both recruitment strategy and melt/retention risk. Context metric, not better or worse. Banded against the school's peer group.

Graduate share of enrollment

100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 0%

Fall 202395 peers

Graduate students as a share of total headcount enrollment (IPEDS, Fall 2023). It separates research-intensive universities with large graduate bodies from undergraduate-focused institutions. Context metric, not better or worse. Banded against the school's peer group.

Women share of faculty

62.5%

83rd percentile in peer grouppeer median 56.2%

2023-2495 peers

Women as a share of all instructional staff, full- and part-time combined (IPEDS Human Resources, Fall 2023). A gender-composition signal for the teaching workforce. Context metric, not better or worse. Banded against the school's peer group.

Faculty of color share

18.2%

66th percentile in peer grouppeer median 12.2%

2023-2495 peers

Instructional staff who are American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, or two-or-more races, as a share of all instructional staff (IPEDS Human Resources, Fall 2023). Nonresident and race-unknown staff are excluded from the numerator. Context metric, not better or worse. Banded against the school's peer group.

Enrollment forecast (5-yr)

Strong

-12%

78th percentile in peer grouppeer median -20.8%

2024-2029 projection95 peers

Projected cumulative change in total enrollment roughly five years out, modeled by a least-squares log-linear fit on the school's own enrollment history (2016-2024). It uses the full multi-year series, so a single shock year (such as 2020) does not drive the result. This is a naive trend extrapolation, not a demographic model, and is capped at plus or minus 60 percent; treat it as direction-of-travel, not a precise count. Banded against the school's peer group; higher means projected growth.

Varsity athlete share

4.9%

18th percentile in peer grouppeer median 13%

2024-2567 peers

Student-athletes on varsity rosters as a share of total enrollment, from the federal Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act filing (2024-25). At small athletics-driven schools this share is large and athletics recruiting is a core part of the enrollment funnel; at big universities it is small. Context metric, not better or worse. Banded against the school's peer group.

Athletics revenue (total)

$232,733

7th percentile in peer grouppeer median $1.2M

2024-2567 peers

Total revenue attributed to the school's intercollegiate-athletics program, from the federal Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act filing (2024-25). It indicates the scale of the athletics enterprise, which at some schools is a major brand and enrollment driver. Context metric, not better or worse. Banded against the school's peer group.

On-campus crime rate

Average

0 per 1k

56th percentile in peer grouppeer median 0 per 1k

2024 (Clery)95 peers

Criminal offenses reported on campus in 2024 (murder, manslaughter, the four sex-offense categories, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor-vehicle theft and arson) per 1,000 students, from the school's federal Clery Act filing. Counts and enrollment are summed across the institution's campuses. A higher number does not always mean a more dangerous school: thorough reporting and dense residential campuses raise it. Lower is generally safer. Banded against the school's peer group.

In-state HS graduates

36,169

16th percentile in peer grouppeer median 74,018

Class of 2025 (WICHE)95 peers

The size of the school's home-state high-school graduating class in 2025 (WICHE Knocking at the College Door, public and private combined). It is the near-term in-state feeder market, the complement to the enrollment-cliff projection, which shows the direction that market is heading. Context metric, not better or worse. Banded against the school's peer group.

Student body

Undergraduate race & ethnicity IPEDS 2024-25

Black59.6%

White35.0%

Hispanic/Latino2.9%

Two or more races1.3%

Unknown0.5%

Asian0.3%

American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%

Undergraduate enrollment by race and ethnicity, as reported to IPEDS (College Scorecard). “International” denotes nonresident students; “Unknown” means race/ethnicity was not reported.

Student Outcomes & Risk

Median earnings (10 yr)

Below peers

$29,552

4th percentile in peer grouppeer median $37,870

95 peers

3-yr cohort default rate

Strong

12.9%

24th percentile in peer grouppeer median 15.5%

FY2017 cohort86 peers

Share of borrowers who defaulted within three years of entering repayment (U.S. Dept. of Education official cohort default rate). Shown for the FY2017 borrower cohort, the most recent cohort whose full three-year default window closed before the 2020-23 federal student-loan payment pause. More recent cohorts are reported by the College Scorecard at essentially 0%, but that reflects the payment pause (no payments were due, so almost no one could default), not borrower health, so the pre-pause cohort is the last meaningful reading. Lower is better.

Share taking federal loans

17th percentile in peer grouppeer median 8.6%

95 peers

Full-time faculty share

Strong

68.4%

71st percentile in peer grouppeer median 42.9%

95 peers

Loan repayment rate (3-yr)

32.1%

28th percentile in peer grouppeer median 37.5%

2024-2586 peers

Share of student-loan borrowers who had repaid at least $1 of their loan principal within three years of entering repayment (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). Read it as context, not a simple good/bad score: a low rate can mean borrowers are struggling, but it can also mean many graduates have postponed payments while enrolled in graduate or professional school, which is common at selective schools and pushes their rate down. Unlike the cohort default rate, it is not distorted by the 2020-23 federal payment pause. Reported only where enough borrowers exist.

Earn more than a HS grad (6-yr)

Below peers

25.7%

1st percentile in peer grouppeer median 43.5%

2024-2594 peers

Share of students earning more than $28,000 a year, roughly what a typical high-school graduate earns, six years after entering this institution (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). A direct read on whether attending beats not attending, and conceptually aligned with the 2025 budget law's program-level earnings-premium test.

Working 10 years after entry

Strong

84.1%

77th percentile in peer grouppeer median 81.3%

2024-2595 peers

Share of students who are working (not still enrolled) ten years after entering this institution, of those whose employment status is known (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). A coarse employment signal; it does not capture earnings level or job quality.

Withdrew by year 2

Average

50.9%

65th percentile in peer grouppeer median 47.7%

2024-2595 peers

Share of students who had withdrawn from this institution by the end of their second year (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). An early-attrition signal, where lower is better; high part-time or adult-learner enrollment can raise it without reflecting institutional quality.

Loan repayment rate (5-yr)

Below peers

31.5%

14th percentile in peer grouppeer median 41.9%

2024-2584 peers

Share of student-loan borrowers who had repaid at least $1 of their loan principal within five years of entering repayment (College Scorecard, FY2024-25), a longer-horizon companion to the three-year repayment rate. As with the three-year figure, a low rate can reflect graduates deferring payments while in further schooling rather than financial distress.

Median earnings (6 yr)

Below peers

$27,083

6th percentile in peer grouppeer median $32,993

2024-2595 peers

Median earnings of former students who are working and were federally aided, measured six years after they first enrolled (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). A shorter-horizon companion to the ten-year earnings figure; early-career pay tends to run below the ten-year mark, so read the two together rather than in isolation.

Earn more than a HS grad (10-yr)

Below peers

37.5%

1st percentile in peer grouppeer median 53.8%

2024-2594 peers

Share of students earning more than $28,000 a year, roughly what a typical high-school graduate earns, ten years after entering this institution (College Scorecard, FY2024-25). The long-horizon companion to the six-year figure and the closest public analogue to the 2025 budget law's program-level earnings-premium test.

Loan repayment rate (1-yr)

Average

33.3%

50th percentile in peer grouppeer median 33.4%

2024-2586 peers

Share of student-loan borrowers who had repaid at least $1 of their loan principal within one year of entering repayment (College Scorecard, FY2024-25), the earliest point on the repayment curve. As with the longer-horizon rates, a low figure can reflect borrowers deferring payments while in further schooling rather than financial distress.

Loan repayment rate (7-yr)

Below peers

24.5%

1st percentile in peer grouppeer median 50.1%

2024-2581 peers

Share of student-loan borrowers who had repaid at least $1 of their loan principal within seven years of entering repayment (College Scorecard, FY2024-25), the longest horizon reported. Together with the one-, three-, and five-year rates it traces how repayment progresses over time.

Return on credential

Average

0.64×

54th percentile in peer grouppeer median 0.63×

2024-2595 peers

Median 10-year earnings divided by the four-year cost of attendance (average annual cost × 4). A rough payback ratio: 1.0× means a graduate's annual 10-year earnings roughly equal the full four-year sticker cost. Earnings reflect federally-aided students; cost of attendance is the published sticker price before aid, so this is conservative relative to what families net of aid pay.

Field-demand outlook (10-yr)

Outpaces job-market average

+3.5%

11th percentile in peer group

BLS EP 2024-3486 peers

Projected 10-year (2024-34) change in U.S. employment for the occupations this institution's degrees and certificates feed, blended across its program mix. Built by mapping each CIP 2-digit field to its occupations via the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk, taking the employment-weighted average of each occupation's BLS-projected percent change, then weighting fields by the institution's latest-year completions. The U.S. all-occupations benchmark is 3.1%, so a higher value means the school's graduates concentrate in faster-growing labor markets. An INDICATIVE field-level signal at broad-field granularity, not a program-specific or graduate-specific projection, and not a placement or earnings guarantee. Shown where at least 50% of completions fall in fields with a coherent occupational mapping and the school reports 100+ annual completions.

Programs below earnings benchmark

Below peers

28.3%

93rd percentile in peer grouppeer median 4.3%

2024-2570 peers

Share of this school's measured program completions in programs whose median earnings four years after completion fall below the state benchmark (a high-school graduate's earnings for undergraduate credentials, a bachelor's for graduate credentials). This is the same early-warning screen behind our OBBBA Compliance Watchdog leaderboard, computed on public College Scorecard Field-of-Study data, not the official federal determination. Shown only where at least four programs report earnings. Lower is less exposure.

Net-value index

Strong

56.0

71st percentile in peer grouppeer median 52.0

2024-2595 peers

A 0-100 composite of student value relative to the peer group: the average of peer percentile ranks for median earnings ten years out, graduation rate, net price (lower counts as better value) and median debt (lower is better). Built only where at least two components are reported. Higher means more outcome per dollar. Banded against the school's peer group.

Earnings spread

Earnings 10 years after entry: the middle 50% Working, federally-aided former students · Scorecard 2024-25

25th percentile$16,211

Median$29,552

75th percentile$44,484

Annual earnings of working former students measured ten years after they first enrolled (College Scorecard), shown as a range rather than a single number. The middle half of this school’s graduates earn between the 25th- and 75th-percentile figures; the Median bar matches the headline earnings figure. A wider gap means more variation in how graduates fare. Bars are scaled to the highest value shown.

Top fields of study (all levels)

Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas’s largest fields by completions, with graduate earnings (4 years out) and debt benchmarked against the same field at its peer group. Sparklines show the 8-year completions trend.

Field	Completions / yr	Median earnings, 4 yrs out	Median debt	Earnings premium	Risk score
Liberal Arts & Humanities	53	$37,690 21th pct · 84 peers	–	Above benchmark +11%	Moderate · 55
Precision Production	43	$33,470 6th pct · 18 peers	–	Below benchmark -2%	Moderate · 58
Health Professions & Clinical Sciences	40	$44,670 29th pct · 56 peers	–	Above benchmark +31%	Moderate · 50
Transportation & Materials Moving	40	–	–	–	Low · 0
Business, Management & Marketing	18	–	–	–	Low · 14
Computer & Information Sciences	17	–	–	–	Low · 0
Health Professions & Clinical Sciences	16	$70,508 50th pct · 84 peers	–	Above benchmark +107%	Moderate · 50
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	15	–	–	–	High · 73
Computer & Information Sciences	12	–	–	–	–
Construction Trades	12	–	–	–	Low · 2

1 of 4 top fields shown have median graduate earnings below the AR state earnings-premium benchmark, an indicative flag under the 2025 federal earnings-premium test (effective July 1, 2026).

Earnings-premium status is an indicative estimate: median graduate earnings four years out vs the AR state median earnings of a high-school graduate (undergraduate credentials) or a bachelor’s-degree holder (graduate credentials) from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2022 ACS 5-year). The official U.S. Department of Education determination uses its own cohort definition and may differ.

The risk score (0–100) is an indicative blend of earnings-premium margin and the five-year completions trend, higher means a field pays closer to (or below) the benchmark and is shrinking. A directional screen, not an official determination.

Major-level detail (CIP 4-digit)

Liberal Arts & Humanities – 1 CIP program (4-digit), 1 with earnings

Major (CIP 4-digit)	Compl./yr	Earn 4yr	Earn 1yr	% > threshold	Median debt	Debt/earn	Earnings premium	2 of 3 yrs
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCIP 2401 ›	53	$37,690 n=62	–	30.6%	–	–	Above benchmark +11%	Below benchmark 1 of 2 yrs

Major-level earnings, debt and threshold pass-rates are reported by College Scorecard only where enough graduates exist to protect privacy, so 1 of 1 major shows an earnings figure; the rest read “–”. % > threshold is ED’s own share of graduates out-earning the federal earnings threshold (the do-no-harm pass rate), drawn from the best available measurement window (4-, 5- or 1-year) pooled across all nine College Scorecard Field-of-Study releases; a small chip marks any figure not on the 4-year window, and hovering names the cohort size and source release. 2 of 3 yrs flags fields below the earnings-premium benchmark in two of the latest three reported cohort-years, the statutory trigger under the 2025 test (effective July 1, 2026). Indicative; the Department of Education’s official determination may differ. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study (2014–15 through 2022–23 cohorts + most-recent snapshot), accessed March 2026.

Precision Production – 1 CIP program (4-digit), 1 with earnings

Major (CIP 4-digit)	Compl./yr	Earn 4yr	Earn 1yr	% > threshold	Median debt	Debt/earn	Earnings premium	2 of 3 yrs
Precision Metal WorkingCIP 4805 ›	43	$33,470 n=19	–	–	–	–	Below benchmark -2%	–

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences – 4 CIP programs (4-digit), 1 with earnings

Major (CIP 4-digit)	Compl./yr	Earn 4yr	Earn 1yr	% > threshold	Median debt	Debt/earn	Earnings premium	2 of 3 yrs
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralCIP 5100 ›	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCIP 5139 ›	14	$44,670 n=24	–	–	–	–	Above benchmark +31%	–
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCIP 5110 ›	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCIP 5107 ›	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Major-level earnings, debt and threshold pass-rates are reported by College Scorecard only where enough graduates exist to protect privacy, so 1 of 4 majors show an earnings figure; the rest read “–”. % > threshold is ED’s own share of graduates out-earning the federal earnings threshold (the do-no-harm pass rate), drawn from the best available measurement window (4-, 5- or 1-year) pooled across all nine College Scorecard Field-of-Study releases; a small chip marks any figure not on the 4-year window, and hovering names the cohort size and source release. 2 of 3 yrs flags fields below the earnings-premium benchmark in two of the latest three reported cohort-years, the statutory trigger under the 2025 test (effective July 1, 2026). Indicative; the Department of Education’s official determination may differ. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study (2014–15 through 2022–23 cohorts + most-recent snapshot), accessed March 2026.

Transportation & Materials Moving – 1 CIP program (4-digit), 0 with earnings

Major (CIP 4-digit)	Compl./yr	Earn 4yr	Earn 1yr	% > threshold	Median debt	Debt/earn	Earnings premium	2 of 3 yrs
Ground TransportationCIP 4902 ›	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Major-level earnings, debt and threshold pass-rates are reported by College Scorecard only where enough graduates exist to protect privacy, so 0 of 1 major shows an earnings figure; the rest read “–”. % > threshold is ED’s own share of graduates out-earning the federal earnings threshold (the do-no-harm pass rate), drawn from the best available measurement window (4-, 5- or 1-year) pooled across all nine College Scorecard Field-of-Study releases; a small chip marks any figure not on the 4-year window, and hovering names the cohort size and source release. 2 of 3 yrs flags fields below the earnings-premium benchmark in two of the latest three reported cohort-years, the statutory trigger under the 2025 test (effective July 1, 2026). Indicative; the Department of Education’s official determination may differ. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study (2014–15 through 2022–23 cohorts + most-recent snapshot), accessed March 2026.

Business, Management & Marketing – 3 CIP programs (4-digit), 0 with earnings

Major (CIP 4-digit)	Compl./yr	Earn 4yr	Earn 1yr	% > threshold	Median debt	Debt/earn	Earnings premium	2 of 3 yrs
Accounting and Related ServicesCIP 5203 ›	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCIP 5218 ›	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Management Information Systems and ServicesCIP 5212 ›	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Major-level earnings, debt and threshold pass-rates are reported by College Scorecard only where enough graduates exist to protect privacy, so 0 of 3 majors show an earnings figure; the rest read “–”. % > threshold is ED’s own share of graduates out-earning the federal earnings threshold (the do-no-harm pass rate), drawn from the best available measurement window (4-, 5- or 1-year) pooled across all nine College Scorecard Field-of-Study releases; a small chip marks any figure not on the 4-year window, and hovering names the cohort size and source release. 2 of 3 yrs flags fields below the earnings-premium benchmark in two of the latest three reported cohort-years, the statutory trigger under the 2025 test (effective July 1, 2026). Indicative; the Department of Education’s official determination may differ. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study (2014–15 through 2022–23 cohorts + most-recent snapshot), accessed March 2026.

Computer & Information Sciences – 3 CIP programs (4-digit), 0 with earnings

Major (CIP 4-digit)	Compl./yr	Earn 4yr	Earn 1yr	% > threshold	Median debt	Debt/earn	Earnings premium	2 of 3 yrs
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 1101 ›	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCIP 1109 ›	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCIP 1110 ›	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences – 3 CIP programs (4-digit), 1 with earnings

Major (CIP 4-digit)	Compl./yr	Earn 4yr	Earn 1yr	% > threshold	Median debt	Debt/earn	Earnings premium	2 of 3 yrs
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCIP 5138 ›	8	$70,508 n=23	–	100% 1yr	–	–	Above benchmark +107%	–
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCIP 5110 ›	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Public HealthCIP 5122 ›	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Major-level earnings, debt and threshold pass-rates are reported by College Scorecard only where enough graduates exist to protect privacy, so 1 of 3 majors show an earnings figure; the rest read “–”. % > threshold is ED’s own share of graduates out-earning the federal earnings threshold (the do-no-harm pass rate), drawn from the best available measurement window (4-, 5- or 1-year) pooled across all nine College Scorecard Field-of-Study releases; a small chip marks any figure not on the 4-year window, and hovering names the cohort size and source release. 2 of 3 yrs flags fields below the earnings-premium benchmark in two of the latest three reported cohort-years, the statutory trigger under the 2025 test (effective July 1, 2026). Indicative; the Department of Education’s official determination may differ. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study (2014–15 through 2022–23 cohorts + most-recent snapshot), accessed March 2026.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting – 1 CIP program (4-digit), 0 with earnings

Major (CIP 4-digit)	Compl./yr	Earn 4yr	Earn 1yr	% > threshold	Median debt	Debt/earn	Earnings premium	2 of 3 yrs
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCIP 4301 ›	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Computer & Information Sciences – 1 CIP program (4-digit), 0 with earnings

Major (CIP 4-digit)	Compl./yr	Earn 4yr	Earn 1yr	% > threshold	Median debt	Debt/earn	Earnings premium	2 of 3 yrs
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 1101 ›	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Construction Trades – 1 CIP program (4-digit), 0 with earnings

Major (CIP 4-digit)	Compl./yr	Earn 4yr	Earn 1yr	% > threshold	Median debt	Debt/earn	Earnings premium	2 of 3 yrs
Construction Trades, GeneralCIP 4600	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

See the interactive dashboard for all fields and credential levels (associate through doctoral). Source: College Scorecard Field of Study.

Frequently asked

How financially healthy is Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas?

On the NACUBO Composite Financial Index, the −4 to 10 balance-sheet score accreditors and institutional boards use – Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas scores 4.2 (Stable), computed from its IPEDS FY2022-23 finances. This is informational benchmarking, not a credit rating.

What is Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas's student-faculty ratio?

Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas reports a student-faculty ratio of 11:1 (IPEDS, fall 2023) – that is, about 11 students for every instructional faculty member.

How much does Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas cost?

The average published cost of attendance is $11,567 and the average net price after aid is $4,848 (College Scorecard).

How much do Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas graduates earn?

Median earnings ten years after entry are $29,552 (College Scorecard), measured across students who received federal aid.

Are Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas's programs at risk under the federal earnings-premium test?

Indicatively, at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas, 1 of the 4 largest fields with available earnings data have median graduate earnings (four years out) below the AR state earnings-premium benchmark used by the 2025 federal test (effective July 1, 2026), under which programs can lose Title IV eligibility if graduate earnings trail those of a typical worker without the credential for 2 of 3 years. This is an estimate using College Scorecard field-of-study earnings vs ACS state/national medians; the Department of Education's official determination uses its own cohort definition and may differ.

Which schools are Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas's peers?

Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas is benchmarked against 95 institutions in the Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed · Public peer group; all percentiles and medians on this page are computed within that group.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent releases), with the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Employment Projections, field-demand outlook) and WICHE (enrollment-cliff projections). Figures lag the current academic year by roughly two to three years. Percentiles and medians are computed within the institution's peer group. Financial Resilience is a transparent composite, see each component above. Compiled by Ibex Insights.