Residency Requirements

A legal resident of Phillips or Arkansas County is defined as a person who has lived within the boundary of said county for the past six consecutive months.  An out-of-district resident is defined as a person who has lived within Arkansas for the past six consecutive months, but outside Phillips or Arkansas County.  Coahoma, Tunica, Quitman, Bolivar and DeSoto counties in Mississippi and Shelby County residents in Tennessee are classified as “out-of-district”.  A non-Arkansas resident is defined as a person who has not lived in Arkansas for the past six months consecutively.  Members of the Armed Services and their dependents may qualify for in-state residency if they meet certain conditions listed in University of Arkansas System Board Policy 520.7. For more information, contact the Registrar, Demetric Johnson by email at djohnson@pccua.edu.