Mission Statement

Arizona Western College offers educational, career, and life-long learning opportunities through innovative partnerships which enhance the lives of people in Yuma and La Paz counties.

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Arizona Western College, through its focus on an integrated enrollment management plan, has opened doors to diverse students on a local, national, and global level. Aggressive statewide marketing, coupled with computerized registration, financial aid, retention and articulation programs, has resulted in increased proportions of full-time students in the AWC/NAU partnership. The Arizona Western College/Northern Arizona University in Yuma International Student Partnership represents a student population drawn from over twenty nations world wide making the college a "multi-cultural" learning center.

Performance-based learning connections for men and women involved in athletics, government, music, drama, and leadership demonstrates that Arizona Western College exemplifies excellence in both team building participation and learning. Talent and education are combined to produce service oriented citizens that enhance the quality of life in southwest Arizona. Equal access for men and women in performance-based activities has opened more and more areas for national recognition and achievement for deserving Arizona Western students.

Arizona Western, because of the college's emphasis on community service and performance-based activities, is generating foundation support and access to external financial sources to provide improved facilities, scholarships and learning improvements. Arizona Western College and Northern Arizona University share common campus and delivery sites in a cost-effective manner to provide "seamless" associate-through-graduate degree programs. The Arizona Western College and Northern Arizona University partnership is nationally recognized as a model community college/university partnership. Through creative educational brokering, the AWC NAU/Yuma partnership provides accessible training and learning for Yuma and La Paz residents so that tax dollars and resources continue to enhance the well being of southwest Arizona.

LOCATIONS

Arizona Western College
Main Campus
P.O. Box 929
Yuma, AZ 85366-0929
(888) 293-0392
(928) 317-6000

NAU Yuma Branch Campus
P.O. Box 6236
Yuma, AZ 85366-0929
(888) 628-9862
 

Entrepreneurial Center
1351 S. Redondo Center Drive
YUma, AZ 85365
(928) 317-6150

San Luis Learning Center
1340 N 8th Avenue
San Luis, AZ 85349
(928) 314-9449

Somerton Center
1011 N. Somerton Avenue
Somerton, AZ 85350
(928) 314-9464

AWC - East Yuma County
9168 S. Avenue 36E
Wellton, AZ 85356
(928) 785-4175

La Paz Technology Center
1120 16th Street
Parker, AZ 85344
(928) 669-6551

La Paz Learning Center
601 W. 11th Street
Parker, AZ 85344
(928) 669-2214

Construction Trades Center
Century Plaza
281 W. 24^th Street
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 317-7647

Marine Corps Air Station Education Center
Bldg 850
Yuma, AZ 85369
(928) 317-7605

Martin Luther King Jr. Neighborhood Center
300 S 13th Ave
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 317-6075

U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground
USAG Yuma Education Center, Bldg 501
Yuma, AZ 85365
(928) 328-3177
 

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AWC FACTS

Number of students:
13,000 annually, over 4,300 Full Time Student Equivalents

Student ages:
Under 24 = 39%, 25-49 = 41%, 50+ = 20%

Average faculty/student ratio: 1:20

Average student age: 30

Gender ratio:
60% female, 40% male

AWC certificate, degree, and transfer programs: 85+

Number of NAU in Yuma bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and certification/endorsement programs: 46 on-site, 29 on-line

Number of U of A in Yuma degrees: 1 on-site

Residence halls on campus: 3

2006-2007 graduates: 1026 AWC degrees and certificates; 237 NAU in Yuma bachelor's and master's degrees; 5 U of A in Yuma bachelor's degrees

Newest programs: Construction Trades and Paralegal Studies

Employees:
350 full-time and 657 part-time and student workers

Annual district-wide economic impact: $103 million Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.