Home Away From Home Project funded as part of 2018 Innovation Fund
San Luis, AZ (November 27, 2019) – Students at the Arizona Western College San Luis Learning Center (SLLC) now have a new space to hold meetings, lounge, and study thanks to the 2018 Innovation Fund.
Yuma, AZ (November 26, 2019) – Frank Yiannas, the Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will be speaking to agriculture students at Arizona Western College on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
Yiannas will meet with 15 to 25 students to talk about his role at the FDA and answer questions that students may have. His presentation will be of particular interest to AWC and University of Arizona - Yuma agriculture majors interested in a career in food safety.
Yuma, AZ (November 21, 2019) – The Arizona Western College Culinary Arts Program is inviting the community to bring their appetite to an upcoming Student Station Buffet on Thursday, Dec. 5.
Culinary Arts students will be serving salads, appetizers, entrees, and desserts at various stations during the event. Featured food items include tacos, pasta, Asian food, beef tenderloin and more. The students have created the menu for this event and will be preparing the dishes that will be served as well.
Strategic higher education consulting firm celebrates 20 years by donating $40,000 in student scholarships to 20 different colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada
Yuma, AZ (November 20, 2019) – Arizona Western College is inviting tenth-grade students from the Talent Search and Upward Bound programs to the Yuma Campus for a College Life event on Wednesday, Dec. 4.
Program recognized among the top in the nation by earning accreditation
Yuma, AZ (November 20, 2019) – The Dr. Kathryn A. Watson Child Development Learning Lab located in Yuma at Arizona Western College has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)—the world's largest organization working on behalf of young children.
Bradenton, FL (November 15, 2019) – CampusWorks, a strategic higher education consulting firm, has donated $25,000 to Yuma Promise—Arizona Western College’s tuition reimbursement program that promises to fully reimburse students’ out-of-pocket tuition and fees when they complete an associate degree in five semesters or less and enroll in a baccalaureate program at one of three partner institutions.
Yuma, AZ (November 15, 2019) – Join the Arizona Western College Music Department for its Formal Student Recital on Sunday, Nov. 24.
Performances will begin at 1:30 p.m. at Gloria de Cristo Lutheran Church, 11273 E. 40th St. The event is free and open to the general public.
AWC music majors will demonstrate their progress from their fall semester private lessons. The recital will feature a variety of instrumental, ensemble, and vocal solo performances.
Yuma, AZ (November 14, 2019) – The Arizona Western College choirs, orchestra, Community Band, and piano faculty will be performing during their annual Christmas Gala on Thursday, Nov. 21.
“The audience can expect to hear arrangements of familiar Christmas classics, as well as more unfamiliar or exotic selections from the various ensembles,” said Shawn Pollard, AWC Professor of Instrumental Music.
Pollard added that the community is in for an enjoyable performance, as students will be performing a culmination of music they’ve been working on all semester.
