AWC Alumni Invited for Celebration Breakfast
2017 AWC Hall of Fame Inductees Lynne Pancrazi and Bengie Molina to be honored
Take-Over Concert Held at Lutes Casino
The Arizona Western College Jazz Ensemble will be performing during an upcoming Take-Over Concert at Lutes Casino, 221 S. Main St.
The event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Lutes Casino will donate a percentage of every food order to benefit the Jazz Ensemble.
AWC Majors Fair on November 1st
The Arizona Western College Majors Fair will be on Wednesday, November 1st from 9am to 1pm in the Schoening Conference Center (3C) on the Yuma Campus. This event informs AWC students and high school seniors about the more than 60 academic disciplines available at AWC and encourage them to begin the process of selecting a major.
Poetas Migrantes to Perform at San Luis Learning Center
Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month
Arizona Western College is excited to announce a renewed collaboration with colleagues and artists of San Luis Rio Colorado. Sponsored by Martha Martinez, Division Chair of Modern Languages and Dr. Eric Lee, Division Chair of Communications, Poetas Migrantes will feature poetry from over twenty different poets from all corners of the Latin American world. Poetas Migrantes is a collective of poets that is organized and curated by Manuel Cuen.
College Goal FAFSA event helps students get money for college
AWC’s Office of Financial Aid and the Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education (ACPE) are teaming up for their annual College Goal FAFSA event.
All college bound students are encouraged to attend College Goal FAFSA on Saturday, Nov. 4, in Meeting Room A at the Yuma Main Library, 2951 S. 21st Drive, from 1 to 3 p.m.
Parker Upward Bound Student Wins $20K Scholarship from MTV
Parker, AZ (October 16, 2017) – Sidney Has No Horses, a senior from Parker High School in the Arizona Western College Upward Bound program, was recently awarded a $20,000 scholarship during MTV’s TRL show.
AWC Theater to perform “Picasso at the Lapin Agile”
Yuma, AZ (October 16, 2017) – The public is invited to attend AWC Theater’s performance of “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” a play written by Steve Martin.
The show will be held at the AWC Theatre on the Yuma Main Campus, 2020 S. Ave. 8E, and will run from Thursday, Oct. 19 to Saturday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. as well as on Sunday, Oct. 22, at 2:30 p.m.
AWC Community Band Presents Fall Concert
Yuma, AZ (October 12, 2017) - The Arizona Western College Community Band will be having its Fall Concert on Monday, October 30. The concert will take place at 7 p.m. at Mary Elizabeth Post Auditorium, 400 W. 5th St.
Two of the works that will be performed during the concert are by Percy Grainger, a virtuoso pianist from the early-to-mid twentieth century, who was also known for his band compositions.
The concert is free and open to the public, but donations will be accepted.
AWC Music Department Presents Fall Choral Concerts
Yuma, AZ (October 5, 2017) - The Arizona Western College Music Department’s fall choral concerts “If Music Be…” will celebrate the life changing power of music.
“Music has served as such a strong force in so many people’s lives for various reasons,” said Deltrina Grimes, AWC Professor of Choral and Vocal Music. “Sometimes it gets them out of bed in the morning or motivates them to work out. It can also serve as comfort or solace during tough times. We use music to study, to relax and most important - music serves as the main ingredient for our numerous celebrations.”