AWC librarian featured in NPR’s series on cooking


Yuma, AZ (December 12, 2022) – When Sujata Halarnkar heard that NPR was searching for family recipes to be highlighted in their special cooking series, she jumped at the opportunity to sub

TEDxAWC tickets on sale Dec. 12


Nine finalists announced as event speakers  

Yuma, AZ (December 7, 2022) – Tickets for the inaugural TEDxAWC event will be available for purchase b

Fifth graders become college students for a day


Yuma, AZ (November 8, 2022) – Before they even step foot onto a middle school campus, fifth-grade students are getting the opportunity to have the full college experience at Arizona Western College.

For over a decade, AWC has invited fifth graders to become college students for a day through the I’m Going to College event. On Thursday, Nov. 3, a group of 142 students from Yuma Elementary District One schools, O.C. Johnson Elementary and Dorothy Hall Elementary, participated in the program.