On Thursday, May 15th, AWC is hosting the La Cosecha banquet, an annual event celebrating the determination of AWC students transferring to a university. Honorees will include first generation students, students with a disability, and those who relied on financial assistance or experienced extenuating circumstances during degree completion.
Join Arizona Western College at the 2025 Commencement on Friday, May 16th, to celebrate graduates from across Yuma and La Paz counties as they embark on a new chapter.
On May 2, join us at the Community of Learners ceremony, an event dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of Arizona Western College students in San Luis, Somerton, and Gadsden.
The Arizona Western College District Governing Board has approved a preliminary budget for the 2026 Fiscal Year. Amid the evolving federal funding environment, AWC remains committed to serving students while taking a conservative approach to budgeting.
On April 16th, Arizona Western College celebrated the creativity of our students at the 2025 Student Showcase and Open Mic, with $9,000 in scholarships awarded to participants in Yuma and San Luis.
Arizona Western College has been featured in a national report outlining recommendations for increasing the bachelor’s attainment rate for transfer students across the country. The report highlights AWC’s Dual Enrollment Program, the institutional partnership with Northern Arizona University-Yuma, and the success of the Yuma Educational Success (YES) Program.
Earlier this month, students from the Arizona Western Business Club competed in the 2025 Arizona Community College Excellence Business Competition, with one of AWC’s four-student teams placing third overall.
Following a proclamation from Governor Katie Hobbs that designated the month of April as Arizona Community College Month, Arizona Western College invites the community to join us in celebrating the role that community colleges play in shaping the future of our community, our state, and beyond.
On March 26, Arizona Western Entrepreneurial College celebrated seven students as they graduated from the Carpentry program with certificates from the National Center for Construction Education Research (NCCER) in Basic Carpentry.
