San Luis, AZ (May 15, 2019) – The Arizona Western College Informatics program and the Southwest Technical Education District of Yuma (STEDY) are joining forces to offer a Raspberry Jam for middle and high school students. This is the first event of its kind to be held in Yuma County.
Yuma, AZ (May 14, 2019) – The Arizona Western College Automotive Technology program recently went under a national accreditation review by the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Education Foundation.
The Master Automobile Service Technology program offered at AWC has continued to meet the five-year, national accreditation standards of quality education. The extent of the review covered program instruction, tools and equipment, and the facility.
Yuma, AZ (May 13, 2019) – Eleven Arizona Western College students took home scholarship awards during an annual Student Showcase event on May 7.
Since 2008, the showcase has served as a platform to highlight a wide variety of student projects, and over time it has also become an opportunity for students to earn scholarships. Funds are made available for students to apply for thanks to a $5,000 donation from the Gowan Company, who has been providing showcase scholarships for the past five years.
Yuma, AZ (May 9, 2019) - Arizona Western College, Northern Arizona University-Yuma Branch Campus, University of Arizona-Yuma Academic Center, and Arizona State University ASU@Yuma programs announce the 2019 Commencement. The ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 17, at Veterans Memorial Stadium located at 7150 E. 24th Street, next to Gila Ridge High School.
Yuma, AZ (May 8, 2019) – Arizona Western College will celebrate graduates during the annual La Cosecha (The Harvest) banquet on Thursday, May 16, in the Schoening Conference Center, located in the 3C Building of the AWC Yuma Campus, 2020 S. Ave. 8E. Registration begins at 5:45 p.m. and the program starts at 6:30 p.m.
Yuma, AZ (May 7, 2019) – Join Arizona Western College on Thursday, May 9, for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the campus Art Garden, located on the east side of the Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE) Building at the AWC Yuma Campus, 2020 S. Ave. 8E.
Yuma, AZ (May 7, 2019) – Arizona Western College is offering a new Cocopah Language Course over the summer at the AWC Somerton Center, located on Somerton Middle School’s campus, 1011 N. Somerton Ave.
The 1-credit class will be held on Tuesdays from 5:45 to 7:05 p.m. and begins May 28.
Students will have the opportunity to learn vocabulary, basic grammatical structures, and useful phrases and sentences related to everyday life. The course will be taught by Cocopah tribal members Pauline Koolick and Becky Stevens.
Phoenix, AZ (May 6, 2019) – The Office of the Governor, Helios Education Foundation, Pima Community College Foundation, and the Arizona Community Foundation have jointly awarded a $1,350,000 grant to create the Arizona Center for Student Success at the ten community colleges in the state. This newly created center will assist traditionally underserved student’s complete certificates and associate degree programs that move them directly into high-demand jobs or transfer programs into the university system.
Yuma, AZ (May 6, 2019) – The Xi Zeta Chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority recently gave $5,000 to build their endowment with the Arizona Western College Foundation. Scholarships made through this endowment support first time college students from Yuma County.
Pictured from left to right: Susie Scott, Fairy Bosley, Theresa Stinson, Anne Booth, Sue Ericksmoen, Brenda Letendre, and Renee Smith.
