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.
Yuma, AZ (May 2, 2019) – Arizona Western College La Paz will be celebrating the achievements of degree and certificate recipients at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, at the Parker Learning Center, 1109 Geronimo Ave.
Participants will receive a certificate of recognition for their accomplishments during the Celebration of Leaders in Education event. The students have been selected by their professors to receive these awards. High school students that are dual-enrolled at AWC will also be recognized.
Yuma, AZ (April 30, 2019) – The Arizona Western College Fine Arts Department has a number of performances on the calendar for the community to enjoy during the month of May.
The AWC Jazz Ensemble will be performing a spring concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at the AWC Theater, 2020 S. Ave. 8E.
AWC Pep Band is performing an open-air patio concert from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Thursday, May 2. Students will be performing on the covered patio of the 3C Building near the AWC Yuma Campus Starbucks, 2020 S. Ave. 8E.
Yuma, AZ (April 15, 2019) – Arizona Western College will induct the 1983 and 1987 championship softball teams along with late head coach Charlie Dine into the AWC Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 20, 2019. The day’s events will start at 10:00 a.m. on the Yuma Campus in the Frances Morris Board Room (3C). The itinerary begins with introductions and an awards ceremony followed by a campus tour leading to the Charlie Dine Softball Field for an AWC softball double header.
Yuma, AZ (April 15, 2019) – Arizona Western College is now offering new payment plan options for students through Nelnet. Students who sign up for a payment plan before May 31, 2019 can sign up for 0% down and equal monthly payments for fall registration. Those who sign up after May 31, 2019 pay only 10% down and equal monthly payments for fall registration. A $25 fee is required up front for either option.
Yuma, AZ (April 15, 2019) – Each year Arizona Western College students compete in the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) Student Mathematics League national competition. More than 165 college participate in the competition, which includes a very challenging exam. Brett Peterson, AWC Professor of Mathematics, states, “The questions are designed to be challenging and require higher order thinking as opposed to memorization.”
