Jose Carlos Macias is graduating with a 3.9 GPA from Yuma Catholic High School (YCHS) and receiving his Associates in Arts degree from Arizona Western College (AWC) at the same time. Macias was also named the Yuma Catholic High School 2017 Graduation Speaker. Jose took advantage of the dual enrollment partnership offered by AWC and YCHS to help accomplish this goal.
The Arizona Western College Foundation has launched a new website to meet the changing needs of its audience and has been designed to be easily read on both mobile devices and desktop computers.
AWC Foundation will be joining Arizona Gives Day, along with hundreds of other nonprofits from all over the state on Tuesday, April 4, to raise much-needed funds. Through azgives.org, Arizonans will be able to support their favorite nonprofit(s) for exactly 24 hours of virtual giving to strive for additional cash incentive prizes. Sponsored by FirstBank, this 5th annual day of fundraising is a community-led effort to invest in our state.
AWC chose Cibola High School as the site to announce a new tuition rate that will make it easier for students 17 and under to attend college. The new $25 per credit rate, which goes into effect the Summer of 2017, is less than 1/3 of the standard tuition rate of $82 a credit hour, for a savings of over $170 for a three-credit class.
The National Cesar E. Chavez Blood Drive Challenge Celebrates Cesar E. Chavez’s legacy as an American civic leader by engaging college students in community service, healthy living, and saving lives. The blood drive is an annual Blood Drive Challenge organized by the AWC College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), and is held at community colleges and universities throughout the United States. The blood drive will take place in the Schoening Conference Center on Monday, March 20th from 10 am to 2pm and March 21st from 10am to 2pm.
Guest Artist Janet Hammer to give Jazz Master Class & Performance
Yuma, AZ (March 15, 2017)-The Arizona Western College Jazz Festival will be part of the Village Jazz Series. The performance is on Thursday, March 23 from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Yuma Palms Mall. The guest artist is renowned jazz vocalist Janet Hammer from San Diego.
As a prelude to the concert, Hammer will give a Jazz Master Class in MU 102 (AWC Music Building) from 4:00-6:00 pm on Wednesday, March 22. She will also be rehearsing and working with the AWC Chamber Singers in MU 102 on March 23 at 12:15 pm.
Yuma, AZ (March 9, 2017) – The Public Safety, Health and Education Careers Expo will be held on Wednesday, March 15th from 10:00 am to 2:00pm at Arizona Western College in the 3C Building-Courtyard on the Yuma Campus.
Come out for food, fun, and college information
Arizona Western College’s Somerton Educational Family Night will be on Wednesday, March 22nd from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the AWC Somerton Center/Somerton Middle School.
Everyone is invited to this free event to experience local schools’ talents including dance, musical performances, and academic displays. This is a great way to spend an enjoyable afternoon with family, while also having fun and learning from community organizations and educational programs.
