Yuma County Students Embark on Professional Development Pathways
April 27, 2023Arizona Western College partners with Pipeline AZ to match students to a career that aligns with their personal passions
Yuma, AZ (April 28, 2023) – Arizona Western College is arming its students and Yuma jobseekers with a holistic online toolkit of professional planning resources that will assist them in actualizing their dream future career.
AWC offering programs, assistance to connect dislocated workers to jobs
April 25, 2023Yuma, AZ (April 25, 2023) – Individuals whose employment has been negatively impacted by the pandemic now have access to skills training, career pathways, and job opportunities through the Arizona QUEST Program.
As part of the Arizona Quality Jobs, Equity, Strategy, and Training (QUEST) initiative, Arizona Western College is delivering on the needs of its communities through workforce development and partnerships.
Nursing cohort expands to accept 60 students per semester
April 4, 2023Yuma, AZ (April 4, 2023) – To help address nursing shortages affecting our communities, Arizona Western College has expanded its Nursing Program to accept an additional 20 students per semester.
This spring, AWC began accepting 60 students for its Nursing cohort, of which there are currently 54 students enrolled. Previously, the program only accepted 40 students each Fall and Spring.
Students, entrepreneurs invited to present business ideas at BEC 2023
February 21, 2023Participants sought from Mexico, U.S.
Yuma, AZ (February 21, 2023) – The Border Entrepreneurial Challenge (BEC) 2023 is giving college students, university alumni, and entrepreneurs the opportunity to work together to pitch new entrepreneurial ideas or expand their existing businesses in front of a binational panel of judges.
AWC, YRMC enter into affiliation agreement to build future of regional healthcare
February 13, 2023New training facility set to break ground in 2024
Yuma, AZ (February 13, 2023) – With a shared vision of transforming healthcare education in Yuma County, Arizona Western College and Yuma Regional Medical Center have recently entered into an affiliation agreement to create new programs and facilities for a sustainable future of a wide range of healthcare training. The early plans include a new allied health training facility adjacent to YRMC.
The Foundation of Yuma Regional Medical Center receives $500,500 grant to fund research and education initiatives
February 8, 2023Yuma, AZ (February 8, 2023) – The Foundation of Yuma Regional Medical Center recently received a $500,500 grant from the Flinn Foundation to enhance research capacity at Yuma Regional Medical Center and build a pathway for students at Arizona Western College to seek health-system relevant credentialing in the field.
AWC receives $129K for Community Health Worker Project
January 26, 2023Funding to cover tuition, paid on-the-job training costs for 50 students
Yuma, AZ (January 26, 2023) – Arizona Western College has been awarded over $129,000 by the Arizona Department of Health Services to support local healthcare infrastructure with more frontline community health workers.
AWC named Bellwether Finalist for advances in workforce development
November 21, 2022Administration to showcase college programs during national assembly
Yuma, AZ (November 21, 2022) – Arizona Western College has recently been honored as a 2023 Bellwether Finalist for its workforce development program growth.
Students complete Restaurant Startup Boot Camp at no cost through Yuma Food Business Incubator pilot program
October 7, 2022Future courses to be offered through AWC Continuing Education
Yuma, AZ (October 7, 2022) – Arizona Western College teamed up with the Local First Arizona Foundation this summer to provide aspiring food entrepreneurs with the unique opportunity to grow their food business through a Restaurant Startup Boot Camp.
