First-Gen Celebration Week to be held at AWC
November 2, 2023Yuma, AZ (November 2, 2023) – Join Arizona Western College for First Gen College Celebration Week!
For the past seven years, institutions from across the nation have celebrated first-generation students, faculty, and staff. About 72 percent of the AWC student population is made up of first-generation college goers and nearly 40 percent of AWC’s faculty and staff members also identify as first-generation students.
Seventh graders to take “First-Generation Steps” toward college
October 30, 2019Yuma, AZ (October 30, 2019) – Arizona Western College is inviting seventh-grade students in the Talent Search program to visit campus Wednesday, Nov. 6, as part of a First-Generation Steps event.
From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., students will have an opportunity to explore careers and learn about pursuing higher education. The event will begin in the South Wing of the Schoening Conference Center at the AWC Yuma Campus, 2020 S. Ave 8E.