TRIO works in Yuma and La Paz County
February 20, 2024Yuma, AZ (February 20, 2024) – Middle school, high school, and college-age students from Arizona Western College’s TRIO programs will participate in the 2024 AWC National TRIO Day Celebration on Saturday, February 24, to express appreciation to the community for its support.
Upward Bound students to volunteer at Children’s Festival of the Arts
October 23, 2019Yuma, AZ (October 23, 2019) – Students in Upward Bound at Arizona Western College will be volunteering at the upcoming Children’s Festival of the Arts on Saturday, Nov. 2.
ASU student attributes higher education success to Upward Bound program
February 14, 2019Parker, AZ (February 14, 2019) – Robin Martinez Jr. always knew that he wanted to attend college, but as a first-generation student, higher education seemed more like a distant dream than an attainable goal.
That all changed when he became a part of the Arizona Western College Upward Bound program as a freshman at Parker High School.
“Being a first-generation student, I had no one to guide me along the winding pathways that lead to college. Upward Bound became that guide for me,” he said.