National TRIO Day Celebration

TRIO works in Yuma and La Paz County

February 20, 2024

Yuma, 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

Upward Bound students to volunteer at Children’s Festival of the Arts

October 23, 2019

Yuma, 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

ASU student attributes higher education success to Upward Bound program

February 14, 2019

Parker, 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.