Arizona Western College Teaching Programs

Located in Yuma, Arizona, Arizona Western College is a public institution. The location of AWC is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Arizona Western College?

Contact details for AWC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2020 S. Avenue 8E, Yuma, AZ 85365-8834
Phone:	928-317-6000
Website:	www.azwestern.edu

How Do I Get Into AWC?

You can apply to AWC online at: https://azwestern.elluciancrmrecruit.com/Apply/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fApply

Since Arizona Western College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Arizona Western College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At AWC, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $4,583 a year. That adds up to $18,332 over four years for those students.

Arizona Western College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,081 undergraduate students at AWC, with 2,012 being full-time and 6,069 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,012 full-time undergraduates at AWC, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Arizona Western College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	1,494
White	232
International Students	89
Other Races/Ethnicities	160

Over 32 countries are represented at AWC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mexico, Colombia, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Arizona Western College

In 2022-2023, 4,998 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at AWC has changed over the last few years.

Arizona Western College Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	TOTAL
Early Childhood Education	11	19	30
Elementary Education	0	7	7
Secondary Education	0	4	4
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	0	0
TOTAL	11	30	41

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.