Arizona Western College is a public institution which has its main campus in Yuma and a number of centers all round in the state of Arizona. The college has always aimed at nurturing a multi-ethnic culture within its campus and therefore the student community in the college comprises of students from over 20 nations around the world. The college is a premier college of the area functioning mainly on performance-basis, a healthy learning atmosphere for men and women, it promotes the interest for education, athletics, government, music, drama and leadership qualities within its students. The college has played a major role in providing quality education in this southwestern region of Arizona together with nurturing quality citizens because of its emphasis on community work.
Accredited under the North Central Association guidelines, it has grown as the numero-uno choice for students in the area. Criteria for admission to the college for any student should be that he/she should be under 18 years of age, should be a graduate from some accredited high school, the student should have a proper pass-out certificate from the high school and the student should also be able to clear the entrance test in both the subjects of English and maths.
The Arizona Western College in Yuma provides the students with degrees in the following courses of study:
- Business and Technology
- Communications
- General Studies
- Human Services
- Modern Languages
- Science Maths and Agriculture
- Social Sciences
- Fine Arts
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Degrees offered are referred to by the names given underneath:
- All Programs
- AGEC Certificates
- Transfer Degrees
- Occupational Degrees
- Occupational Certificates
- General Studies Degree
Fast Facts on Arizona Western College:
- There are over 13000 students annually who come seeking education here, among them 4300 are full-time students
- Students under 24 years of age comprise for 39% of the student community in the college, 41% of the students are in the age group of 25 to 49, in the 50+ age group ther lies 20% of the student community.
- Student : Faculty = 1 : 20
- The average student age in the college is 30 years.
- Gender Ratio = 60% of the student community are females and 40% are males.
- AWC certificates, degree and transfer programs offered are above 85 in number
- There are 3 Residence Halls within the campus
- There are 350 full-time and 657 part-time student employees
- The college has started some mew courses since 2006 which are; Radiologic Technology, Massage Therapy and Media Arts.
In addition to the regular programs the college also offers distance education in all the subjects in which education is offered in regular courses through the official website of the college.
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