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Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona Public 2-year Midsize city

Overview

Arizona Western College is a public two-year institution in Yuma, Arizona. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 8,964 students in fall 2024.

Arizona Western College offers certificates and associate degrees across 107 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other, and Construction Trades, General. It awarded 2,855 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 67% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 22 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
8,964
Students enrolled
67%
First-year retention
2,855
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
107
Programs and majors
22:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 107

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Construction Trades 8
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 6
Health Professions 13
Business, Management and Marketing 11
Social Sciences 4
Engineering 5
Engineering Technologies 13
Education 3
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Physical Sciences 3
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 5
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Precision Production 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
English Language and Literature 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
History 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Communications Technologies 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
67%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
22:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
1,244
Certificates under 1 year
703
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
908

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
8,964
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,964
Full-time, fall 2024
25%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
13,622
Full-time, 2024-25
19%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
57%
Men
43%
White
13%
Hispanic or Latino
73%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
21%
Students taking some online courses
35%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Daniel Corr
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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