Arizona Western College Business Programs

Arizona Western College is a public institution situated in Yuma, Arizona. Yuma is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At AWC, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $4,189 a year. That adds up to $16,756 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at AWC is 12.1%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Arizona Western College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,487 undergraduate students at AWC, with 1,710 being full-time and 4,777 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,710 full-time undergraduates at AWC, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	1,309
White	232
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	112

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 2019-2020, 3,977 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.

Online Growth Rankings of AWC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Arizona Western College was 11.0%. This is the #1,196 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at AWC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Arizona Western College Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	52	0	52
Accounting	4	8	2	14
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	6	0	6
Office Administration	4	0	0	4
Supply Chain Management	1	1	0	2
Agricultural Business	0	0	0	0
Organizational Leadership	0	0	0	0
Retail Management	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurship	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	9	67	2	78

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.