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Arizona Western College
Arizona Western College Seal.svg
Other name
AWC
TypePublic community college
Established1963; 60 years ago (1963)
Budget$88 million (2019)[1]
PresidentDr. Daniel Corr[2]
Academic staff
378[3]
Students11,492 (2017-18)[2]
Location, ,
United States

32°41′21″N 114°29′46″W / 32.689297°N 114.496049°W / 32.689297; -114.496049Coordinates: 32°41′21″N 114°29′46″W / 32.689297°N 114.496049°W / 32.689297; -114.496049
CampusSuburban
ColorsRed and Turquoise [4]
   
NicknameMatadors
Sporting affiliations
National Junior College Athletic Association, Arizona Community College Athletic Conference
MascotAndale the Bull[5]
Websitewww.azwestern.edu
Arizona Western College Logo New.svg

Arizona Western College (AWC) is a public community college in Yuma, Arizona. It offers associate degrees, occupational certificates, and transfer degrees.

AWC also offers classes in Dateland, La Paz, San Luis, Somerton, and Wellton.

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Yuma, Arizona

Yuma, Arizona

Yuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. The city's population was 93,064 at the 2010 census, up from the 2000 census population of 77,515.

Dateland, Arizona

Dateland, Arizona

Dateland is both a CDP and a populated place in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is in an area well known for date palm dates.

La Paz, Arizona

La Paz, Arizona

La Paz was a short-lived early gold mining town along on the western border of current-day La Paz County, Arizona. The town grew quickly after gold was discovered nearby in 1862. La Paz, Spanish for peace, was chosen as the name in recognition of the feast day for Our Lady of Peace. Originally located in the New Mexico Territory, the town became part of the Arizona Territory when President Abraham Lincoln established the new territory in 1863. In 1983 the newly-formed County of La Paz adopted the name, long after the town had become a ghost town.

San Luis, Arizona

San Luis, Arizona

San Luis is a city in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. The population was 25,505 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area. San Luis, located in the southwest corner of the state directly adjacent to Mexico's Federal Highway 2 at San Luis Rio Colorado, was the second fastest-growing city or town in Arizona from 1990 to 2000. According to 2019 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 34,778.

Somerton, Arizona

Somerton, Arizona

Somerton is a city in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 14,287. It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Wellton, Arizona

Wellton, Arizona

Wellton is a town in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the town is 2,882. It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Academics

Arizona Western College offers over 100 degrees and certificates in person and online. Its associate degrees include: Arts (AA), Science (AS), Business (ABus) and Applied Science (AAS).[6] Students graduating from Arizona Western College can easily transfer to one of Arizona's three in-state universities governed by the Arizona Board of Regents, including Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, or the University of Arizona (UA) in Tucson.[7]

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Arizona Board of Regents

Arizona Board of Regents

The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) is the governing body of Arizona's public university system. It provides policy guidance to Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, the University of Arizona, and their branch campuses.

Arizona State University

Arizona State University

Arizona State University is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the United States.

Tempe, Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2020 population of 180,587. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale and the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community on the north, Chandler on the south, and Mesa on the east. Tempe is also the location of the main campus of Arizona State University.

Northern Arizona University

Northern Arizona University

Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public research university based in Flagstaff, Arizona. It was founded in 1899 as the final public university established in the Arizona Territory, 13 years before Arizona was admitted as the 48th state.

Flagstaff, Arizona

Flagstaff, Arizona

Flagstaff is a city in, and the county seat of Coconino County, Arizona, in the southwestern United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 76,831. Flagstaff's metropolitan area has a population of 145,101.

University of Arizona

University of Arizona

The University of Arizona is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory.

Tucson, Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, and is home to the University of Arizona. It is the second largest city in Arizona behind Phoenix, with a population of 542,629 in the 2020 United States census, while the population of the entire Tucson metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is 1,043,433. The Tucson MSA forms part of the larger Tucson-Nogales combined statistical area (CSA). Both Tucson and Phoenix anchor the Arizona Sun Corridor. The city is 108 miles (174 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 mi (97 km) north of the U.S.–Mexico border. Tucson is the 34th largest city and the 53rd largest metropolitan area in the United States (2014).

On-campus housing

Arizona Western College is one of the few community colleges in the United States to offer on-campus housing.[8] The main campus has three residence halls that house up to 348 residents.[9]

Student life

AWC has more than 50 clubs and organizations for those interested in math, music, athletics, cooking and chess.[10]

Athletics

AWC's athletic teams compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) and are collectively known as the Matadors. They competed in the Western States Football League (WSFL) until 2018, when changes in football programs in nearby colleges prohibited them from participating in this League.

The Arizona Western College Matadors field eight intercollegiate teams, four for men and four for women. Men's sports at Arizona Western include baseball, basketball, football, and soccer. The Matador women compete in basketball, soccer, softball, and volleyball. The basketball, baseball, and football teams have produced numerous professional athletes like Leonard Thompson, Crawford Ker, Rafael Araujo, Bengie Molina, Sergio Romo, Randy Gregory, and Nate Archibald. In 2014, the Matadors football team won the El Toro Bowl to finish the season with an 11 - 1 record.[11]

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National Junior College Athletic Association

National Junior College Athletic Association

The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), founded in 1938, is the governing association of community college, state college and junior college athletics throughout the United States. Currently the NJCAA holds 24 separate regions across 24 states and is divided into 3 divisions.

Arizona Community College Athletic Conference

Arizona Community College Athletic Conference

The Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is a junior college conference in Region 1 of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams.

Baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding team, called the pitcher, throws a ball that a player on the batting team, called the batter, tries to hit with a bat. The objective of the offensive team is to hit the ball into the field of play, away from the other team's players, allowing its players to run the bases, having them advance counter-clockwise around four bases to score what are called "runs". The objective of the defensive team is to prevent batters from becoming runners, and to prevent runners' advance around the bases. A run is scored when a runner legally advances around the bases in order and touches home plate.

Basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball through the defender's hoop, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated.

Softball

Softball

Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field, with only underhand pitches permitted. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hancock.

Leonard Thompson (American football)

Leonard Thompson (American football)

Leonard Irwin Thompson was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL), spending his entire career with the Detroit Lions (1975–1986).

Crawford Ker

Crawford Ker

Crawford Francis Ker is a former American football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. He played college football at the University of Florida.

Rafael Araújo (basketball)

Rafael Araújo (basketball)

Rafael Paulo de Lara Araújo is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. He played for three years in the National Basketball Association.

Bengie Molina

Bengie Molina

Benjamin José Molina, nicknamed "Big Money", is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher. He played for the Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (1998–2005), Toronto Blue Jays (2006), San Francisco Giants (2007–2010), and Texas Rangers (2010). He is the older brother of major league catchers José Molina and Yadier Molina.

Sergio Romo

Sergio Romo

Sergio Francisco Romo is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization. He has previously played in MLB for the Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays. A right-hander who has served as a closer during his career, his main pitch is his slider.

Randy Gregory

Randy Gregory

Randy Gregory is an American football outside linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska, and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

Nate Archibald

Nate Archibald

Nathaniel "Tiny" Archibald is an American retired professional basketball player. He spent 14 years playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA), most notably with the Cincinnati Royals/Kansas City–Omaha Kings and Boston Celtics. In 1991, he was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Source: "Arizona Western College", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 15th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Western_College.

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References
  1. ^ "Adopted Budget 2018-2019" (PDF). Arizona Western College. Arizona Western College Department of Finance And Administrative Services. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b "2017-18 Fact Book" (PDF). Arizona Western College. Arizona Western College Department of Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Grants. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Fall 2018 Standard Reports" (PDF). Arizona Western College. Arizona Western College Department of Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Grants. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Arizona Western College Brand Quickstart Guide" (PDF). Arizona Western College. Arizona Western College Publications. n.d. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ^ "AWC Spirit Team, mascot win awards at UCA/UDA Summer Camp Competition". Arizona Western Matadors. Arizona Western College. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  6. ^ “Arizona Western College’s Degrees & Certificates” Arizona Western College. Retrieved March 28, 2016
  7. ^ "Why AWC". Arizona Western College. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  8. ^ Directory of Arizona On Campus Housing CollegesCollege Simply. Retrieved March 28, 2016
  9. ^ https://www.pressreader.com/usa/yuma-sun/20170417/281505046090894. Retrieved 2021-03-17 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ “Arizona Western College’s Clubs and Organizations” Arizona Western College. Retrieved March 28, 2016
  11. ^ “Football Schedule/Results” AWCMatadors. Retrieved March 28, 2016
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