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Arizona Western College Data & Information Overview

31 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
12% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Arizona Western College Ranked?

#1,641 Best Colleges in Nation
#23 Best Colleges in AZ
Criminal Justice & Corrections Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Arizona Western College was awarded 31 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice & corrections.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked AWC as #1,641 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.

Out of the 26 colleges in Arizona, AWC is ranked at #23.

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Is It Hard to Get Into AWC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Arizona Western College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Learn more about Arizona Western College admissions.

Arizona Western College Faculty

20 to 1 Student to Faculty
44% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Arizona Western College is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Arizona Western College is 44%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  44 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Arizona Western College

66% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Arizona Western College is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  66 out of 100
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Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Arizona Western College.

Arizona Western College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,710 Full-Time Undergraduates
80.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
58.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,487 undergraduates at AWC with 1,710 being full-time and 4,777 being part-time.

How Much Does Arizona Western College Cost?

$10,023 Net Price
1% Take Out Loans
$18,332 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of AWC is $10,023. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for AWC

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$9,442 $10,393 $12,445 $14,176 $8,894

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of AWC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

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.

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.

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How Much Money Do AWC Graduates Make?

$32,346 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from AWC make about $32,346 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 24% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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See which majors at Arizona Western College make the most money.

Location of Arizona Western College

Arizona State
1,710 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
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.

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Contact details for AWC are given below.

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

Arizona Western College Majors

58 Majors With Completions
824 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Arizona Western College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at AWC

71% Take At Least One Class Online
32% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 5,699 students took at least one online class at Arizona Western College. This is an increase from the 3,977 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 5,699 2,576
2019-2020 3,977 1,895
2018-2019 3,980 1,547
2017-2018 3,841 1,379
2016-2017 3,892 1,404

Learn more about online learning at Arizona Western College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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