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General Agriculture at Arizona Western College

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General Agriculture at Arizona Western College

If you are interested in studying general agriculture, you may want to check out the program at Arizona Western College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

AWC is located in Yuma, Arizona and has a total student population of 6,487.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Agriculture section at the bottom of this page.

AWC General Agriculture Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Agriculture

AWC General Agriculture Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Agriculture Student Demographics at AWC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture majors at Arizona Western College.

AWC General Agriculture Associate’s Program

36% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of agriculture associate's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in agriculture only graduates about 45% men each year. The program at AWC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

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AWC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in agriculture graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona Western College with a associate's in agriculture.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Agriculture Grads May Go Into

A degree in agriculture can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Arizona Western College.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Soil and Plant Scientists 210 $74,420
Food Scientists and Technologists 130 $65,100
Agricultural Sciences Professors 60 $76,160

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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