Education at Arizona Western College

If you are interested in studying education, 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 approximately 6,487 students attend the school each year.

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

AWC Education Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Education

AWC Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at AWC

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

AWC Education Associate’s Program

90% Women

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of education associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

AWC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 58% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Arizona Western College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	34

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Teacher Assistants	25,540	$25,620
Elementary School Teachers	22,510	$44,430
High School Teachers	17,200	$48,610
Middle School Teachers	11,330	$43,560
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	7,870	$53,980

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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