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Engineering at Arizona Western College

Engineering at Arizona Western College

If you are interested in studying engineering, 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 Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

AWC Engineering Degrees Available

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

AWC Engineering Rankings

Engineering Student Demographics at AWC

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

AWC Engineering Associate’s Program

18% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 82% of engineering associate's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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AWC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering graduates 48% 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 engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at Arizona Western College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Arizona Western College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering 15

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Software Applications Developers 14,130 $98,670
Systems Software Developers 11,500 $103,860
Electronics Engineers 5,020 $103,510
Electrical Engineers 4,840 $106,260
Mechanical Engineers 4,770 $98,390

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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