General Engineering at Arizona Western College

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if Arizona Western College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

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 General Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

AWC General Engineering Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Engineering

AWC General 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 General 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.

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.

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 General Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering 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
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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,490	$133,860
Engineers	2,160	$94,450
Engineering Professors	420	$107,660

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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