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Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona·Public, 2-year·Southwest·azwestern.edu

Arizona Western College has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 20% of students graduate within 150% of normal time (3 years for an associate degree), per 2024 IPEDS data. In-state tuition and fees are $3,060 and out-of-state tuition and fees are $9,870 (2024). Fall enrollment is 8,964 students, and 13,622 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
20%
—
Total enrollment
8,964
peer median 8,196
Avg net price
$8,983
-$1.5k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
20%
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

3.8pp gap
Pell recipients
19%70 of 365
Non-Pell (all)
23%34 of 149
No Federal Aid
23%34 of 149

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 119 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 112 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
119
Passing
7
5.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

119programs
  • Passing7 · 5.9%
  • No Data112 · 94.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
5
No data
112

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

7
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+10.4%
$39,711 vs $35,969
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+23.6%
$44,459 vs $35,969
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+26.7%
$45,580 vs $35,969
Social Sciences General
Associate Degree · Social Sciences
+26.8%
$45,617 vs $35,969
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+34.1%
$48,250 vs $35,969
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+58.2%
$56,910 vs $35,969
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+153.5%
$91,181 vs $35,969

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1968Next review Aug 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 6

  1. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Mar 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. Aug 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  4. Jun 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. Feb 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,405
$30–48k$8,611
$48–75k$11,164
$75–110k$12,404
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$8,983
-$1,536vs Community College median $10,519
Federal loans
0.5%
In-state tuition and fees
$3,060
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$9,870

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 4,389 students received $20.1M in Pell grants, alongside $339K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,389
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$20.1M
$20,134,974 total
Direct Loans
$339K
102 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
’20
4k
’21
4k
’22
4k
’23
4k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$169K
58 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$117K
40 loan awards
Parent PLUS$53K
4 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 177 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (3.3%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.3%
+1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
177
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.3%
2017
22.8%
2018
12.1%
2019
3.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Arizona Western College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs107
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,114 total completions
01Liberal Arts
56550.7%
02Health Professions
15313.7%
03Business
998.9%
04Social Sciences
867.7%
05Security/Protective
766.8%
06Education
373.3%
07Engineering
322.9%
08Computer Sciences
262.3%
09Physical Sciences
232.1%
10Visual/Performing Arts
171.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
8,964
12-mo unduplicated
13,622
Undergraduate
13,622
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%5,838
Women
57%7,784

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
75.1%
White
11.0%
Unknown
6.9%
Non-resident
2.0%
Two or more
1.6%
Black
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.1%
Asian
1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
150
77 M · 73 W
Women athletes
48.7%
Athletic aid
$1.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$3.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$743K
$881K
Recruiting expense
$9K
$14K
Head-coach salaries
$45K
$41K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Soccer
30 M · 24 W
$975K
Baseball
32 M · —
$500K
Basketball
15 M · 11 W
$715K
Softball
— · 25 W
$423K
Volleyball
— · 13 W
$363K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.12
1 offenses · 8,038 students

3-year trend

0.122 yrs ago0.251 yr ago0.12Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
22.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
129

Arizona Western College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Arizona Western College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectArizona Western College
—Open admission8,964$8,983Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College
—Open admission10,109$12,254Community College
Yavapai College
—Open admission7,428$8,683Community College
Phoenix College
—Open admission10,660$12,055Community College
Paradise Valley Community College
—Open admission6,148$12,180Community College
Central Arizona College
—Open admission5,053$4,714Community College
Peer group median——8,196$10,519

Institutions like Arizona Western College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Arizona Western College's comparison group.

IPEDS
  • Community CollegeArizona

    Estrella Mountain Community College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    10,109
    Net price
    $12,254
  • Community CollegeArizona

    Yavapai College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    7,428
    Net price
    $8,683
  • Community CollegeArizona

    Phoenix College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    10,660
    Net price
    $12,055
  • Community CollegeArizona

    Paradise Valley Community College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    6,148
    Net price
    $12,180
  • Community CollegeArizona

    Central Arizona College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    5,053
    Net price
    $4,714

Arizona Western College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Grants Office
Email
IERG [at] azwestern.edu
Phone
928-344-7620
Address
2020 S Ave 8 E, Yuma, AZ 85365

Support Arizona Western College by providing accurate, timely, and actionable data and analysis to promote data-informed decision-making related to student success, institutional performance, and strategic priorities, while also overseeing and coordinating institutional research efforts to ensure studies are conducted ethically and effectively.

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Team
1 member
  • Angela Amezaga
    Transfer Services & Program Coordinator

Frequently asked questions about Arizona Western College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Arizona Western College.

What is the acceptance rate at Arizona Western College?

Arizona Western College has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

What is the graduation rate at Arizona Western College?

At Arizona Western College, 20% of students graduate within 150% of normal time (3 years for an associate degree), per 2024 IPEDS data.

How many students attend Arizona Western College?

Arizona Western College reports a total enrollment of 8,964 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Arizona Western College?

The average net price at Arizona Western College is $8,983 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Arizona Western College located?

Arizona Western College is located in Yuma, Arizona 85365-8834.

Who runs Institutional Research at Arizona Western College?

Arizona Western College's IR work is done by the Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Grants Office.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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