Broaden your horizons at Yuma Transfer and Career Expo
February 24, 2025Yuma, Ariz. (February 24, 2024) – On Monday, March 3, Arizona Western College will kick off the Desert Southwest Transfer Conference with the Yuma Transfer and Career Expo, an event dedicated to empowering students seeking to further their educational and career goals.
Hosted by AWC Career & Advisement Services and Transfer Services, the expo will focus on providing participants with transfer and career information as well as full and part-time employment, volunteer, and internship opportunities. In addition to ten universities, over thirty of Yuma’s employers, agencies, and organizations are scheduled to attend.
“The Yuma Transfer and Career Expo is for all students to explore career and educational opportunities,” said Angela Amezaga, AWC Transfer Services and Program Coordinator. “It is never too early to start planning for their future.”
AWC students, alumni, and partner university students are invited to attend this free event on Monday, March 3 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the 3C Breezeway of the AWC-Yuma Campus.
For additional information, contact the Transfer Services Department at transfer.services@azwestern.edu or (928) 344-7638.
Below is a list of participating entities scheduled to attend the expo:
Employers, Agencies, and Organizations:
• ACHIEVE Human Services, INC.
• Arizona Army National Guard
• Arizona Best Hospice
• ARIZONA@WORK
• Arizona Western College Human Resources
• Career Success Schools
• City of San Luis Police Department
• Community Health Associates
• Community Medical Services
• Consulado de México
• Elite Vocational and Tutoring Service
• Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona
• Gowan Company
• Gowan Milling
• Havasu Regional Medical Center
• Inty Power
• Marine Corps Community Services Human Resources
• Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) Child & Youth Programs
• MCCS Human Resources
• Mission and Installation Contracting Command
• Peace Corps
• Pilkington Construction Co.
• Republic Services
• Rural Metro Fire Department
• Sunset Health
• The Earn to Learn Scholarship Program
• Transitional Living Center Recovery
• United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Arizona
• United States Border Patrol
• USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Valley View Medical Center
• Yuma County Human Resources
• Yuma County Information Technology Services
• Yuma County Library District
Universities:
• Arizona State University
• Arizona State University - ASU Local Yuma
• CETYS Universidad
• Grand Canyon University
• National University
• Northern Arizona University
• Notre Dame de Namur University
• Ottawa University (Surprise)
• Park University (Gilbert)
• Southern New Hampshire University
• University of Arizona (Yuma)
• University of Arizona: College of Applied Science & Technology
• University of Maryland Global Campus
AWC Departments/Programs:
• Continuing Education Department
• Career and Advisement Services
• Transfer Center
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Contact:
Angela Amezaga
Transfer Services and Program Coordinator
Arizona Western College
angela.amezaga@azwestern.edu
(928) 344-7630
Contact:
LaLinda Vasquez
Career Services Development Coordinator
Arizona Western College
lalinda.villela-vasq@azwestern.edu
(928) 344-7669