Project Puente

AWC earns $1.11 million from Department of Education to strengthen secondary and postsecondary CTE pathways

January 31, 2024

Funds to help bridge the gap between high school and higher education through Project Puente

Yuma, AZ (January 31, 2024) – Arizona Western College was selected by the U.S. Department of Education to receive over $1.11 million in funding to bolster existing pathways between secondary and postsecondary career and technical education programs.

AWC Talent Search Program Awarded Over 1 Million Dollars

August 18, 2016

Arizona Western College received notification from the U.S. Department of Education indicating that the Talent Search Program proposal has been fully funded.

This award will provide approximately $1.4M in discretionary federal funding from September 2017 through August 2022 for Arizona Western College (AWC) to offer academically needy first generation (neither parent has a bachelor’s degree) and/or low income youth student supports to help graduate from high school and continue on to college.