This two-year community college is located 5 miles east of the City of Yuma on a 640-acre site overlooking the Gila Valley. Thirty-three buildings, including three residence halls, student housing, and a college union serve more than 7,000 students from Yuma and Yuma County. Course offerings include: Agriculture, Business, Computer Information Systems, Health, Family and Consumer Sciences, Fine Arts, Mathematics, Nursing, Physical Education, Recreation, Science, and Social Studies. Day and evening classes are conducted on campus and throughout Yuma and Yuma County.
The College has a total enrollment of about 5800.
Western competes in seven sports including football, basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball and student housing is available for 396.