McCarthy Building Cos. recently broke ground on construction of the $17.5-million Student Experience Center at Arizona Western College (AWC) in Yuma. The two-story, 45,000-sq-ft center, which is set on 3.5 acres, will serve more than 11,000 students when it opens in fall 2023.
The center will include a lecture hall, multiple instructional modalities, shared common areas, conference rooms, makerspace, an eatery, game areas and a multimedia center and esports arena.