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Onvida Health holds beam signing for AWC Health Careers Center in Yuma

KAWC | By Victor Calderón
Published February 26, 2026 at 9:20 AM MST
Construction workers look out on the construction site of the future Arizona Western College Health Careers Center in Yuma on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.
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Construction workers look out on the construction site of the future Arizona Western College Health Careers Center in Yuma on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.

Officials from Onvida Health, Arizona Western College and Pilkington Construction gathered this morning to hold a beam signing as part of ongoing construction work on the future AWC Health Careers Center in Yuma.

The new facility will offer programs in a wide range of health fields including research, data and analytics, informatics, healthcare administration, technology, patient care and facilities. It will serve students pursuing dual credit, short-term certificates and associate degrees and university students seeking bachelor’s and higher degrees.

Ross Poppenberger, director of capital projects for Onvida, told KAWC that construction of the $39 million, 60,000-square-foot, two-story facility is scheduled to be completed in October and serving students in Spring 2027.

Onvida Health is an underwriter for KAWC.
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Stay tuned to KAWC for more on this project from Onvida and AWC officals.
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Victor Calderón
Victor is originally from West Sacramento, California and has lived in Arizona since 2012. He began his print journalism career in 2004 following his graduation from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. Victor has been a reporter for the following daily newspapers: The Monterey County Herald, The Salinas Californian and the Reno Gazette-Journal, where he covered stories including agriculture, education and Latino community news. Victor has also served as a local editor for Patch, a national news organization with hyperlocal websites, in Carmichael, Calif. in the Sacramento area. He also served as the editor for The New Vision, the newspaper for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, which includes Yuma and La Paz counties. Victor lives in Yuma. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends and following most sports.
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