The Yuma/La Paz Tech Prep Consortium is a federally funded program, administered in Arizona through the Arizona Department of Education and the State Board of Community Colleges. Arizona Western College serves as the fiscal agent for the consortium. The Yuma/La Paz Consortium has a full-time director and an articulation assistant, as well as site coordinators at each secondary and post-secondary location. The Tech Prep Board guides the activities of the consortium.
The Consortium consists of four secondary districts and three post-secondary institutions. Antelope Union High School District and Yuma Union School District are in Yuma County and Bicentennial Union High School District and Parker Unified School District are in La Paz County. Arizona Western College, Northern Arizona University in Yuma, and University of Arizona in Yuma serve both counties.
