Arizona Western College officials and students gathered this past week to break ground on a new residence hall. The DeAnza residence hall will keep its original name but with big upgrades.

The new DeAnza residence hall is part of a capital building project at AWC. A new building will replace the decades-old structure that was demolished last year.

Dimercia Poulain is an international student from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She currently lives in the AWC dorms.

“Most essentially, this will mean having a community for students on campus and for international students, it’s a home away from home,” Poulain said.

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