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Arizona State University's Polytechnic campus is home to more than 9,100 students pursuing degrees in professional or technological programs. The campus is situated on more than 600 acres in the Phoenix area's fast-growing East Valley. First-time visitors to the Polytechnic campus are immediately struck by the spacious grounds, friendly people and relaxed atmosphere. Closer inspection reveals a remarkable setting for personal growth and academic accomplishment.

Highlights of the Polytechnic campus

  • Currently more than 40 degree programs are offered at the Polytechnic campus. Some of the focus areas include business, education, engineering, engineering technology and professional pilot training.

  • It's the first university campus in Arizona to offer the Bachelor of Applied Science, a flexible degree designed specifically for students who have earned community college AAS degrees.

  • The campus landscaping aims to emulate a desert arboretum, reflecting the unique and intrinsic beauty of the plant life of the Sonoran Desert and, to some extent, other similar deserts of the world.

High-Tech Facilities at the Polytechnic campus

  • The Polytechnic Academic Complex includes three buildings that provide 240,000 square feet of office, classroom and state-of-the-art laboratory space to the Polytechnic campus. These buildings are "green" buildings that should meet the standards for the LEED silver certificate, and at least one building will incorporate an array of solar panels to generate electricity.

  • The Agribusiness Center offers an Electronic Market Trading Room, a Marketing Research Laboratory, and a Pre-Veterinary Medicine Testing Theater, along with the PING Swing Analysis Lab.

  • The Student Union is the place to meet for students at the Polytechnic campus. It offers wireless capabilities, a food court with indoor/outdoor dining, game room, a bookstore and meeting space for the campus.

  • The Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building (ISTB) III, a 34,600 square-foot facility that is home to research in Applied Biological Sciences, Applied Psychology and Plant Made Pharmaceuticals. Three garden areas, irrigated with cooling water from a nearby SRP fuel cell, are included.

  • The Altitude Chamber prepares current and future pilots to recognize when they are experiencing a loss in cabin pressure and is used by ASU flight program students as well as a number of corporate clients.

  • The Simulator Labs provide the very latest technology in flight training for future pilots and air traffic controllers.

  • The ASU Print and Imaging Lab provides students a contextual learning environment using the latest in printing technology.

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