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Arizona State University's Polytechnic campus is home to more than 8,700 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 in the four major academic units. Some of the focus areas include business, education, engineering, engineering technology, professional pilot training, and health and wellness programs.

  • 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.

  • ASU is one of the first state universities west of the Mississippi River to offer a PGA accredited Professional Golf Management Program.

  • 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 Golf Driving Range and PING Swing Analysis Lab provide students use of state-of-the-art swing analysis equipment and hands-on golf and facilities management experience.

  • The Agribusiness Center offers a Market Information/Trading Room, a Consumer Behavior Research Lab, 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, Healthy Lifestyles, and Plant Made Pharmaceuticals. Three garden areas, irrigated with cooling water from a nearby SRP fuel cell, are included.

  • The Microelectronics Teaching Factory is a 15,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the College of Technology and Innovation that was established with generous gifts of equipment from several corporate partners. The factory is used by ASU students and is available for training purposes to local industry and community colleges.

  • 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 are used by ASU flight program students.

  • The Graphic Information Technology Facility provides students a contextual learning environment using the latest in printing technology.

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