Phoenix, Arizona Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Education== {{See also|List of school districts in Phoenix, Arizona}} 33 school districts provide public education in the Phoenix area. This is a legacy of numerous annexations over the years; many of the school districts existed before their territories became part of Phoenix. There are 21 elementary school districts, which have over 215 elementary schools, paired with four high school districts with 31 high schools serving Phoenix. Three of the high school districts ([[Glendale Union High School District|Glendale Union]], [[Tempe Union High School District|Tempe Union]], and [[Tolleson Union High School District|Tolleson Union]]) only partially serve Phoenix. With over 27,000 students, and spread over {{convert|220|sqmi}}, [[Phoenix Union High School District]] is one of the largest high school districts in the country, containing 16 schools and nearly 3,000 employees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phxhs.k12.az.us/domain/55 |title=Welcome to the Phoenix Union High School District |publisher=Phoenix High School |access-date=March 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043552/http://www.phxhs.k12.az.us/domain/55 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In addition, there are four unified districts, which cover grades Kβ12, which add an additional 58 elementary schools and four high schools to Phoenix's educational system. Of those four, only the [[Paradise Valley Unified School District|Paradise Valley district]] completely serves Phoenix.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Districts A β Z|url=http://jphxprd.phoenix.gov/PhoenixSchools/search-all-districts.do|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223222737/http://jphxprd.phoenix.gov/PhoenixSchools/search-all-districts.do|archive-date=February 23, 2016|access-date=March 20, 2016|publisher=City of Phoenix}}</ref> Phoenix is also served by a growing number of [[charter school]]s, with well over 100 operating in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ade.az.gov/wizard/labels/04906275.htm |title=List of Charter Schools in Maricopa County |publisher=Arizona Department of Education |access-date=March 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419024223/http://www.ade.az.gov/wizard/labels/04906275.htm |archive-date=April 19, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ===Post-secondary education=== [[File:ASU Downtown - SoJ SWC - 2008-12-29.jpg|thumb|The [[Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication]] at the [[Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus]]]] [[Arizona State University]] (ASU) is the region's largest institution of higher education. Primarily based in [[Tempe, Arizona|Tempe]], it has a significant presence at the [[Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus]]. The campus features programs from ten of ASU's colleges, including the primary locations for the [[Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication]], [[Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions]], and [[Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asu.edu/ |title=Arizona State University: Home |publisher=Arizona State University |access-date=February 19, 2014}}</ref> Over 10,000 students are enrolled at ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asu.edu/about/facts-and-figures |title=Facts and figures |publisher=Arizona State University |access-date=February 18, 2024}}</ref> The [[University of Arizona College of Medicine β Phoenix]] is also located in downtown Phoenix,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://phoenixmed.arizona.edu/ |title=College of Medicine, Phoenix |publisher=University of Arizona |access-date=February 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://medicine.arizona.edu/about-college/campuses|title=Campuses {{!}} College of Medicine β Tucson|website=medicine.arizona.edu|language=en|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref> as well as a satellite Phoenix Biomedical Campus of [[Northern Arizona University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ec.nau.edu/AZCampuses/Phoenix/ |title=NAU Phoenix Campus |publisher=Northern Arizona University |access-date=February 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nau.edu/chhs/phoenix-biomedical-campus/|title=Welcome β Phoenix Biomedical Campus β Northern Arizona University|website=nau.edu|access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref> The [[Maricopa County Community College District]] includes ten [[community college]]s and two skills centers throughout Maricopa County, providing adult education and job training. [[Phoenix College]], part of the district, was founded in 1920 and is the oldest community college in Arizona and one of the oldest in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phoenixcollege.edu/about/discover-pc |title=Discover PC |publisher=Phoenix College |access-date=February 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223161155/http://www.phoenixcollege.edu/about/discover-pc |archive-date=February 23, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city is also home to many other institutions of higher learning such as the [[Phoenix Seminary]], a Protestant seminary that imparts degree in biblical studies, Christian theology, church history and counseling. Notable institutions include: [[Barrow Neurological Institute]], the world's largest neurological disease treatment and research institution;<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lochhead |first1=RA |last2=Abla |first2=AA |last3=Mitha |first3=AP |last4=Fusco |first4=D |last5=Almefty |first5=K |last6=Sanai |first6=N |last7=Oppenlander |first7=ME |last8=Albuquerque |first8=FC |title=A history of the Barrow Neurological Institute |journal=World Neurosurgery |date=July 2010 |volume=74 |issue=1 |pages=71β80 |doi=10.1016/j.wneu.2010.07.011 |pmid=21299987}}</ref> [[Grand Canyon University]], a private Christian university initially founded in 1949 as a non-profit school,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gcu.edu/About-Us.php |title=About Grand Canyon University |publisher=Grand Canyon University |access-date=February 19, 2014}}</ref> it now operates as a [[For-profit higher education in the United States|for-profit institution]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=17607 |title=Grand Canyon Univ. sold; trustees in advisory role |date=February 10, 2004 |last=Ledbetter |first=Tammi Reed |publisher=Baptist Press |access-date=February 19, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225201525/http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=17607 |archive-date=February 25, 2014 }}</ref> the [[University of Phoenix]], also a [[For-profit colleges in the United States|for-profit college]], is based out of the city. 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