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The largest metropolitan areas are the Phoenix metropolitan area – Valley of the Sun, and the Tucson metropolitan area – The Old Pueblo. The regions' populace is nestled in the valley of a desert environment. [2] Similar to Southern California, the urban area extends into Mexico, reaching the communities of Heroica Nogales and Agua Prieta. [2]
Phoenix: Private (For Profit) Special Focus: Health Professions 1,494 1967 Chamberlain University: Phoenix: Private (For Profit) Special Focus: Health Professions 818 1889 DeVry University: Phoenix: Private (For Profit) Baccalaureate College 73 1931 Grand Canyon University: Phoenix: Private (For Profit) Doctoral University 101,816 1949
Grand Canyon University (GCU) is a private for-profit Christian university in Phoenix, Arizona. [ b ] The university offers degrees in over 200 areas of study and is administratively divided into 9 colleges. [ 7 ]
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant [a] research university in Paradise, Nevada, United States. [3] The 332-acre (134 ha) [6] campus is about 1.6 mi (2.6 km) east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969.
SR 64 was first designated as a state highway in 1932 as a route from Williams to the Grand Canyon. [2] In 1935, the highway was extended to the east from the Grand Canyon to US 89. [3] In 1961, the highway was extended further east from US 89 through Tuba City to the New Mexico state line. [4]
Cox Pavilion is used for smaller events; its main tenants are the UNLV women's basketball and volleyball programs. The center's primary tenant is the UNLV men's basketball team since 1983. The arena was nicknamed "the Shark Tank" after UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian, whose nickname was Tark the Shark.
The campus is located in the downtown area of Phoenix, in an area bound by Van Buren Street, Fillmore Street, 3rd Avenue, and 7th Street.Classes began there in August 2006 with students from the College of Public Programs and College of Nursing attending classes there (in renovated existing office buildings adjacent to Arizona Center).
State Route 67 (SR 67) is a 43.4 mi (69.8 km) long, north–south state highway in northern Arizona.Also called the Kaibab Plateau – North Rim Parkway, SR 67 is the sole road that links U.S. Route 89A (US 89A) at Jacob Lake to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.