Education opportunities in Arizona are superb, with a cost of higher education that is 25 percent below national norms. Excellent public, private and parochial schools are available from the pre-school level through high school.

The University of Arizona, a world-class research and teaching institution, offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 100 different fields. The multi-campus Pima Community College system, eighth largest in the nation, works with the Greater Tucson Economic Council to develop specific training programs for selected companies.

The overall educational system reflects on the community's diversity offering programs at all levels that meet the needs of both student and employer. Schools offer programs designed to meet the needs of students in all areas including gifted, honors, bilingual, vocational, special needs, and business skills programs. Advanced placement programs help students develop creative thinking and reasoning skills. Private vocational and business schools with programs that prepare students for entry into the job market are thriving.

COLLEGES and UNIVERSITIES

• University Of Arizona

• Pima Community College

PRIVATE COLLEGES and UNIVERSITIES

• Embry Riddle Aeronautical University 747-5540
• Golden Gate University 326-9422
• Tucson Open University 622-0170
• Tucson College of Business 296-3261
• University of Phoenix 881-6512

VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS

• ABC Technical & Trade Schools 748-1762
• American Teller Schools 881-1541
• Apollo College 325-5885
• The Art Center 325-0123
• Chaparral Career College 327-6866
• Desert Institute of Healing Arts 882-0899
• Institute of Wordprocessing 325-8050
• ITT Technical Institute 294-2944
• Lamson Business College 327-6851
• Parks College 886-7979
• Pima Medical Institute 326-1600
• Tucson Art Institute 623-2577
• Tucson College of Business 296-3261
• Tucson Job Corps Center 792-3015
• Center for Employment Training 884-9143
• AZ State Schoold for the Deaf and Blind 770-3700

BOARDING SCHOOLS

• The Fenseter School of Southern Arizona 749-3340

PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS

• Altar Valley School District
• Amphitheater Public Schools District
• Catalina Foothills Unified District 299-6446
• Continental School District 625-4581
• Flowing Wells Unified District 887-1100
• Marana Unified School District 682-3243
• Sahuarita Unfied School District 791-2836
• Sunnyside Unified School District 741-2500
• Tanque Verde School District 749-5751
• Tucson Unified School District 882-2400
• Vail School District

PRIVATE AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS

• Academy of Tucson 296-7425 1 - 12 80
• Armstrong Academy 866-1934 Pre K - 6 135
• Broadway Christian School 298-6752 Pre K - 6 45
• Carden Christian Academy 327-3312 1 - 6 108
• Casas Adobes Baptist Sc 297-0922 K - 6 320
• Castlehill Country Day Sc 795-0008 Pre K - 6 300
• Desert Christian High Sc 298-5817 9 - 12 145
• Faith Lutheran Church 326-2262 Pre K - 8 173
• Fenster School of Arizona 749-3340 7 - 12 85
• Fist Southern Christian Sc 624-9797 K - 6 154
• Fountain of Life Lutheran 747-1213 Pre K - 6 169
• Golf Links Christian Acad 790-7082 K - 12 115
• Grace Christian School 886-6548 Pre K - 8 415
• Green Fields Country Day Sc 623-0104 Ages 4 - 12 30
• Immaculate Heat Academy 297-2851 K - 6 138
• Immaculate Heart High Sc 297-2851 9 - 12 95
• Kino School 297-7278 K - 12 100
• Our Mother of Sorrows Elem 747-1027 K - 8 495
• Palo Verde Christian School 327-6683 K - 12 335
• Redeemer Evangelical Luth 888-1635 K - 8 135
• S.S. Peter & Paul Catholic 325-2431 K - 8 525
• Salpointe Catholic High Sc 327-6581 9 - 12 364
• Santa Cruz Catholic School 624-2093 K - 6 176
• St. Ambrose Church 882-8678 K - 8 300
• St. Cyril's School 881-4240 Pre K - 8 400
• St. Gregory College Prep 327-6395 7 - 12 305
• St. John on the Desert 749-3615 K - 8 310
• St. Michael's Parish Day Sc 722-8478 K - 8 175
• Tucson Christian School 326-2395 K - 12 271
• Tucson Hebrew Academy 745-5592 1 - 8 150
• Tucson Seventh Day Advent 325-1454 1 - 10 100
• Tuller School 747-5280 K - 12 190
• Turning Point School 326-3300 1 - 8 50