Latitude and longitude: 33 degrees, 31 minutes, 42 seconds North, 112 degrees, 04 minutes, 35 seconds West
Country: United States of America
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa County
Mayor: Phil Gordon
Total area: 475.1 sq mi / 1,230.5 km?
Land area: 474.9 sq mi / 1,229.9 km?
Water area: 0.2 sq mi / 0.6 km?
Total population (2008): 1,567,463 (within city limits)
Population density: 1153/km ? (2986/mi?)
Metropolitan area: 3,715,360
Elevation: 331 meters (1,086 ft) m
Time zone: MST (UTC-7)
Mutual friendship with Chengdu, China.
Phoenix, also known as Phoenix, was built on the ruins of an ancient Indian town and is the state capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Arizona. Phoenix was incorporated as a city on February 25, 1881, when it was known as Hoozdo or Fiinigis, the former meaning "hot place" in Navajo and the latter in Western Apache. Phoenix is located on the banks of the Salt River, which is always dry. It covers an area of 839 square kilometers and has a population of about 1.57 million. The city was founded as a prehistoric cultural site in 1881, opened to the railroad in 1891, and became the state capital in 1912. 1911 saw the construction of Roosevelt Dam and Reservoir, which led to the development of irrigated agriculture. After World War II, the city grew rapidly and industry emerged. The economy is dominated by manufacturing, followed by agriculture, mining, logging and tourism. The Sault River Valley produces cotton, vegetables, and fruits and is a major irrigated agricultural area. The state's industrial center, industry, aluminum refining, cotton ginning, aircraft parts, electronic computers and so on. Is the national highway, interstate highway junction, railroad, air transport convenience. Tourism is dominated by winter escapes and retreats, with the Desert Botanical Garden, Papago Park and ancient Indian ruins. There are several institutions of higher learning, including Phoenix College, Grand Canyon College, and Arizona State University. Major buildings include the State Capitol and Phoenix Civic Plaza.
Phoenix was a city with a population of approximately 1,475,834 in 2005, making it the sixth largest city in the nation. As of 2006, the Greater Phoenix area has become the thirteenth largest metropolitan area in the nation, with a population of approximately 4,039,182. Between 1990 and 2000, the Greater Phoenix area grew in size by 34%, making it the eighth fastest growing area in the nation.
Phoenix is the largest capital city in the United States, with more people than any other state capital and the nation's capital, Washington, DC. Phoenix has the third largest area of capital cities in the nation, behind Juneau, the capital of Alaska, and Oklahoma City, the capital of Oklahoma.
History
▲Native American period
The Hohokam civilization of the Indians developed in the area where Phoenix is located today around 700 A.D. They dug approximately 135 miles (217 km) of irrigation canals to turn the area into cultivated land. Some of these irrigation canals were in the same locations as today's Central Arizona Project Canal and Hayden-Rhodes Diversion Canal.
It is believed that droughts and fierce floods between 1300 AD and 1450 AD led to the disappearance of the Hohokam civilization. It is also believed that their demise was related to the invasion of the Pima people who now live near the Salt and Gila Rivers and the Tohono O'odham people of southern Arizona.
Although Spanish and Mexican explorers already knew parts of the present-day Phoenix site, their influence was limited to southern Arizona. The Salt River Valley area remained intact at that time. The native Akimel O'odham people, thought to be descended from Hohokam, have long lived along the Gila River, adjacent to the Tohono O'odham and the Maricopa.
▲Before the city was built
In 1867, Jack Swilling of Wickenburg was passing through the area, and while resting at the bottom of White Tank Mountain, he realized that the area was perfect for farming. Except for the low precipitation and lack of irrigation, the terrain and climate were ideal. Building on the remains of the previous Hohokam civilization, Swilling's new series of irrigation canals effectively solved the irrigation problem. As a result, a new settlement grew up about 4 miles (6 kilometers) east of present-day Phoenix. Not far to the southeast was Hayden's Ferry, the settlement that would become present-day Tempe.
Swill originally named the area Swilling's Mill, which was later renamed Helling Mill and Mill City, and is now known as East Phoenix. Swilling, a veteran of the Confederate States of America, had hoped to name the area Stonewall, in honor of Gen. Stonewall Jackson, and Salina was suggested, but neither name was suitable for the settlement, so Lord Darrell Duppa eventually named it Phoenix, a reference to the city of Phoenix. So Lord Darrell Duppa named it Phoenix, a reference to a city reborn from the ashes.
Yavapai County, which governed the Phoenix area at the time, officially named the area Phoenix on May 4, 1868, and created an electoral district. Phoenix's first post office opened on June 15, 1868, with Jack Swilling becoming the first postmaster. As the city continued to grow in size, a public office was on the agenda. On October 20, 1870, a meeting of residents decided to purchase a 320-acre (1.3 km2) parcel of land for a public office, which is now the site of the downtown business district. On February 12, 1871, the Phoenix area seceded from Yavapai County, setting up Arizona's sixth local council, Maricopa County. That same year, the county held its first election, and Tom Barnum was elected county commissioner. Barnum's two rivals, John A. Chenowth and Jim Favorite, were involved in a gunfight during the election, in which Favorite was killed and Chenowth consequently withdrew from the race[5].
In 1870, large tracts of land were sold for an average of $48. In 1871 the first church and store were opened respectively. On September 5, 1872, the public school was first opened in the courtroom of the public house. In 1873 a very small school was built on Center Street (now Central Avenue). On November 19 of that year, the Florence Land Office registered the land in Phoenix; and on February 15, 1872, the Prescott Land Office issued its first official proclamation. On April 10, 1874, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the certificate of public land holding for the area where Phoenix now stands. The entire Phoenix Common was valued at $550, while downtown prices ranged from $7 to $11 per tract. A telegraph office, sixteen saloons, four dance halls and two banks opened shortly thereafter.
▲After the founding of the city
By 1881, Phoenix had developed its first public office system of government, and the 11th local council passed the Phoenix Charter Act, which established a mayor-council system of government. on February 25, 1881, John C. Fremont, as the chief magistrate, signed the act. The population of Phoenix at that time was approximately 2,500, and on March 3, 1881, the first election was held in Phoenix. Judge John T. Alsap was elected the first mayor, defeating James D. Monihon by a vote of 127 to 107. In early 1888, the city moved into the new City Hall at the location of the current downtown transit hub. This was also the temporary home of Arizona's local government after it moved from Prescott to Phoenix in 1889.
In the 1880s, the construction of the railroad became the first opportunity for Phoenix's economy to take off. On November 4, 1888, the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce was founded.
The railroad came through in 1891, and the state saw the rise of irrigated agriculture with the completion of Roosevelt Dam and Reservoir in 1911; this was followed by the development of nearby metal mines, and in 1893, Phoenix also constructed a streetcar system, replacing previous horse-drawn wagon lines.
▲The 20th Century
In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the National Reclamation Act, which allowed dams to be built on western rivers for the purpose of reclamation. Phoenix residents benefited from the Act and on February 7, 1903, formed the Salt River River Utilization Guild to manage water resources and generate electricity. This organization still exists and is part of the Salt River Development Project. On February 14, 1912, during the administration of President William Howard Taft, Arizona officially joined the United States and Phoenix became the capital of Arizona.
In 1913, Phoenix changed its system of government from mayor-council to council-manager, making it one of the first cities in the United States to reform its system of government.
In World War II, Phoenix relied on the military-industrial industry and quickly transformed itself from a logistics center to a burgeoning industrial city. Luke Field Air Force Base, Williams Field Air Force Base, Falcon Field Base, and Hyder's training base brought many additional people to Phoenix.
After World War II, when industry grew rapidly and the city's population exploded, Phoenix was faced with the dilemma of whether to rebuild its trolley system or to adopt the bus, after a fire in 1947 destroyed almost all of its streetcars. In the end, Phoenix decided to develop the bus system until private cars became the dominant form of transportation in the city.
In the 1950s, more than 100,000 people lived in Phoenix, with thousands more living in neighborhoods around the city. At that time, Phoenix had approximately 148 miles (238 kilometers) of built-up roads and 163 miles (262 kilometers) of dirt roads.
The population of western and northern Phoenix and surrounding areas grew rapidly in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Geography
Phoenix is located at 33°31'42 "N, 112°4'35 "W (33.528370°, -112.076300°) GR1.Phoenix is located in central Arizona, and its location is also known as the Salt River Valley or Valley of the Sun. Phoenix has an average elevation of 1,117 feet (340 m) above sea level and borders the Sonoran Desert to the south.
The Salt River runs east to west through Phoenix, and is generally nearly dry unless a dam upstream opens its gates. The City of Tempe built two rubber dams, resulting in a man-made lake in Phoenix that holds water year-round and is commonly referred to as Lake Tempe. When water is released from the upstream dams, the rubber dams can be completely deflated thereby releasing floodwaters.
Phoenix is surrounded by the McDowell Mountains to the north, the White Tank Mountains to the west, the Superstition Mountains farther east, and the Sierra Estrella Mountains to the south. Within the city are the Phoenix Mountains and the South Mountains. As of 2005, the western and northern boundaries of the greater Phoenix area have extended beyond these boundaries, while the south has been joined by Pinal County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Phoenix currently has an area of 475.1 square miles (1,230.5 km2), which consists of 474.9 square miles (1,229.9 km2) of land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km2) of water, or 0.05% of the area is water.
The Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), officially known as the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Statistical Area, is the thirteenth largest metropolitan area in the United States, with a 2000 census count of 3,251,876, which includes Maricopa and Pinal counties. Other cities in the MSA include Mesa, Scottsdale, Glendale, Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert, and Peoria, as well as other smaller communities such as Cave Creek, Queen Creek, Buckeye, Goodyear, Fountain Hills, Litchfield Park, Litchfield Park, and Pinal County. Hills, Litchfield Park, Anthem, Sun Lakes, Sun City, Sun City West, Avondale, Surprise, El Mirage, and Tolleson.The community of Ahwatukee is also part of Phoenix, but is almost completely separated from the rest of Phoenix by the South Mountains. separated from the rest of Phoenix by South Mountain.
As with most of the rest of Arizona, Phoenix does not have Daylight Saving Time.
In 1973, Gov. Jack Williams argued to the U.S. Congress that because refrigerators are used more frequently in the evening than in the early morning hours of standard time, nighttime energy consumption would increase. He also argued that more lighting would be used in the early morning hours and that it would not be safe for children to go to school before dawn if Daylight Saving Time were adopted. The only area in Arizona that uses Daylight Saving Time is the Navajo Nation in the northern part of the state because it synchronizes it with tribes of the same ethnicity in other states.
▲Climate
Phoenix has a dry climate, with the highest average annual temperature of any major city in the United States. In terms of the world, only some cities near the Persian Gulf, such as Riyadh in Saudi Arabia and Baghdad in Iraq, have annual average temperatures that exceed those of Phoenix. Phoenix averages 89 days per year with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), almost all of the time from June through September.On June 26, 1990, the temperature in Phoenix reached 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius), which was the hottest day since weather records began.[14] The average temperature in Phoenix exceeds 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) for 89 days per year, with almost all of the days from June through September. Summer nighttime lows regularly exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees Celsius), with average nighttime lows of 83 degrees Fahrenheit (28.3 degrees Celsius) in July and 84 degrees Fahrenheit (28.8 degrees Celsius) in August. The highest minimum temperature ever recorded was on July 15, 2003 at 96 degrees Fahrenheit (36 degrees Celsius).
The dry desert air makes for an acceptable early summer, but the moisture from the monsoons around July will greatly increase the humidity in the air and make it hot and muggy. For the most part, Phoenix winters are relatively mild.
Phoenix receives sunshine on average 85% of the time but rainfall is low, with an average annual total precipitation of 8.3 inches (210 mm) at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. March receives the most precipitation, about 1.07 inches (27 mm); May receives the least, about 0.09 inches (2 mm). Although thunderstorms are possible throughout the year, most occur from July through mid-September with moist air blowing in from the Gulf of California. Thunderstorms may be accompanied by hail and even, in very rare cases, by tornadoes. Winter storms may cause heavy rain as they move inland from the Pacific Ocean, but it is not common. Fog is often present in winter.
In general, temperatures in Phoenix only drop below 0 degrees Celsius on an average of five days per year[16]. Long-term statistics show that the first frost typically occurs on December 15th and the last frost on February 1st. However, these data may not fully generalize the entire metropolis, and the climate varies greatly with the inaccessible topography and elevation. Generally, frost can be seen on the edges of the city but winter frosts are harder to see near airports. The earliest first frost in history occurred on November 3, 1946, and the latest last frost occurred on April 4, 1945. The lowest temperature in Phoenix on record occurred on January 7, 1913, at 16 degrees Fahrenheit (-8.8 degrees Celsius).
Snow is rarely seen in the Phoenix area. The first recorded snowfall occurred in 1896, and since then snowfalls of more than 0.1 inches (0.25 centimeters) have occurred only twice. The heaviest snowfall occurred between January 20 and January 21, 1937, with snowfall amounts of 1 to 4 inches (2 to 10 cm), which did not completely melt until four days later. In addition, on January 20, 1933, there was a 1 inch (2.5 cm) snowfall; on February 2, 1939, there was a 0.5 inch (1 cm) snowfall. The most recent relatively heavy snowfall occurred between December 20 and December 21, 1990, with 0.4 inches (1 cm) of snowfall. Additional snowfalls occurred on March 12, 1917, November 28, 1919, and December 11, 1985[17]. On January 27, 2007, snow fell over most of Phoenix, including Mesa and Tempe, and this snowfall caused temperatures to plummet 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
▲Towns
Phoenix can be divided into 15 towns[18]. These include Ahwatukee Foothills, [:en:[Alhambra, Phoenix, Arizona|Alhambra]], Camelback East, Central City, Deer Valley, Desert View, Encanto, Estrella Deer Valley, Desert View, Encanto, Estrella, Laveen, Maryvale, North Gateway, North Mountain, Paradise Valley (not the same as Paradise Valley), South Mountain, and a fifteenth, as yet unnamed, town (created in 2004, and now tentatively called New Village).
This town is very sparsely populated and should not see much growth in the near future.
Phoenix can generally be divided into six areas:
Downtown|Downtown Phoenix|Downtown
West Phoenix
North/Northwest Phoenix
Southwest PhoenixSouth Phoenix
en:Ahwatukee
East Side (East Valley)
Demographics
Phoenix
Population change [ 19]
1890 3,152
1900 5,544
1910 11,314
1920 29,053
1930 48,118
1940 65,414
1950 106,818
1960 439,170
1970 581,562
1980 789,704
1990 983,403
2000 1,321,045
According to the 2000 Census, the population of the City of Phoenix was 1,321,045,**** with 465. 834 houses and 307,450 households. The population density was 2,782 persons per square mile (1,074 persons per square kilometer). *** There are 495,832 housing units with an average of 1,044 per square mile (403 per square kilometer).
Of the 465,834 houses, 35.7% were owned by the owner living with children under 18 years of age***, 46.9% were owned by married couples***, 12.9% of the houses were owned by women without husbands, and 34.0% were non-family dwellings.25.4% of the houses were occupied by multiple people, and 6.3% of the homes were occupied by persons 65 years of age or older living alone. The average number of people per house was 2.79 and the average household size was 3.39.
The age distribution of residents was 28.9% younger than 18, 10.9% 18 to 24, 33.2% 25 to 44, 18.8% 45 to 64, and 8.1% 65 or older. The average age was 31 years. The ratio of males to females was 103.5 to 100, and the ratio of males to females 18 years of age or older was 102.7 to 100.
The average annual income per household was $41,207, and the average annual income per family was $46,467. The average annual income for males was $32,820 and for females was $27,466. Per capita income was $19,833. 15.8% of the population and 11.5% of households had incomes below the poverty line. 21% of the population under 18 and 10.3% of the population over 65 lived below the poverty line.
In 2000, the racial makeup of Phoenix was 71.07% White, 5.10% African American, 2.02% Native American, 2.00% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, and 16.4% from other races. 3.28% were mixed with two or more races. 34.06% were Hispanic or Latino.
According to 2000 data, the faith composition of the Phoenix metro area was 45% Catholic, 13% Mormon (particularly concentrated in the Mesa area), and 5% Jewish. The other 37% are Christian (Protestant) or have no religious affiliation[20].
Arts and culture
▲Museums and attractions
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Arizona Veterans Stadium
Arizona Biltmore Hotel
Arizona Historical Society Museum
Arizona Opera
Arizona Science Center
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds
The Bead Museum - Glendale, Arizona
Burton Barr Central Library
Chase Tower, and former Bank One Center, Arizona's tallest building
Fleischer Museum
The Heard Museum
Hotel San Carlos
Mystery Castle
Phoenix Art Museum
The Chase Tower
The former Bank One Center, Arizona's tallest building. Museum
Phoenix Museum of History
Phoenix Zoo
Pueblo Grande Museum and Cultural Park <
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
St. Mary's Basilica
Symphony Hall for the Phoenix Symphony at the Phoenix Zoo
Phoenix Zoo
Pueblo Grande Museum and Cultural Park < Symphony Hall for the Phoenix Symphony at the Phoenix Civic Plaza
Tovrea Castle
Wrigley Mansion
Sports and Athletics
Phoenix has a number of professional sports clubs, including all four major American sports. that include clubs from all four major American sports leagues. The most well-known of these is the Phoenix Suns, created in 1968. In 1997, the Phoenix Mercury were one of the eight founding clubs of the WNBA, and both teams have their home stadiums at the US Airways Center. The Phoenix Flames began playing in March 2007 in the International Basketball Association.
The Arizona Cardinals moved to Phoenix from St. Louis, Missouri, in 1988 and are now a West Division entry in the National Football League's National Football League. The team has actually never played in Phoenix, playing at the University of Arizona's Sun Devil Stadium near Tempe until 2006; since then it has played at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. University of Phoenix Stadium will be the home stadium for Super Bowl XLII in 2008.
Phoenix is also home to a fence American soccer team, the Arizona Rattlers of the Fence American Football League. Their home field is the US Airways Center in downtown Phoenix.
The Phoenix Coyotes, who moved to Phoenix in 1996, play in the National Hockey League and have their home field at Jobing.com Arena, which is near University of Phoenix Stadium. Phoenix also has a field hockey team that plays in the minor leagues: the Phoenix Walking Cuckoos, with their home arena located at the US Airways Center. Phoenix is one of the few cities to have both minor and major league teams in the same program.
The Arizona Rattlers, who play Major League Baseball, competed as an expansion team in 1998, with their home field located at Chase Stadium. In 2001, the team defeated the New York Yankees 4-3 in the World Championship, thus becoming not only the first city in Phoenix to win a national championship, but also the youngest expansion team to win the All-National Championship.
In addition, due to the pleasant climate, nine Major League Baseball teams conduct spring training in the Phoenix metro area or near Tucson. These teams are sometimes collectively referred to as the "Cactus League".
Phoenix International Raceway is also one of the two main tracks in the National Federation of Stock Car Racing. Boat runs, truck runs and road races also take place at Firebird International Raceway. Spring auto racing takes place at Shortwood Speedway.
Phoenix was also the home of the bowl game until 2005, after which it moved to Tempe on the left. Similar games are played at several golf tournaments, such as the LPGA's Safeway International and The Tradition tournament. Phoenix was originally the site of the 2006 National Hockey League All-Star Game, but the game was forced to be canceled due to the 2006 Winter Olympics. Phoenix will host the 2009 National Hockey League All-Star Game.
The Phoenix Ahwatukee American Little League participated in the 2006 Little League World Championships as the representative of the U.S. West Region. Phoenix is also one of three cities eligible to host the annual PF Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon.
Parks and landscapes
Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park (State Park Boyce Thompson Arboretum)
Camelback Mountain
Castles N' Coasters amusement park (Castles N' Coasters amusement park)
Desert Botanical Garden
Encanto Park
Papago Park （Papago Park
Phoenix Mountains Park and Recreation Area
South Mountain Park, the largest city park at 16,500 acres.
Sunnyslope Mountain
[edit]Media
Phoenix's first newspaper was called the Salt River Valley Herald, which changed its name to the Phoenix Herald in 1880.
Today, Phoenix has two major daily newspapers, the Arizona **** and the Gazette (which circulates throughout the metro area) and the Eastside Tribune (which circulates primarily in the eastern part of the city). In addition, Phoenix has free daily and weekly newspapers distributed in surrounding towns, such as the Phoenix New Times and Arizona State University's In-State News and Campus Times. For nearly 40 years, paid weekly bachelor's strikes have also included information on a wide range of topics, from local political highlights to strip ads and escort services.
The Phoenix metro area is home to a number of local television stations and is the thirteenth-largest expected market area in the nation, with Phoenix's 1,725,000 households accounting for roughly 1.55% of the nation's [21]. Major television stations include KPNX 12 (NBC), KNXV 15 (ABC), KPHO 5 (CBS), KSAZ 10 (Fox Broadcasting Company), KUTP 45 (My Network TV), KASW 61 (The CW Broadcasting Network), and KAET 8 (Arizona State University's public **** broadcasting service). Other stations include KPAZ 21 (Trinity Broadcasting Network), KTVW 33 (Univision Television Network), KTAZ 39 (Telemundo), KDTP-CA 48 (Venus Broadcasting Network), and KPPX 51 (ion Television Network). KTVK 3 (3TV) and KAZT 27 are independently owned and operated television stations in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Broadcast services in the Phoenix area include programs such as music and interviews.
Many theatrical films have been filmed in Phoenix, including Waiting to Exhale, Song of the South, The Gauntlet, Psycho, Raising Arizona, Jerry Maguire, The Prophecy, Used Cars, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, and The Rise of the Guardians. & Ted's Excellent Adventure (as a stand-in for San Dimas, California), U Turn, Eight Legged Freaks, Private Lessons, Blue Collar Comedy Tour, Just One of the Guys. Terminal Velocity, Taxi, and The Banger Sisters.[21]
[edit]Government
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Arizona Capitol Building
Formerly the location of the Capitol offices, it is now a museum.
As the capital of Arizona, Phoenix houses the Arizona State Legislature. In 1913, the government adopted an appointed form of government. Phoenix's city council consists of a mayor and eight council members. The mayor is elected by electoral votes and serves a four-year term. The Phoenix City Council board of directors also serves a four-year term and is elected by the voters of the district it represents. The current mayor is Phil Gordon, who was elected in 2003. The mayor and council members have the same rights when voting on bills or policies.
Phoenix currently operates under a council-manager form of government, with a strong manager leading all city departments and carrying out city council resolutions.
[edit]Education
Phoenix's public education system consists of more than 30 school districts. The Phoenix Union High School District operates most of the public high schools in Phoenix. There are also some specialized schools, such as the North Pointe Preparatory School for Ballet.
Phoenix's main institution of higher education is Arizona State University (ASU), with its main campus in Tempe and branch campuses in Phoenix, Glendale, and Mesa. Arizona State University is one of the nation's largest public universities, with 57,543 students enrolled in 2004***.
Thunderbird - The Garvin School of International Management is a business school specializing in international trade and global management MBA education. Its international management program is ranked #1 in the United States.
Also emerging is Western Governors University (WGU), which has a business office in Phoenix. The school is an online for-profit university. Arizona Governor Napolitano is on the university's board of directors.
The University of Phoenix is also a Phoenix-based university. It is the nation's largest private, for-profit school with more than 130,000 students and campuses throughout the United States (including Puerto Rico), Canada, Mexico, and the Netherlands.
Grand Canyon University (en:Grand Canyon University) A mid-sized private religious university with about 3,500 students, primarily in Phoenix. Offers undergraduate through graduate programs in business, education, healthcare, arts and technology.
The University of Advancing Technology, also located in Phoenix, is a small professional school. The University of Advancing Technology does not have a campus, and the university rents housing from rental companies for its students. Collins College is also a private, for-profit university that trains people in technology and design, and its student housing is similar to that of the University of Advanced Technology. It is located in Tempe and has a branch campus in Phoenix.
Phoenix also has ten community colleges and two skills training centers that provide adult and vocational education.