There are three state schools and one affiliated institution in the city of Phoenix. These schools are the Arizona State University, the University of Arizona College of Medicine and Phoenix College. Phoenix College is a community college that is part of the Maricopa Community Colleges network. Arizona State University has four campuses in the Phoenix area and is the largest public institute of higher learning in the United States as of 2011. Phoenix Biomedical Campus is a medical research and treatment facility used by high schools, colleges and universities in the area for medical education, training and research.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine is a four-year medical graduate school with academic departments focusing on organs and organ systems, public policy and health, biomedical informatics, behavioral sciences and ethics and humanities. Degree and certificate programs available at Phoenix College include accounting, administration of justice, advanced emergency medical technology for paramedics, banking and finance, computer graphic design, firefighter operations and food service administration. Arizona State University has colleges of arts and sciences, business, design and the arts, education, engineering, journalism, law, nursing and health, sustainability, and technology and innovation, among other things. Each of these colleges houses a number of departments.
Arizona State University is home to the Sun Devils athletics program. This program incorporates Division I hockey, baseball, basketball and football teams. The school also has swimming, tennis, volleyball and soccer programs for women and wrestling, golf and track and field programs for men. Phoenix College hosts interior design, Latin American, business, dental assistants, Christian fellowship, international, Native American, Latin dance and pre-law student clubs. The Office of Student Affairs at the University of Arizona College of Medicine provides extracurricular career advancement, student government and community outreach activities for students.
Phoenix College fees for the 2009-10 academic year ran $71 per credit hour for residents of Maricopa County. Varying rates applied to out-of-county students, based on the number and location of courses. Grants and scholarships are available through the Phoenix College Cashier's Office. Arizona State University asserts that it awards more than $500 million in financial aid annually through scholarships, grants, federal work-study programs and loans, including NCAA scholarships for athletics. Tuition and fees for Arizona residents attending ASU is $8,132 for the 2010-11 academic year. University of Arizona Medical School students are eligible for school, state and federal financial aid. The estimated total cost for a first-year, non-commuter student entering the school in 2014 is $47,423 for Arizona residents and $64,957 for nonresidents.