Enrollment at ASU's West Valley campus increased by 15% over past 2 years

Enrollment at Arizona State University’s West Valley campus has increased 15% over the past two years.

Todd Sandrin, vice provost and dean of ASU's New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, attributed the growth to an initiative that includes new buildings and schools.

“There’s a buzz on the campus. … New construction, new schools, more students than ever. The new residence hall is a fantastic residence hall. The academic building has really state-of-the-art classrooms and space,” he said.

Through the West Valley Forward initiative, the campus has developed a new academic and office building and a new residence hall, which currently houses more than 500 students.

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The campus — in northwest Phoenix, near the Glendale border — also has new schools in business, forensics and engineering.

Sandrin says the engineering school provides a connection between ASU and the West Valley Taiwanese community, as the TSMC semiconductor plant is nearby.

“[The initiative has] aligned the resources of ASU particularly here in the West Valley with the needs of the West Valley. And so that meant launching the campus in a way, relaunching if you will, the campus in a way in which we brought three new schools,” he said.

Sandrin says students are enjoying the new facilities.

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