Northern Arizona University - East Valley

Northern Arizona University - East Valley International Student Insurance

NAU East Valley is a campus of Northern Arizona University located in Mesa, Arizona. Like many of its branch locations, the East Valley campus is intended to provide the educational experience and resources of a major university in a smaller, local setting. Students graduate with the same degree as is conferred on the main campus. One of its campus amenities is the East Valley Computer Lab. The East Valley campus also participates in the 2NAU Pathway Program, which allows students to begin college coursework at a community college and then transfer into NAU or one of its statewide locations.

Academic Offerings

The East Valley campus focuses on education. Its degree offerings include five master’s degrees (in various specialties of educational leadership and elementary education), a doctoral degree in educational leadership, and two certificate programs for principals and superintendents. 

About Northern Arizona University

The main campus of Northern Arizona University (NAU), located in Flagstaff, Arizona, was established in 1899. It opened as the Northern Arizona Normal School, a teacher training institution, and its first graduating class consisted of four women. The school gained the right to grant bachelor’s degrees (in education) in 1925. Enrollment increased during the Great Depression but plummeted during WWII. During the post-war boom, the school expanded its education offerings beyond education into the arts and sciences. The school became Arizona State College at Flagstaff in 1945 and, by 1966, it had gained university status and adopted its present name. Its colors are blue and gold, and its athletic nickname is the lumberjacks.