COMMUNITY PROFILES

Efficient and extensive, the Valley’s vast transportation network includes high-speed freeways that traverse every quadrant and loop the metropolis. Fixed-route buses, park and ride lots, ride sharing and vanpool assistance, special lanes for high-occupancy vehicles, and dial-a-ride services are already in place.

The public school district offers a complete range of educational services, complemented by a selection of private schools, both independent and parochial. Traditional and special programs offer students ample space to learn, grow and meet their unfolding academic and social challenges in a safe, supportive atmosphere. The high school curriculum is geared toward college preparation, vocational training, and grooming today’s students to assume vital, productive roles as young leaders in a competitive marketplace.

Arizona State University stands as the undisputed leader in higher education, serving more than 60,000 students on four valley wide campuses. Maricopa County manages a network of respected community colleges that include the highly respected Scottsdale Community College. These offer affordable vocational and college-track programs for residents of all ages.

Newcomers can look forward to state-of-the-art healthcare service throughout the metropolitan area, encompassing such world-renowned innovators as the Mayo Clinic. Banner Health serves as one of the Valley’s largest employers and one of the largest, nonprofit healthcare systems in the entire nation. Scottsdale Health, the John C. Lincoln Health network, and IASIS Healthcare represent other major systems that efficiently manage the areas hospitals and specialty care centers. Support facilities meet every need, from family practice and emergency walk-in care centers to same-day surgery, rehabilitation therapies, and sports medicine. Area hospitals are active in the community, providing health screenings, classes, immunization clinics, and public education programs.