February 26, 2025 (Goodyear, AZ) - Avila University Arizona (AUA) location has officially launched in Goodyear, Arizona providing the opportunity for students to receive graduate level degrees business and technology management.
Avila University Arizona (AUA) is an additional location of Avila University, approved and authorized by the Higher Learning Commission and the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education. Located in vibrant Goodyear, Arizona, AUA is uniquely positioned to offer high-quality education and promising career pathways through a range of programs. Strategically located just 20 minutes from downtown Phoenix, Goodyear is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. With its mix of suburban comfort and urban opportunity, Goodyear provides an ideal setting for students to thrive academically and professionally, offering a unique blend of high-quality education and promising career pathways to students across the globe.
A Tradition of Excellence, now in Goodyear, Arizona.
Founded in 1916, Avila University has a rich history grounded in the values of inclusivity, service, and academic rigor. Avila’s long-standing reputation is rooted in the founding principles of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and today is still committed to its passion for excellence in teaching and learning, service to the dear neighbor, the development of the whole person, and diversity and its expression. These same principles are guiding factors in the additional campus development.
With the additional Arizona location, AUA is committed to furthering the mission of Avila by delivering a transformative educational experience for students from around the globe. The institution will offer master’s programs in high-demand areas, including the following:
- MBA in Project Management
- MBA in Healthcare Administration
- MSc in Technology Management with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence
- MSc in Technology Management with a concentration in Business Analytics
- MSc in Technology Management with a concentration in Data Science
These first initial programs will launch in August 2025 with more programs to come as the campus grows.
“We are thrilled at this latest campus development,” Jim Burkee, Ph.D, president of Avila University, stated. “As we bring on an additional campus location, we are honored to be able to provide more opportunities for students across the globe to study in our programs. Offering these experiences to international students is another way we honor the legacy of our founding sisters focused around diversity and its expression and excellence in teaching and learning. In fact, it’s another way we are providing Education Without Limits.”
For more information about these programs, visit the AUA program pages.
About Avila University
Avila University, located in Kansas City, Mo., and serving students from across the world, believes in offering access to Education Without Limits and inviting students to define what that means to them personally as individuals and collectively across campus. Founded in 1916 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Avila has been focused on the development of the whole person for more than a century, providing a liberal arts education rooted in values of service, diversity, excellence in teaching and learning. In 2023, Avila celebrated a historic milestone, welcoming its largest-ever incoming class and has seen rapid growth in the years that followed. The rapid growth is the most recent testament to the school’s focus on making degrees accessible through robust scholarship programs and financial aid. Thanks to decades of strategic planning and tireless teamwork by faculty and staff, Avila is now the educational home to students from 26 countries, studying an expanded curriculum that offers more than 60 majors. That’s the power of Education Without Limits.
