ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City ASU@Lake Havasu City (ASU Havasu) is a small, low-cost extension of the Arizona State University system offering high-demand, undergraduate degrees. The campus opened in Lake Havasu City, Arizona in the Fall of 2012 and focuses on an experiential, student-centered approach to learning. The education and experience a student receives at ASU Havasu is akin to that of a private liberal arts college, with the name and resources of a large, state school. The "ASU Colleges" model was formulated in 2009 as an initiative to offer high quality, undergraduate degrees at lower costs. The Arizona
ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City to the work a graduate student completes in a master's program. Alongside a faculty advisor, the student will tackle an issue of his or her choice and conduct field analysis on the topic. They will then analyze the data, develop a research paper and presentation, and propose the findings in an open forum at the end of their last semester. In March 2015, ASU purchased the motel that sat on the Northwest corner of the lot where ASU Havasu is situated. As phase 1 of the project, the 20 outer rooms were gutted and renovated. For the first time since