Lake Havasu City, Arizona 2008 nationwide survey, Forbes magazine ranked Lake Havasu City "The Least Educated City in America", using information from statistics on the Lake Havasu - Kingman Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Mohave County Arizona coming up last in the number of college graduates living in the city. A campus of Mohave Community College is located in Lake Havasu City. MCC also is home of one of the Northern Arizona University extended campuses. Arizona State University opened a new lower-tuition 4-year college campus, the ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City, in August 2012. The City operates under a council-manager form of government.
ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City from. The bachelor's degrees are as follows: Applied Computing (B.S.), Biology (B.S.), Biology (Environmental Science)(B.S.), Business (Business Administration)(B.A.), Business (Communication)(B.A.), (Communication)(B.A. and B.S.), Environmental Science (B.A. and B.S.), General Studies (B.A.), Health Education and Health Promotion (B.S.), Kinesiology (B.S.), Organizational Leadership (B.A.), Political Science (B.A.), Psychology (B.A. and B.S.), and Sociology (B.A.). The exploratory programs are as follows: Exploratory Health and Life Sciences, Exploratory Humanities, Fine Arts and Design, and Exploratory Social and Behavioral Sciences. The base tuition and fees for the 2016-2017 academic year is $9,954 for non-residents and $6,536 for AZ residents. The lower tuition makes ASU Havasu