ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City Board of Regents, along with the presidents of each public Arizona university, were tasked with coming up with models of offering baccalaureate degrees to help prepare students for real world careers. In order for the idea to work, the city in which the college would be located would have to raise the funds for a physical location of the campus. Several locations throughout Arizona were highlighted, but the one city that pushed for the campus was Lake Havasu City, AZ. With support from generous Lake Havasu citizens, business owners, city officials, and non-profit organizations, $2 million was raised in an
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