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3.2 (42 reviews)
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Aimee B.

A Community College that cares. GateWay is a College of Wellness and has the ONLY Beauty and Wellness programs in a District of 10 Maricopa Colleges. GateWay has Cosmetology, Aesthetics, Massage and Nail Technology courses designed to simulate real salon and spa experiences. All services are performed by students under the supervision of licensed Instructors. The prices are extremely reasonable. $8 haircuts, $25 spa facial packages, $10 per hour massages and manicures under $10 and the list can go on and on. You can't go wrong!!Book an appointment at one of the amazing locations and enjoy a service to support the students :)

Although the sign clearly states permit required, there are no permits at this campus, so don't waste time, just park and head in.
Alley R.

I would give this campus negative stars if I could. I am in amazement at how rude the staff, unrealistic the expectations are and how completely unorganized the health Science Center is. This review is for the nursing program. Here are the steps I took to learn about the program offered at Gateway: 1. Read about the program and choices online (no information was really given). 2. Called and called and called and called and called to get information. Turns out they can't give any information out over the phone. EVERYONE must attend an orientation on either Monday at 5pm or Thursday at 11:30 am. 3. No, no, no, there is nothing anyone can do and no questions answered until you attend this event. 4. Transcripts are KING. The school must have ALL your official Transcripts from every school every attended, yes even high school sent to them after you attend the orientation before you can talk to anyone about what you may be eligible for. 5. I asked if I needed anything for the orientation and was told no, just show up. Thursday 11:16am 1. Alley and I cruise into the parking lot ready to learn what is needed and what is offered at this program my current coworkers recommend the high school students look into pending graduation. 2. There is NO and I mean NO place to park. In addition the signs above the lot clearly state "Student Parking 4 Permit Required " I feel like an idiot because even though I have a graduate degree from UCLA I can't locate the permit machine, staff or temporary parking. 3. 11:27 I still can't find parking or the machine so I call and call and call. Finally someone answered, I was told go ahead and park in student parking. If I had a permit great and if I didn't it was OK too. 4. I parked, walked 2 lots over and into the Health Science Building. Upon arrival, I was told, I was 14 minutes late, didn't ask the proper questions when I called, I needed my student ID number and I should sit down and wait to seen if I would be allowed into the orientation late. Are you kidding me?? Even Alley was shocked! I should have known permit required meant no permit needed (the signs are old they said) and that I needed to be a student, already to attend an informational orientation about a program offered and of course ALL my transcripts even though I had already provided them to a sister school. Word of advice: At UCLA & UCSB the signs saying permit required mean exactly that, permit required or a ticket/ tow will follow. I guess the assumption is students applying to Gateway shouldn't follow written direction, don't know how to ask proper questions and have an unlimited amount of funds.

Amy W.

My instructor was Michael Tapscott. He was the instructor for the Massage Therapy program at the Deer Valley campus. I absolutely loved everything about the program and the instructor. We learned a ton about anatomy, physiology, massage and so much more. He is extremely kind and sees the good in everyone! You will learn things in this course that you won't learn anywhere else! I strongly recommend the program and Michael Tapscott as an instructor.

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My daughter is wrapping up her freshman year as a pre-nursing student at ASU's downtown Phoenix…read morecampus. In summary, ASU has been awesome! She chose ASU over other universities because of (1) "direct admission" into ASU's nursing program; (2) admission to ASU's Barrett Honors College, reportedly the gold standard of honors colleges; (3) great merit-based scholarships that ASU automatically offered to her; (4) a great reputation in the world of nursing, with clinical opportunities at Mayo's Phoenix hospital and Phoenix Children's Hospital. As a Barrett student, my daughter lives on the 14th floor ("penthouse") of Gordon Commons in a good-sized two-person room with a private bathroom. (Her boyfriend is in the Best dorm on the Tempe campus. It's not nearly as nice.) She likes the dorm food and the ability to use dorm food credits at nearby eateries, e.g., Chick-Fil-A. She sometimes takes the shuttle to the Tempe campus and pays extra to eat at the Barrett dorm there. Reportedly, the Barrett food is epic. For her pre-nursing classes, she has found she is more college-ready than her classmates. On team projects, she often must correct classmates' mistakes. She enjoys her Barrett class, where she finds a higher caliber of student and an engaging professor. She's now beginning some of her special research obligations as a Barrett student. As a "direct admit" nursing student, my daughter must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher each semester. Last semester, she got a 4.0 with several "A+" grades. This semester is also going well, but she is taking a challenging anatomy class along with pre-med and other pre-health professions students. Apparently, it is a weed-out class. She is on the border between an A and B; all her friends are in the D-range. Fun fact: the students are already working with cadavers. A random fact: ASU will open its brand new medical school in 2026. As is the case everywhere, a lot of students prefer partying to studying, but the downtown Phoenix students tend to be more serious and have fewer distractions. Some students prefer the quieter downtown atmosphere; others prefer the busier Tempe campus. Next year, my daughter will be living in her sorority house in Tempe and taking the shuttle to downtown for half of her classes. It's a 20-minute ride. ASU does remarkable outreach to parents and enthusiastically encourages family involvement in many aspects of the university. (By contrast, our other daughter attends a University of California school, which does NO family outreach.) So, I have volunteered for several roles, e.g., ASU Family Ambassador. The ASU website offers family access and tons of information and resources. This feature is being upgraded as I write this. Also, several Facebook groups offer a plethora of helpful information and support. My favorite is ASU Moms. Typical situation: a student has a medical emergency; parents can't immediately fly to Phoenix; a local mom helps out as if it were her own kid. At the outset of the college application process, ASU was not on our radar. However, it did spectacular marketing and really grabbed our attention. Plus, its rolling admissions gave our daughters the comfort of knowing they had at least one solid option. Whereas many universities are inexplicably turning down incredible applicants who show strong promise of future success (including our daughters), ASU seems eager to recruit and reward all these über-qualified, frustrated, overlooked kids. I think this is a great strategy: I believe ASU will ultimately make the University of California schools seem exceedingly average. No university is perfect, but overall, I heartily recommend ASU.

When someone thinks of Arizona State University, they often think of the Tempe Campus and a large…read moreschool experience. What they may not realize is that while that experience is great for many people, yet others may be looking for a different experience. The ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus is smaller than the Tempe Campus yet it's a community where every student has the potential to feel connected with resources and it is still large enough (as ASU's second largest campus) that there is always something happening. It's growing as a campus and has transformed quickly from a commuter campus (when it first opened) to a residential campus with nearly 2,000 bed spaces in two residence halls. Opened for classes in 2006, the ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus has hit many milestones over the last several years. For instance, in April 2023, the Taylor Place residence hall was renamed Gordon Commons in honor of former Mayor Phil Gordon. This campus meshes well with the Downtown Phoenix area as they share streets, parks, and nearby restaurants and stores. In fact, ASU is actively involved in monthly stakeholder meetings with the Downtown Phoenix Inc. (DPI). It helps Downtown stakeholders in knowing what's going on at ASU while it helps ASU to know what's going on around the Downtown Phoenix area. For instance, ASU students and staff enjoy participating in First Fridays while DPI is involved in ASU Welcome Week events. As the campus continues to grow and become more engrained in the Downtown Phoenix culture every year, the number of buildings on campus continue to increase. In addition to academic buildings such as those of Cronkite, Thunderbird, and the Beus Center for Law and Society, there are student services available in University Center and Student Center at the Post Office. There are also classrooms within the Mercado Center and Arizona Center and even the Fusion on First residence hall and 850 PBC. Within Gordon Commons (another residence hall) is a Starbucks, Chick-fil-a, other restaurants, a Multicultural Communities of Excellence space, a dining hall, and marketplace. There is also some interesting art on campus such as the "Her Secret is Patience" sculpture above the Civic Space Park. There is also a beautiful Sun Devil Fitness Center with a roof-top pool. Needless to say, there is something for everyone on the ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus. At the Downtown Phoenix Campus, every student can drive their own experience as they engage in the events and resources on-campus while attending classes, getting an on-campus job, landing an internship or full-time job, joining clubs and organizations, attending many free events and activities, and so much more. The Dean of Students Office (in the Post Office) and the many student services offices at ASU Downtown Phoenix are always there for students, and it's easy to find your way towards graduation and your future when taking advantage of these resources. I look forward to seeing what comes next on such an engaging campus such as the ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus in the coming years!

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