OUAZ Residential - Surprise

Ottawa University first started offering degree programs in Arizona in 1977 at a campus located in Phoenix dedicated to adult learners. Since that time, multiple campuses have provided evening and online courses throughout the Valley of the Sun. Ottawa University partnered with Rio Salado Community College in 2009 to offer courses at its Communiversity building in Surprise, Arizona. The facility was transitioned solely to Ottawa University in 2017 for the opening of a second residential campus. In 2022, the Surprise campus began to offer evening and online courses serving adult learners throughout the West Valley.

The residential campus in Surprise, Arizona is designed to be an innovative learning model. This campus is a destination location with students coming to study from all around the world.

The residential campus is situated on the Surprise recreational campus, which includes Surprise Stadium (where the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers host spring training), and world-class tennis courts at the Tennis and Racquet Complex. The University has a strong partnership with the City of Surprise, which has created a variety of shared facilities and services with the community, employees and students.

We focus on broad learning and skills development. Academic programs focus on expanding career options by helping students learn how to think, write, speak, reason, compute, analyze, and solve problems. The professional and liberal arts programs at Ottawa University are deepened through the offerings of the personal growth days (PGD) that are scheduled each Wednesday. Ottawa University graduates have proven to be quite successful in many fields and have held such positions as Federal Reserve Board, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, business ownership, and are inventors, government leaders, medical researchers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, and ministers. A degree from Ottawa University prepares students to embark on challenges that lie before them and to prepare for a life of significance. The University offers majors that lead to baccalaureate and graduate degrees.

Students build professional relationships with professors and classmates in a supportive atmosphere. OUAZ is a participatory campus that boasts a number of student organizations and club teams on campus, as well as more than 27 varsity teams in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA).