Tucson, Arizona Nursing Schools and Colleges
Degree Programs: Administration, Registered Nurse, Case Manager, Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric...
Surrounding Areas: Pueblo Gardens, Amphitheater, Valley View, Catalina, Catalina Foothills, Oro Valley, Wilmot, Three Points...
Surrounding ZIP Codes: 85701, 85710, 85718, 85724, 85735, 85748, 85777, 85704, 85739...
Tucson is a the county seat of Pima County, Arizona. A July 1, 2004 Census estimate put the city's population at 521,605, and the metropolitan population at 931,210. The population of metropolitan Tucson is expected to exceed 1 million by 2010. It is the largest city in southern Arizona, and the second largest in the state after Phoenix. Major incorporated suburbs of Tucson include Oro Valley and Marana northwest of the city, and South Tucson and Sahuarita south of the city. Tucson means "Black Base," a reference to the mostly volcanic mountains on the west side of the city. The most notable of these foothills is Sentinel Peak, better known as "A Mountain" because it sports a large letter A in honor of the University of Arizona. Tucson is sometimes referred to as "The Old Pueblo." Tucson offers a unique and challenging overall environment in which to enter the nursing field. Specialties in the area are largely administrative in nature, but there are very few restrictions on availability among choice nursing careers.
