Tucson, AZ Campus

Career-focused healthcare education designed for hands-on learning and real-world readiness.

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    Campus Overview

    At Unitek College’s Tucson campus, students learn in a supportive, career-focused environment dedicated exclusively to healthcare education. Modern classrooms, simulation labs, and purpose-built skills labs reflect real clinical settings, allowing students to develop practical skills and confidence through hands-on learning. Experienced faculty bring firsthand industry insight into the classroom, while dedicated academic, student, and career services teams provide support from enrollment through graduation and beyond.
    Designed to support success in the BSN program, the Tucson campus offers a welcoming, collaborative environment where students can build the skills and professional readiness essential to patient care. Dedicated computer labs and a campus library provide spaces for studying, while student common areas offer opportunities to connect with classmates and recharge between courses. Spanning more than 24,000 square feet across two floors, the campus features equipped laboratories built to simulate real clinical settings, where students train with modern medical technologies commonly used in healthcare environments. Beyond labs and classrooms, the campus provides student-focused amenities including a lounge, café, computer labs, study areas, and multiple learning resource stations, creating spaces to study, collaborate, and recharge.
    With ample parking and convenient access, the campus serves students from Tucson and surrounding communities, including Oro Valley, Marana, Sahuarita, Green Valley, and Vail. Located near healthcare facilities throughout Southern Arizona, the campus helps students prepare for meaningful careers in a region with growing healthcare needs.
    300 S Craycroft Rd #100 Tucson, AZ 85711

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    Hands-on training that mirrors real practice
    Students develop confidence through immersive training in simulation labs that reflect real healthcare environments. Using industry-standard equipment, task trainers, and high- and mid-fidelity manikins, they practice essential clinical skills while strengthening critical thinking and communication under faculty guidance. This hands-on approach ensures students receive real-time feedback and feel prepared before transitioning into externships, clinical rotations, and professional practice.
    Student Learning and Collaboration Spaces
    Beyond clinical training areas, the Tucson campus provides supportive academic spaces, including a Learning Resource Center, collaboration rooms for group study, and a student lounge. These areas promote focused learning, peer engagement, and academic support throughout your program.
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    Student Learning and Collaboration Spaces
    Beyond clinical training areas, the Tucson campus provides supportive academic spaces, including a Learning Resource Center, collaboration rooms for group study, and a student lounge. These areas promote focused learning, peer engagement, and academic support throughout your program.

    Built-in student and career support

    From academic tutoring and coaching to résumé development and employer networking opportunities, Unitek College in Tucson offers support services designed to help students succeed in school and beyond. Our Student Services and Career Services teams work closely with students from orientation through graduation and into their professional journeys, providing personalized guidance, interview preparation, job placement assistance, and continued alumni career support.

    Tucson Campus Location

    The Tucson campus is located in the Williams Centre at 300 S. Craycroft Road, in a central, easily accessible area of Tucson. Positioned near major roadways, the campus is well positioned for students commuting from across the city and nearby communities, with convenient access from residential neighborhoods, business districts, and industrial areas throughout the city.

    Its central location places students within close reach of key employment hubs, healthcare facilities, and everyday amenities, with restaurants, shops, dining, and services just minutes away, making it easy to balance school with daily life. Just minutes from Downtown Tucson, the campus places you close to the city’s vibrant mix of restaurants, entertainment venues, and cultural attractions that reflect the region’s relaxed Southwestern lifestyle. When you’re not in class, you can explore nearby districts on foot or take advantage of the Sun Link Tucson Streetcar, which connects all six downtown districts and makes getting around the city simple and convenient.

    The campus is located just minutes from local destinations like the Downtown Corporate Center, the Tucson Botanical Gardens, Reid Park Zoo, Trail Dust Town, the Tucson Desert Art Museum, and scenic hiking paths, or you can enjoy the natural beauty of Sabino Canyon and the Catalina Mountains.

    Beyond campus, Tucson is a vibrant Southwestern city known for its strong sense of community, rich cultural traditions, and connection to the Sonoran Desert. With mountain views, abundant sunshine, outdoor recreation, and a thriving and growing healthcare landscape, Tucson offers an energizing environment for students preparing to build purposeful careers in healthcare. Whether you’re drawn to the city’s vibrant downtown or its peaceful desert trails, Tucson offers a welcoming balance of opportunity, community, and connection.

    Tucson

    300 S Craycroft Rd #100
    Tucson, AZ 85711

    (888) 913-7207

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    Accreditation

    The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Ste. 510E, Bethesda, M.D. 20814. ACOTE’s telephone number, C/O AOTA, is 301-652-AOTA and its web address is www.acoteonline.org.

    Graduates of the program will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapy assistant, administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT®). After successful completion of this exam, the graduate will be a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA). In addition, all states require licensure to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT certification examination. A felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.

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    The Unitek College Advantage

    Career-focused programs designed to help you step confidently into today’s healthcare workforce.

    At Unitek College’s Tucson campus, education is shaped by the real needs of today’s healthcare system. As a respected healthcare and nursing college in Arizona, Unitek College offers career-driven programs that combine convenience with hands-on learning and practical experience, including skills labs, simulation training, VR learning, and externships. Led by experienced faculty and supported by dedicated career services, students graduate with relevant, in-demand skills and the confidence to pursue opportunities in a growing healthcare field. Whether you’re beginning your educational journey or transitioning into a new career, Unitek College provides focused pathways that help you move forward prepared, supported, and ready to succeed.

    Teaching healthcare students motivated me to pursue a Master's in Healthcare Administration. It provided me with deeper insight into healthcare administration, enhancing the educational experience I can provide to my students.

    Gena T. Master’s in Healthcare Administration Graduate

    *These placement rates are based on program-specific and campus-specific data reported to our institutional accreditor(s) in 2024. While the figures shown here are not separately reported to our accreditor, they are derived from those outcomes. For full details by program and campus, please visit our Disclosures page.