University of Phoenix, which has had a physical campus in South Natomas since at least the early 1990s, is phasing out the local campus over the next two years, reflecting its students’ preference for online courses.
The University of Phoenix, Sacramento Valley Campus, will close in 2024, and no longer have its presence at 2860 Gateway Oaks Drive.
“We are listening to our students,” said Andrea Smiley, spokeswoman for the Phoenix-based university.
The local campus was mostly closed for two years due to the pandemic, and it only this month began in-person instruction again, but about 97% of existing students prefer online courses, she said.
The school will be closing 20 campuses in California, Hawaii, Texas and Nevada as it “teaches out” any students who originally signed on for in-person classrooms, she said. It will retain its physical campus in Phoenix after 2025, but that will be the only one.
