PMP Training in Phoenix, AZ

Why Should I learn in Phoenix AZ?

Located in the heart of the US, Phoenix is the fastest growing and dynamic metropolitan city in the country. Phoenix has the fifth largest surface area in the entire United States and homes more than 4 million people. With its rapid speed of development, the city will become the fourth largest city in the country. Well connected with the cities like Surprise, Glendale, Scottsdale, Mesa and Goodyear, Phoenix shares good proximity with cities like Yuma, Tucson, and Flagstaff.

One of the busiest and fastest growing trade corridors, i.e., the Phoenix-Casa-Grande-Tucson-corridor is the fundamental reason behind the fast growth of the city. The city is located on the Southwestern corner of Arizona and shares its border with some of the most prominent states of the USA including California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.  The capital city of the State of Arizona, Phoenix has to be significant trade hub as the town shares a border with Mexico.

Job Opportunities in Phoenix AZ

With such rapid growth in every dimension of the city, Phoenix has always been the employment hub of the state of Arizona. After March 2017, the more than 12,200 jobs were added to the state and majority of the job opportunities were created in there, with more than 5900 posts were inserted into the different field in both public and private sector. These fields included Information and Technology, Education, health services, construction, and financial activities.

• Technology Sector

With expansion in the tech sector after 2017, the city has created plenty of Tech jobs for its residents. As the giants like Intel in past years has produced some job in the town and tripled the cities employee base with a competitive salary.  

• Government Sector

The city’s government sector has always played an important role in offering job opportunities to a wide variety of people. The State of Arizona and city of Phoenix is the major employer with more than 50,000 jobs in 34 departments in the town and aims at offering a career filled with advancement and growth. 

• Financial sector

The city also homes some of the biggest financial companies such as JP Morgan and Well Fargo, which have created some job opportunities in the past years and employed more than 25,000 employees in the city.

• Educational sector

One of the major employers in the educational area is Arizona State University which homes more than 73000 students and employees 11,185 personals.  

Popular Companies in Phoenix AZ

The city offers its residents with a diverse list of top companies from both private and public. The list employer is comprehensive and ranges in different fields such as education, technology, healthcare, government, and military. In 2010 World’s 50 Most Admired Companies list was published by the prominent Fortune magazine and it includes three companies from Phoenix that included Wal-Mart, Wells Fargo, and JPMorgan Chase. Here is the list of top companies in the City of Phoenix.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

This American retail giant employs more than 30,000 people in the state of Arizona and majority of them work in Phoenix region in the different retail outlets.

Banner Health

This non-profit organization comprises hospitals, bariatric center, imaging centers and several output clinics on more than eight locations in the state of Arizona. It is one of the major employers in Phoenix with 25,000 plus employees.

State of Arizona

Phoenix’s government office and intuitions employ the highest number of employees with a vast amount that crosses 49,000 marks.

Wells Fargo

The prominent bank chain in the USA, Wells Fargo has different operation units, such as bank branches, support center, and business banking offices, in the city with more than 14,000 employees.  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

The New York financial giant has different office deals with fiancé and consultation and employees 11000 personnel in the region.

Intel Corp.

The city homes two manufacturing and research units in the suburb of Chandler with a new group under construction. The world largest semiconductor company employees more 10000 people in the city.  

Education in Phoenix AZ

33 schools in the district provide training in Phoenix. Above 215 schools are present in 21 elementary districts, and these schools are combined with four different high schools. There are 32 high schools which provide education in Phoenix. Three high school districts of Glendale Union, Tempe Union, and Tolleson Union serve Phoenix. More than 27,000 students study in The Phoenix Union High School which is spread over an area of 220 square miles. This is one of the largest school districts in the nation. It has 16 schools and approximately 3000 employees.

Arizona State University (ASU) is the central institution which provides higher education in the area. Its main campus is located at Tempe. ASU has three campuses in northwest Phoenix, downtown Phoenix, Mesa, and Glendale. It is one of the largest public universities in the USA. There are approximately 72254 students enrolled in this university.

The University Of Arizona College Of Medicine is situated near ASU’s downtown Phoenix campus. The Phoenix Biomedical Campus for Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff.

The Maricopa County Community College District is inclusive of ten community colleges and two skill centers across Maricopa County. It provides adult education and training for the job too. Phoenix College, which is a part of the district was established in 1920 and is one of the oldest community colleges in Arizona. It is also one of the oldest colleges in the nation.

Lifestyle in Phoenix AZ

Considered as one of the most populous cities in the country, Phoenix has always been a tourist hot spot and can entertain the visitors with world-class places to entertain themselves. With Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix Art Museum and most beautiful golf courses are few of the city attraction to go

Studying or working in Phoenix is very hassle-free as compared to other cities in the US as there are no issues related to the time-consuming commute. With extensive freeway system, highly bike-friendly and Valley Metro Commuter bus fleet helps in surviving the rush hours.

Though the city is growing at a rapid rate but not on the cost of the environment as the City of Phoenix, have many initiatives to save the environment quality inside and outside the city.  With its energy conservation program, which is in its third decade of operation, the city authorities have installed sources of renewable energy in different public and private places.