UVU Acquires 38 Acres In Payson For South County Campus

PAYSON, Utah - Utah Valley University on Tuesday announced it has acquired 38.7 acres of land in Payson for a future south county campus. The site is located on the northeast side of the I-15 Payson Main Street interchange, northeast of the Payson power plant adjoining south Bamberger Road. "It is no secret that the south end of Utah County is growing," said UVU President Astrid Tuminez. "The acquisition of the Payson land demonstrates UVU's ongoing commitment to providing exceptional education in affordable and innovative ways in our service area. The campus will incentivize sustainable development, facilitate business and government partnerships, and serve our Utah citizens." The university will work with local business and community leaders to establish the best educational programming to serve the residents of south Utah County, according to a statement from UVU. The campus will be located near a future FrontRunner station, and it will also benefit from the Utah Department of Transportation's planned freeway interchange on the north end of the city. The construction timeline has not yet been determined. "I am extremely excited that UVU is building a campus in Payson," said Payson Mayor Bill Wright. "I attended UVU's forerunner trade tech, where I studied aircraft instrument repair, welding, and computer science, and later received my emergency medical technician designation there. I have watched it grow from a small technical school to a first-rate college and eventually to a full-scale university." "UVU has a stellar reputation," he added, "and we welcome it with open arms in Payson."

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