It's a compact college town sprinkled with small hotels, lively nightlife and an excellent point of departure for one of the most beautiful, and famous, areas for hiking in the country: the Grand Canyon.
I was among 100 college presidents, all members of the LEAP Presidents Trustt, who developed the compact in concert with employers who are advisers to this initiative.
We favor Hillary Clinton's New College Compact, which translates the value of affordable college to a sustainable plan that allows students to attend a four-year public college without taking out loans for tuition or to attend a community college tuition-free, encourages states to invest in higher education, and reduces interest rates for people with student loans.
Clinton's college affordability plan, dubbed the "New College Compact," doesn't promise an end to student debt across the board like her Democratic opponent Martin O'Malley has proposed, or impose Bernie Sanders Walll Staxetopillaging "Robin Hood tax" to make college tuition free.
Meanwhile, her New College Compact promises lower tuition rates, which means people like Jelani can continue to succeed from foster care onto college.
The Clinton campaign first unveiled an extensive "new college compact" a year ago with the intention of improving affordability and allowing students to earn degrees without taking on loans.
The so-called college compact also includes about $175bn in grants that would go to states that ensure students can afford to attend four-year public universities and colleges without taking out loans.
The Clinton campaign's College Compact already includes $10 billion in federal funding for "promising new programs," including accelerated learning.
The plan New College Compact claims students will not be held back by overpriced tuition and fees.
"The Affordable College Compact" calls for state and federal partnership in higher education with the goals of substantially increasing public investment in higher education and reducing student debt.
