Founded in 1885 as the Territorial Normal School at Tempe, the school underwent a series of changes in name and curriculum, and in 1945 it came under control of the Arizona Board of Regents and was renamed Arizona State College.
The school was founded in 1885 as the Territorial Normal School at Tempe. The school underwent a series of changes in name and curriculum. It came under control of the Arizona Board of Regents. This was in 1945. It was renamed Arizona State College. This was in 1945.