Central Tucson Campus

The OLLI-UA Central Tucson Campus

offers over 200 classes across 36 weeks of instruction annually. Classes are offered here during Monsoon, Fall, Spring, and Summer sessions.

The campus is located at 4485 N. 1st Ave Tucson, AZ 85719 (at the NW corner of 1st Avenue and Wetmore Road).

The campus offers:

• A dedicated 5,000+ square foot facility.
• Three classrooms with A/V equipment.
• An inviting member lounge with coffee / tea service, lunch storage and heating, plus tables for eating or just gathering.
• Plenty of parking. See parking details here.
• Hearing Assistance: Our two largest classrooms (Ocotillo and Saguaro) are hearing loop equipped. See below for more details. 

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Current Session:

Central Tucson Summer 2026

What: in-person classes along with field trips, dining out events, online classes, and more

When: 6 weeks (May 12 to June 19), Central Tucson classes run on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Online classes run Tuesdays to Fridays.

Where: 4485 N. 1st Ave Tucson, AZ 85719 (at the NW corner of 1st Avenue and Wetmore Road)

Upcoming Session:

Central Tucson Monsoon 2026

What: in-person classes along with field trips, dining out events, online classes, and more

When: 6 weeks (July 14 to August 21, Central Tucson classes run on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Online classes run Tuesdays to Fridays.

Where: 4485 N. 1st Ave Tucson, AZ 85719 (at the NW corner of 1st Avenue and Wetmore Road)

Upcoming Session:

Central Tucson Fall 2026

What: in-person classes along with field trips, dining out events, online classes, and more

When: 12 weeks (September 14 to December 11. Central Tucson classes run on Tuesdays to Fridays. Online classes run on Mondays to Fridays.

Where: 4485 N. 1st Ave Tucson, AZ 85719 (at the NW corner of 1st Avenue and Wetmore Road)

Explore Central Tucson Offerings

Below are just a few of the upcoming classes. 

Location & Parking

The Central Tucson campus is located at 4485 N 1st Avenue, on the NW corner of 1st Avenue and Wetmore Road. 

DO PARK in any parking space across from and facing away from OLLI-UA or our neighboring businesses. You are also encouraged to park at the eastern end of the larger mall lot south of Ace, Best Buy, etc.

PLEASE RESERVE the spaces directly in front of and facing into OLLI-UA for members with mobility limitations.

DO NOT PARK in any parking space that directly faces into (if you are sitting in the driver's seat) one of our neighboring businesses or anywhere in the immediate area surrounding the Batteries Plus store. 

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Central Tucson Volunteer Opportunities

Members are invited to join one of the many OLLI-UA volunteer work groups that keep our program running. Click here to explore current opportunities. Members are also invited to join committees, run for election to our Campus Council, and meet new and returning members by supporting our Help Desk at the beginning of each semester.

Hearing Assistance at Central Tucson

Our two largest classrooms (Ocotillo and Saguaro) are hearing loop equipped. Our smaller Palo Verde room is not equipped but has an overhead sound system. This is due to our inability to have the loop systems in proximity to each other and other electrical interference in the space.

If you wear hearing aids, or a cochlear implant, check with your provider to ensure that you have operating t-coils. This will allow you to take advantage of the system.

How Does it Work? Click Image to Expand

Headsets Also Available

For those who have hearing aids that ARE NOT equipped with T-coils, or for hearing impaired members without hearing aids at all, we offer loaner headset devices that demonstrate the wonderful hearing improvement that comes with T-coil equipped hearing aids.

Explanations and check-out of these loaner devices for class are available at the “hearing assistance desk” in the lounge where headphones can be signed out on a daily basis by those exploring the benefits of hearing assistance devices. You can always ask a campus host for help getting started.

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