The West Valley campus was established by the Arizona Legislature in 1984,[4] and is located in northwest Phoenix, bordering the city of Glendale.

Lindeman also created the legislation for the lease-purchase agreement that allowed for $48 million for additional campus construction in 1988.

Prior to the opening of the campus, some classes were held at five other locations in the area including Metrocenter Mall.

In 2001, freshmen students were admitted, allowing them to complete their entire undergraduate education on the West Valley campus.

The academic offerings on the West Valley campus were designed to highlight an interdisciplinary focus in the liberal arts and sciences, education, and business.

In 2023, the West Valley Forward campaign announced the development of three new schools that will be housed in the new academic building being built.

In 2011, the Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy, a private school for gifted children, opened on the east side of the campus.

The Herberger Young Scholars Academy shares facilities with the rest of the ASU West Valley campus.

CLCC has standard classrooms with a wide range of capacities, but is mostly home to the laboratories of the West Valley campus.

A new academic building is being constructed as part of the West Valley Forward Campaign launched in March of 2023.

[30] A new residential building named Casa Del Valle is also being constructed as part of the West Valley Forward Campaign.