Prescott College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Prescott College was established in 1966. It is a private college of liberal arts situated in Prescott, Arizona. The college offers adult degree programs, resident degree programs and master’s degree programs. Apart from these, Prescott College also offers a community-based limited residency Ph.D. program and teacher certification courses.

Prescott College sponsors a number of on-campus organizations, including an Amnesty International chapter, The Student Environmental Network, the Community Women's Resource Center, Friends of the Honde Valley and the Ultimate Frisbee Club, among others.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, conservation and resource management, and therapy and counseling.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Prescott College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 88% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,065 in 2009-2010 (1,421 full-time equivalent).

About 60% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 40% of the class.

Undergrads are 67% of enrolled students and graduate students are 33%.

Students under 25 years old represent 41% of the student body. About 21% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Prescott College provides on-campus housing for 27 of its 1,421 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

Prescott College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
• Agriculture

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (0 awarded)

• Environmental Design/Architecture

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

• Actuarial Science
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Labor Studies
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (20 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Natural Resources Conservation and Research
• Natural Resources Management and Policy
• Natural Resources/Conservation
• Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

DESIGN (0 awarded)

• Design and Applied Arts
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Playwriting and Screenwriting

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (171 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Art Teacher Education
• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation
• Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Geography Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
• Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Archeology
• Water Resources Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (18 awarded)

• Community Organization and Advocacy
• Family and Community Services
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
• Human Services
• Public Policy Analysis
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (2 awarded)

• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
• Fine/Studio Arts
• Painting
• Sculpture

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (1 awarded)

• Range Science and Management

LIBERAL ARTS (28 awarded)

• American Indian/Native American Studies
• Ancient Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Area Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• Creative Writing
• Development Economics and International Development
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• Geography
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistic/Comparative/Related Language Studies & Services
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign)
• Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (2 awarded)

• Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Photojournalism
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Health Services Administration
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• International Public Health/International Health
• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (7 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
• Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
• Film/Cinema Studies
• Photography

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Construction Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (18 awarded)

• Aquatic Biology/Limnology
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Conservation Biology
• Ecology
• Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology
• Environmental Biology
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
• Geology/Earth Science
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
• Wildlife Biology
• Zoology/Animal Biology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (0 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice/Police Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (42 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Behavioral Sciences
• Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
• Communication Disorders
• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Community Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Dance Therapy/Therapist
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Environmental Psychology
• Forensic Psychology
• Geropsychology
• Health/Medical Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
• Psychology
• Social Psychology