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Prescott College

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.

Campus Location

220 Grove Ave
Prescott, AZ 86301
USA
Main Tel: (877) 350-2100
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Prescott College Highlights

Where Prescott College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in education and teaching, conservation and resource management, and therapy and counseling.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Large number of students.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Many mature (40+ year old) students.

Other important characteristics:

  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor211115
Master8570
Postbaccalaureate certificate7127

Students

The student enrollment at Prescott College was 1,007 in 2007 (879 full-time equivalent).

About 55% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 45% of the class.

Undergrads are 73% of enrolled students and graduate students are 27%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 21,130
Room and board$ 6,000
Books and supplies$ 600
Other$ 3,000

Financial Aid: Prescott College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  64

Housing and Meals

Prescott College provides on-campus housing for 16 of its 879 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Prescott College Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men86%
Women81%
All83%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal500-670
Math450-610
Writing470-570

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

  • Agriculture

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (2 awarded)

  • Environmental Design/Architecture

ART STUDIES (6 awarded)

  • Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

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

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

  • Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (23 awarded)

  • Environmental Studies
  • Natural Resources Management and Policy
  • Natural Resources/Conservation
  • Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

DESIGN (0 awarded)

  • Design and Applied Arts
  • Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

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

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (199 awarded)

  • Art Teacher Education
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Business Teacher Education
  • 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 Emotional Disturbances
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation
  • Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Geography Teacher Education
  • History Teacher Education
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Multicultural 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

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

  • Archeology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (18 awarded)

  • Community Organization and Advocacy
  • Family Systems
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Communication
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
  • Human Services
  • Public Policy Analysis
  • Youth Services/Administration

FINE ARTS (3 awarded)

  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies
  • Fine/Studio Arts
  • Painting
  • Sculpture

LIBERAL ARTS (16 awarded)

  • American Indian/Native American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • Creative Writing
  • Demography and Population Studies
  • English Language and Literature
  • English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
  • Geography
  • Historic Preservation and Conservation
  • History
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Latin American Studies
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Political Science and Government
  • Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign)
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Social Sciences
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (1 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Journalism
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Photojournalism
  • Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • International Public Health/International Health

MEDICINE (1 awarded)

  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (1 awarded)

  • Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (8 awarded)

  • Health and Physical Education
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science
  • 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 (7 awarded)

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

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (17 awarded)

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

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (1 awarded)

  • Corrections and Criminal Justice
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (53 awarded)

  • Art Therapy/Therapist
  • Communication Disorders
  • Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Environmental Psychology
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Health/Medical Psychology
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology

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