Program areas at Prescott College
Undergraduate programson-campus: Prescott College offers experience-based bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees focused on justice, the environment, education, adventure education, and the human experience within a liberal arts curriculum. Undergraduate - on-line: Prescott College offers online yet experience-based bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees focused on justice, the environment, education, adventure education, and the human experience within a liberal arts curriculum. In 2022 Prescott College earned a stars silver rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the association for the advancement of sustainability in higher education (aashe). Stars, the sustainability tracking, assessment & rating system measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education. Prescott College has also been recognized by us news and world report in 2022 as a top performer for social mobility. In 2024 Prescott College was recognized by forbes as one of the best master's of mental health counseling online.in 2024 Prescott College was recognized by forbes as one of the best online colleges in arizona.fall 2022 full-time equivalents - 294
Arizona serve program: the mission of Arizona serve is to connect passionate people with transformative community projects to fight poverty. The vision is that communities and the individuals who serve them thrive when every person contributes to a sustainable and just existence. Arizona serve includes americorps and vista national service programs designed to improve lives and foster civic engagement. Members commit their time to address critical community needs like increasing academic achievement, mentoring youth, fighting poverty, sustaining national parks, preparing for disasters, and more. Fy 2022-23 members - 196
Masters and phd on-line: Prescott College masters and phd programs are offered in the areas of sustainability, social justice, business, education, counseling, psychology, outdoor education, and interdisciplinary studies. All programs are offered in an online or hybrid format while focusing on experiential education. 86% of faculty hold terminal degrees in their fields. They frequently serve as subject matter experts in the local and national communities through published works and speaking engagements. Fall 2022 full-time equivalents -193
Counseling - masters - Prescott College's cacrep-accredited ms in counseling gives students the opportunity to focus on areas of emphasis including: human sexuality counseling; marriage, couple, and family counseling; social justice in counseling; and somatic counseling. Students can also earn post graduate certificates in adventure-based counseling, nature-based counseling, or expressive arts therapy to enhance their learning and future practice. In 2023, Prescott College launched a new education specialist (ed.s.) Degree in experiential counseling. The program is designed to develop skills and knowledge necessary to incorporate the experience of experiential counseling, particularly in adventure-based, nature-based, and outdoor modalities. Graduates of the program will be employable in a range of settings, from educational to clinical. Fall 2022 full-time equivalents - 200
Title iii program: Prescott College has received a $2.2-million grant from the u.s. department of education through the title iii strengthening institutions program (sip) to implement a comprehensive development plan: making a difference: transforming the undergraduate experience. The award, which is being distributed over five years, provides the College with the resources to significantly increase student success, ensure institutional vitality, and intensify its effort to develop leaders for the future. This is the first time that Prescott College has received title iii funds. The title iii project is driven by goals intended to remove barriers for the identified minority groups, providing equal access and participation in higher education tied to degree attainment and economic mobility. The initial award for the first year is designed to help eligible institutions of higher education to become self-sufficient and expand their capacity to serve low-income students by providing funds to improve and strengthen the academic quality, institutional management and fiscal stability of eligible institutions.