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Prescott College

School info
3.4
Overall Quality
Reputation
2.9
Food
3.7
Clubs
2.5
Facilities
3.4
Internet
2.9
Location
3.1
Opportunities
3
Safety
2.8
Social
3
Happiness
3.7

Basic Information

Location

  • Prescott, AZ

Institution Overview

  • Public/Private: Private college
  • Established: 1966; 58 years ago (1966)
  • Founder: Ford Foundation, educators from around the United States

Academic information

Key Area

  • Educational policy and culturally responsible pedagogy
  • social justice in education
  • environmental studies and conservation biology
  • interdisciplinary studies
  • sustainability and ecological systems

Student and Staff Numbers

  • Students: 969 (Fall 2022)
  • Undergraduates: 313 (Fall 2022)
  • Postgraduates: 656(Fall 2022)

Notable Alumni

  • Cody Lundin
  • Matuschka
  • Todd Miller
  • Gary Paul Nabhan
  • Tom Udall

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Students talk about this school

Good reviews
Overall 4.5
amazing professors.
Overall 4.1
My personal academic journey secured me a technician position with an aquatic biologist that led to permanent employment with Colorado Parks & Wildlife in my senior year. My degree also impressed Yellowstone NP bios/techs. This program is what you make it- dependent on student & mentor relationships. Customizable curriculum from day one.
Overall 4.1
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Bad reviews
Overall 1.1
Unless your doing something invoking nature or animals-- zoologist, astronomy, marine biology, etc., this is not the place for you. It is HORRIBLE! You will feel homesick very fast!
Overall 1.9
The school has very poor administration. There's serious turnover with instructors & Chairs. Many wonderful instructors have left the school over major administrative issues. The school lacks compassion and seems more concerned about money than supporting its students. Don't be seduced by their social justice rhetoric. Terribly disorganized...
Overall 2
I urge anyone who is even slightly considering going to the school to spend some time researching. Their online graduate degree in clinical mental health counseling isn’t academically rigorous or engaging. Oftent