Arizona's Great Small College
Think you know about all the good colleges in Arizona? I'll bet you missed at least one, Prescott College. Am I right?
If you're looking for a traditional college or university, learning more about Prescott is unlikely to be a good use of your time. But, if you're intrigued about the possibility of attending a college with some pretty unique characteristics, keep reading.
What is the Prescott difference? Actually, there are lots of differences, including the level of collaboration between students and faculty, the availability of full and short residency programs, and the existence of majors in areas such as wilderness leadership, abstract art, agroecology, ecopsychology, etc.
Prescott's location, in an Arizona mountain town surrounded by more than a million acres of national forest also marks a large difference between Prescott and other institutions of higher education. And, what area could provide a better natural laboratory for many of Prescott's programs?
More differences? How many colleges can you think of with as many field based classes, or average class sizes of 10 students?
What might be Prescott's biggest difference may also be the characteristic students find most exciting; a block and quarter academic calendar. The block and quarter calendar allows the college to offer fieldwork throughout the United States and the world. Because of the block and quarter, Prescott students are offered unique travel and learning opportunities.
If developing your critical thinking skills is important to you, if you like the idea of hands on, collaborative education, and if you value social and environmental consciousness, you might want to learn more about Prescott.
Daniel Z. Kane is a veteran university dean whose hobbies include creating websites on
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