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Prescott College

Prescott College
220 Grove Avenue
Prescott, AZ 86301

Toll-free telephone: (877) 350-2100
Fax number: (928) 776-5242
Website: www.prescott.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 458
Full-time undergraduates: 304
Part-time undergraduates: 154
Total graduate students: 362
Full-time graduate students: 127
Part-time graduate students: 235
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 25
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 68%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
5.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.7% Hispanic/Latino
54.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.4% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
22.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
3.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.8% Hispanic/Latino
66.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.5% Nonresident Alien
14.7% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 11 acres
City or town school is located in: Prescott, AZ
Population of city/town: 40,590
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campus in Tucson, AZ.
Nearest major city: Phoenix
Distance of nearest major city: 100 miles
Population of nearest major city: 1,513,367
Online campus map: www.prescott.edu/explore/
campus-and-fieldstations/
index.html

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. Freshmen housing only.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (100%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 94%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 16%
Percent of students who live off campus: 84%
Students required to live on campus: All freshman are required to live on campus, unless they apply for an exception.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 100
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Tucson and Kino Bay Center libraries.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Performing arts center, visual arts building, farm, GIS lab, outdoor gear warehouse.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health insurance
Counseling services:
career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper
School newspaper(s): Raven Review
Total number of registered organizations: 16
International student organizations:
Amnesty International Chapter
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Student Arts Council, The Aztlan Center, The Catalyst InfoShop, Helping Understand Bicycles, In Support of Fitness, La Societe Francaise, Community Supported Agriculture, Prescott Freeskool, The Prescott Jugglers, Village Life, Women's Empowerment Breakthrough, Native Harvest, Go Team for Justice

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: no

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Phoenix (100 miles)
Nearest other airport: Prescott, AZ (10 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Flagstaff, AZ (100 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Prescott, AZ (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 25%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 43% within 5 years of graduation
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Cody Lundin, author, survivalist, instructor, consultant
  • Craig Childs, author, adventurer, naturalist, desert ecologist
  • Thomas Udall, New Mexico Representative to the US House of Representatives.

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