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PRESCOTT COLLEGE
Prescott College
220 Grove Avenue
Prescott, AZ 86301

Official telephone: (928) 350-2100
Toll-free telephone: (877) 350-2100
Fax number: (520) 776-5137

Website: www.prescott.edu


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Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 323 men, 440 women, 763 total
Full-time undergraduates: 293 men, 343 women, 636 total
Part-time undergraduates: 30 men, 97 women, 127 total
Total graduate students: 106 men, 252 women, 358 total
Full-time graduate students: 66 men, 124 women, 190 total
Part-time graduate students: 40 men, 128 women, 168 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 26
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 66%
First-year student breakdown:
4.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.7% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.4% Hispanic
83.6% White (non-Hispanic)
1.4% total international (nonresident aliens)
6.8% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
1.8% Black (non-Hispanic)
1.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.2% Asian or Pacific Islander
5.5% Hispanic
85.0% White (non-Hispanic)
1.1% total international (nonresident aliens)
4.1% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 6 acres
City or town school is located in: Prescott, AZ
Population of city/town: 43,573
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: 1,512,986

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: 39%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 4%
Percent of students who live off campus: 96%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 30%
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: 72
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Performing arts center, visual arts building, farm, GIS laboratory.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
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: 90%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station
School newspaper(s): Raven Review
Total number of registered organizations: 19
International student organizations:
Amnesty International Chapter
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Aztlan Center, Friends of the Honde Valley, Student Arts Council, Student Environmental Network, Gender and Sexuality Alliance, Village Life, Community Women's Resource Center, Media Resource Center, The Ripple Project, The Kenya Project, Peace and Justice Center, Women's Empowerment Breakthrough (WEB), Sexual Assault Prevention Center, PC Birders Network, HUB (Helping Understand Bicycles), Capoeira Club, The Catalyst InfoShop, Prescott College Community Supported Agriculture

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: no
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 Reps.



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