Prescott College in Top Rankings
Founded in 1966, Prescott College is a top private liberal arts college in Prescott (Arizona), ranked as one of the Top 31 liberal arts colleges in the Western region of the United States in the U.S. News & World Report's annual "America's Best Colleges" guidebook.
The College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Adventure Education Program is accredited by the Association for Experiential Education.
The College offers the following programs:
- The Resident Degree Program
- Limited Residency Bachelor of Arts Program
- Limited Residency Master of Arts Program
- Community-based Limited Residency Ph.D. Program
- Teacher Certification
The Teacher Education Program is approved by the Arizona State Board of Education and the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC).
Ratings and Rankings:
- Ranked as one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review's "The Best 368 Colleges" 2009 edition. It is also placed in the top 1% in acceptance of gay students and for encouraging class discussion, and in the top 3% in the categories “happiest students” and “professors get high marks”.
- Selected as one of 165 schools profiled in America’s Best Value Colleges, The Princeton Review 2008 Edition.
- Featured in Time Magazine as a “green” alternative to Harvard.
- Rated as a “Best in the West” College and in the list of best colleges in the United States (US News and World Report).
* Next: Northern Arizona University Rankings
The College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Adventure Education Program is accredited by the Association for Experiential Education.
The College offers the following programs:
- The Resident Degree Program
- Limited Residency Bachelor of Arts Program
- Limited Residency Master of Arts Program
- Community-based Limited Residency Ph.D. Program
- Teacher Certification
The Teacher Education Program is approved by the Arizona State Board of Education and the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC).
Ratings and Rankings:
- Ranked as one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review's "The Best 368 Colleges" 2009 edition. It is also placed in the top 1% in acceptance of gay students and for encouraging class discussion, and in the top 3% in the categories “happiest students” and “professors get high marks”.
- Selected as one of 165 schools profiled in America’s Best Value Colleges, The Princeton Review 2008 Edition.
- Featured in Time Magazine as a “green” alternative to Harvard.
- Rated as a “Best in the West” College and in the list of best colleges in the United States (US News and World Report).
* Next: Northern Arizona University Rankings
