No other college or university offers more depth or breadth of experience for an undergraduate education in Adventure Education than Prescott College.
Students receive tremendous amounts of personalized instruction.
Whether they are taking courses in lead climbing, whitewater kayaking, backcountry skiing, group dynamics students are studying and practicing the knowledge and skills they need to become competent in the field. In the Adventure Education program, students learn technical, adventure-based activities, educational theory, interpersonal communication, group dynamics, leadership theory and skills, and environmental awareness. Prescott College is ideally located for the study of outdoor education and recreation. Within one hour's drive, students can access over a dozen wilderness areas. Within a day's drive lie the Grand Canyon, the Colorado Rockies, Utah's Canyonlands, the Sonoran Desert, and the Baja Peninsula of Mexico.