OpenFieldPrescott College · Prescott, Arizona, United States
Prescott College is an innovative private liberal arts college nestled in the pine-covered Bradshaw Mountains of Prescott, Arizona. Nationally celebrated for experiential wilderness education, environmental studies, regenerative agriculture, and social justice.
Prescott College is renowned for field-based learning, operating the Kino Bay Center for Cultural and Ecological Studies in Sonora, Mexico, the Center for Nature and Place-Based Early Childhood Education, and the Frantz Arts Center. Students participate in extended backcountry wilderness orientations across the American Southwest.
Prescott College evaluates applicants holistically based on academic essays, personal readiness for self-directed experiential learning, and transcripts (minimum 2.5 GPA). Standardized tests (SAT/ACT/GRE) are completely optional.
Experiential field-intensive curriculum offering concentrations in natural history, conservation biology, environmental policy, and regenerative ecological design.
Online and field-hybrid graduate program examining agroecology, regenerative soil systems, food justice, regional food hubs, and indigenous food sovereignty.
Pioneering wilderness leadership curriculum training students in technical rock climbing instruction, river expedition guiding, outdoor therapy, and avalanche safety.
Self-directed graduate program offering concentrations in conservation biology, environmental education, and climate change adaptation, with field research opportunities in the Sonoran Desert.
Innovative CACREP-accredited counseling program integrating wilderness therapy, nature-based somatic psychology, equine-assisted therapy, and trauma recovery.
Marine field research fellowship stationed at Prescott College's marine laboratory in Sonora, Mexico, studying marine mammal acoustics, island seabird nesting, and sustainable artisanal fisheries in the Gulf of California.
President & Professor of Political Science
Office of the President
Dr. Morris is a political scientist dedicated to experiential environmental education, tribal college collaboration, and regional civic sustainability initiativ...
View researcher profile ↗Director & Professor of Marine Studies
Kino Bay Center for Cultural and Ecological Studies
Prof. Meltzer directs the Kino Bay Center in Mexico, researching marine protected area management, community-based conservation, and cetacean habitat dynamics i...
View researcher profile ↗Executive Vice President & Academic Dean
Department of Arts and Humanities
Dr. Burkhardt specializes in critical pedagogy, cultural rhetoric in environmental discourse, and interdisciplinary curriculum design in alternative higher educ...
View researcher profile ↗OpenField is an independent research platform not officially affiliated with Prescott College. Information reflects public documentation reviewed on 2026-10-16. Students must verify application deadlines, fee structures, and prerequisite details directly with official university admissions departments before applying.
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