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In 1965, the Ford Foundation brought together
a group of educators from around the United States and challenged
them to create an ideal college for the future—a college that
would use the very best learning theories to prepare students for
their place in an ever-changing world. Prescott College was the
result of this gathering.
Since its founding, more
than 9,000 alumni have studied at Prescott College, leaving the
College with a better understanding of the world and an appreciation
of how to effect positive change.
Prescott College
History
1966:
Prescott College is established as Arizona’s only independent,
four-year, liberal arts college offering the Bachelor of Arts degree
through the Resident Degree
Program (RDP).
1969:
Wilderness Orientation,
a three-week backcountry trip for new students, introduces them
to the Southwest and the College’s philosophy of self-directed,
experiential education and its environmental mission statement.
The College holds its first courses in Kino Bay, Sonora, Mexico,
which today houses a permanent field station.
1978:
The Adult Degree Program
(ADP) is formed, utilizing community-based education so that working
adults can maintain their personal and professional lives while
earning a Bachelor of Arts degree.
1988:
The Center for Indian Bilingual Teacher Education (CIBTE) is created
as an alternative teacher education program to place certified American
Indian teachers in schools on their reservations or in their home
communities.
1991:
The Kino Bay Center for
Cultural and Ecological Studies in Kino Bay, Sonora, Mexico,
is established.
1992:
The Master of Arts Program
(MAP) is created as a research-based graduate program for independent,
self-directed students.
1995:
Wolfberry Farm, a 30-acre
experimental agroecology farm in Chino Valley dedicated to education,
demonstration, and research is established.
1998: Prescott
College forms a partnership
with the Skyview Charter School (K-8), offering students a tremendous
amount of hands-on experience in the educational field.
2002: Prescott
College and the Arizona Wilderness
Coalition embark on an innovative partnership to organize support
and initiate roadless inventories in the remaining portion of Arizona.
2002:
Prescott College commits to building The
Crossroads Center, a new 22,000 square foot facility that will
serve as a teaching and learning center. The Crossroads Center will
house classrooms and meeting rooms, an information commons (a redefined
concept of a library that incorporates academics, technology and
social space), a student café, technology/multimedia services and
offices.
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