Global Centers & Partners
Overview
Prescott College continues to develop a global partnership network to support immersive, place-based learning across our undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs. Building on decades of deep engagement at our field campuses in Kino Bay, Mexico and the Dopoi Center in Kenya, we are cultivating a dynamic ecosystem of collaborative sites and institutions that share our commitment to place-based, experiential, and transdisciplinary education.
Our partnership strategy is guided by:
- Opportunities for diverse, authentic, and grounded student experience across all degree levels
- Deep alignment with the College’s mission and pedagogy
- Access to applied research, fieldwork, and community collaboration
These partnerships provide students with access to bioregional learning hubs, international internship and exchange opportunities, and collaborative research platforms—grounding your academic work in the complex realities of social and ecological systems around the globe.
View the interactive map, below, for a complete list of active partnerships and locations. Global Centers, indicated by the pin with the Prescott College logo, are “in-house” partners that include the college’s international field stations. Global Partners, indicated by the gold pin, are partner organizations, colleges, universities, and learning centers, connected to the college through agreements and consortia memberships and available to students to engage with in a variety of ways.
Prescott College Global Centers
Prescott College Kino Bay Center
151 Calle Cadiz y Puerto Vallarta Bahia de Kino, Sonora, Mexico
The Kino Bay Center is Prescott College’s binational field station dedicated to biocultural conservation through education, community, science and knowledge exchange.
PC students can get involved with field courses (undergrad), conservation practicums (undergrad + graduate), residencies (graduate), and more! Learn more about the Kino Bay Center here!
Prescott College Dopoi Center
Talek, Narok County, Kenya
The Dopoi Center is a Prescott College field station in rural East Africa which houses joint efforts of Prescott College students and faculty and activists of the Maasai Indigenous community to promote cultural survival and environmental justice in Maasailand.
PC students can get involved with field courses (undergrad) and more! Learn more about the Dopoi Center here!
Walnut Creek Center for Education & Research (WCCER)
Prescott National Forest, AZ
Founded in 1998, The Walnut Creek Center for Education and Research (WCCER) is a partnership between Prescott College, Northern Arizona University, Natural History Institute in Prescott, and Prescott National Forest. Students of all ages visit the facility and participate in various educational activities and research programs.
PC students can get involved with class field intensives (undergrad) and more! Learn more about WCCER here!
Prescott College Center for Nature & Place
The Center for Nature & Place provides opportunities and support for student research on the effectiveness of nature and place-based early childhood teacher education and outdoor learning activities in order to add to current professional knowledge in the field.
PC students can get involved with research placements (undergrad + graduate) and more! Learn more about the Center for Nature & Place here!
Prescott College Tucson Center
738 North 5th Ave. Tucson, AZ 85705
Prescott College’s Tucson Center serves as a hub for both academic and community-based collaborative opportunities to study, teach and organize in Southern Arizona.
PC students can get involved with class field intensives (undergrad), Arizona Serve service learning + internship opportunities (undergrad + graduate), and more! Learn more about the Tucson Center here!
Prescott College Global Partners
Thoreau College
401 E Jefferson St, Viroqua, WI 54665
Rooted in the ridges and valleys of the Driftless Region of the upper Midwest, Thoreau College models a transformative liberal arts curriculum that
immerses students in authentic community, shared labor and governance, and rigorous engagement with great works and natural phenomena.
PC students can get involved with the Driftless Field School (undergrad), internships (undergrad), and more! Learn more about Thoreau College here!
Burren College of Art
Newtown Castle, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare, Ireland. H91 H299
Burren College of Art is a small, independent art school situated on the Wild Atlantic Way on the northwest coast of County Clare in Ireland. We are an internationally recognized Irish non-profit college specializing in undergraduate, postgraduate and alternative approaches to fine art education.
PC students can get involved with a Study Abroad semester (undergrad), Global Ecologies Studio (undergrad), and more! Learn more about Burren College of Art here!
Siendo Naturaleza
Learning Center in the Peruvian Amazon
Siendo Naturaleza comprises three integrated initiatives for the regeneration of place, people and planet, woven together with a golden thread of learning.
The way we design and facilitate learning has the same foundation, learning in nature, as nature, and the same pillars, for global and local learners.
PC students can get involved with internships (undergrad + graduate), research placements (graduate), residencies (graduate), and field courses (undergrad)! Learn more about Siendo Naturaleza here!
University of South-Eastern Norway (USN)
Lærerskoleveien 40, 3679 Notodden, Norway
The University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) is a Norwegian state university offering a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs. At USN, you will encounter challenging study programs and innovative teaching approaches that align with the demands of businesses and society.
PC students can spend a semester at USN taking classes as an exchange student (undergrad + graduate)! Learn more about USN here!
EcoLeague Consortium
The EcoLeague is a consortium of liberal arts colleges dedicated to ecologically focused education, and to modeling sustainability through their operations, The EcoLeague includes Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage, AK; College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, ME; Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA; New College of Florida in Sarasota, FL; Northland College in Ashland, WI; and Prescott College in Prescott, AZ.
PC students can spend a semester at an EcoLeague institution taking classes as an exchange student (undergrad)! Learn more about the EcoLeague here!
The Consortium for Innovative Environments in Learning (CIEL)
The Consortium for Innovative Environments in Learning is a working group of twelve institutions and programs that trace their roots to the best of innovative and reform practice in American higher education. Members include Bennington College, University of Redlands, Hampshire College, Evergreen State College, Westerminster College and several more institutions.
PC students can spend a semester at a CIEL partner institution taking classes as an exchange student (undergrad!) Learn more about CIEL here!
Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME)
Budapest, Zugligeti út 9, 1121 Hungary
The mission of MOME is to provide answers to the pressing challenges of the 21st century with design-based learning, research, and applied mastery. We see our mission as serving our communities, spreading design consciousness and contributing to the sophistication of the local and regional economic and cultural ecosystems.
PC students can spend a semester at MOME taking classes as an exchange student (undergrad + graduate) or participate in residencies (graduate)! Learn more about MOME here!
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