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EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY
3700 Willow Creek Rd. Prescott, AZ 86301 928-777-6600 800-888-ERAU (3728) www.prescott.erau.edu With roots dating back to 1926, EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University is the world’s leader in aviation and aerospace education. Its mission is to teach the science, practice, and business of these fields, preparing students for productive, high-paying careers and leadership roles in industry. The Prescott campus offers 25 undergraduate degree programs and three graduate programs, and its 3,000+ students come from all fifty states and more than 40 countries.
Students benefit from small class sizes and hands-on learning, taught by faculty with real-world experience in industry. For 2022, US News & World Report ranked Embry-Riddle’s Prescott campus the #2 “Best Regional College – Western Region” and the #1 “Best College for Veterans – Western Region.” Its student flight team are 13-time national champions. Each year, more than 150 companies visit the campus to recruit students.
In 2017, the campus opened a new 52,500 square foot STEM Education Center, home to the Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium, which hosts outreach and educational experiences for the public.
Free campus tours are offered throughout the year. Call or email to reserve your spot!
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY – PRESCOTT CAMPUS
1100 E. Sheldon St. Building 1 – Room 128E Prescott, AZ 86301 928-771-6152 800-426-8315 www.extended.nau.edu/prescott
NAU offers a respected bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education at the Prescott Campus located at Yavapai Community College. This Elementary Education degree can be completed as a schoolbased program, cohort program, or traditional program and includes at least one semester of student teaching. Upon graduation, students are eligible for state certification in Elementary Education for grades 1-8. NAU is the only Arizona university accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
7351 E. Civic Circle Prescott Valley 928-775-4567 www.nau.edu/admission/nau-yavapai/
Now in its ninth academic year, NAU’s Yavapai campus in Prescott Valley offers two leading-edge bachelor’s degrees and one master’s degree that are focused on developing skills for today’s job market.
Bachelor’s degrees are delivered in a 90/30 format, where students transfer up to 90 credits and take the remaining 30 credits in their specified degree field. With a blended curriculum (in class and online), students can continue to work or tend to other obligations while earning their degree. Each class meets one evening per week in 8-week blocks, and students typically take six credits per session.
Our graduates are starting their own businesses, landing great jobs, and being admitted to prestigious graduate schools domestically and abroad. NAU’s Prescott Valley campus offers unprecedented value in Yavapai County, with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees opportunities.
PRESCOTT COLLEGE
Founded in 1966, Prescott College is proud to celebrate its rich 50-year history of offering experientially centered undergraduate and graduate degrees both on campus and via distance learning. Prescott College is noted as a College of Distinction, one of the top ten Most Innovative Small Colleges, one of the Best Value Colleges in Arizona, and a veteran supportive campus by the Arizona Prescott College Students Department of Veterans Services. Its courses are problem-based and solution-oriented. Students work together to solve both local and global issues and help shape a more environmentally sustainable and socially just world. Through strong community connections and project-based learning, each student is deeply engaged in direct applications of their knowledge and skills. All students work and learn alongside expert practitioners, forming mentor relationships that build their professional networks.
YAVAPAI COLLEGE – PRESCOTT CAMPUS
1100 E. Sheldon St. Prescott, AZ 86301 928-445-7300 800-922-6787 www.yc.edu Founded in 1966, Yavapai College delivers high-quality, low-cost higher education, both online and face-to-face, and cultural resources for the diverse populations of Yavapai County. The College offers dozens of different programs of study at six county locations and online. Many of these programs transfer to four-year colleges and universities or lead directly to well-paying careers. In addition to traditional curriculum, the College offers learning options to fit the lifestyles and schedules of county residents. Learning options include online courses, non-credit courses, dual enrollment partnerships with high schools, senior programs (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute [OLLI], EDventures), and a high school equivalency program. Yavapai College further serves the needs and interests of county residents with a Performing Arts Center, art galleries, Regional Economic Development Center, nationally ranked athletic teams, and a Family Enrichment Center.
YAVAPAI COLLEGE – CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER (CTEC)
Housing Yavapai College’s trade and technical programs, CTEC is a state-of-the-art facility accommodating programs and equipment that provide students handson training in the technical trades, as well as preparation for entering technicallyinclined, four-year degree programs. Located near the Prescott Airport, the 108,000 sq. ft. building sits on an eightacre site.
PRESCOTT OFFERS A VARIETY OF EDUCATION CHOICES FOR ALL AGES
Prescott Unified School District 146 S. Granite St. Prescott, AZ 86303 928-445-5400 | 800-445-9806 www.prescottschools.com Discovery Gardens Early Childhood Center (Pre-K) 928-442-1283 Abia Judd Elementary (K-4) 928-717-3263 Lincoln Elementary (K-4) 928-717-3249 Taylor Hicks Elementary (K-4) 928-717-3276 Granite Mountain School (5/6) 928-717-3253 Mile High Middle School (7/8) 928-717-3241 Prescott High School (9-12) 928-445-2322
Serving approximately 4,000 students in the area, Prescott Unified School District (PUSD) is a comprehensive K-12 public school district. PUSD comprises Discovery Gardens Pre-School, Abia Judd, Lincoln and Taylor Hicks Elementary Schools (K-4), Granite Mountain School (5-6), Mile High Middle School (7-8), and Prescott High School (9-12). Additionally, PUSD provides an online school program, as well as Career Technology Education classes through Mountain Institute Joint Technology Education District, of which PUSD is a member. PUSD has dedicated itself to developing advanced programming within its curriculum, dual enrollment opportunities for college credit, and it has been recognized as a top school district in Arizona. Built on the foundation of excellence that is more than a century old, the district’s
The REDC’s mission is to enhance the quality of life in Yavapai County through a prosperous economic environment that provides e-connectivity, promotes local job creation, supports workforce, and harnesses technological innovation, as well as enriches regional collaboration around economic development.
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award winning schools boast tests scores that continually exceed country, state and national averages. The district also provides a full menu of music, arts, athletics, special needs services, extra-curricular activities, transportation and food services.
Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy 551 First Street Prescott, AZ 86301 928-717-3272 www.northpointacademy.org Orme School 1000 E. Orme School Road Mayer, AZ 86333 928-632-7601 www.ormeschool.org
Sacred Heart Catholic School 131 N. Summit Avenue Prescott, AZ 86301 928-445-2621 www.sacredhearteducation.com
Tri-City College Prep High School 5522 Side Road Prescott, AZ 86301 928-777-0403 www.tricityprep.org
Trinity Christian School 212 Warrior Way Prescott, AZ 86305 928-445-6306 www.trinitychristianaz.com Willow Creek Charter School 2100 Willow Creek Road Prescott, AZ 86301 928-776-1212 www.willowcreekcharter.com
Yavapai County Charter School Association 2970 Centerpointe East Drive Prescott AZ 86301 928-442-5139
Mountain Institute Joint Technical Education District (JTED) 3003 Centerpointe East Dr. Prescott, AZ 86301 928-771-0791 www.mijted.com
Mountain Institute provides enhanced Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses for students within seven individual school districts (Western Yavapai County): Ash Fork, Bagdad, Chino Valley, Humboldt, Mayer, Prescott and Seligman. These districts have access to additional funding as part of the JTED. This funding provides students access from all districts to Career and Technical Education courses that is significantly greater than any individual district can provide. Their course offerings include: Aviation Technology, Culinary Arts, Drafting and Design, Electrical Line Worker, Medical Assisting Services, Nursing Services, Pre-Engineering/Robotics, Sports Medicine, Automotive Repair Technician, Automotive Body and Paint, Welding Technologies, Construction Trades, Business Management and Administration Services, Professional Sales and Marketing, Networking Technologies, Bio Science, Film and Television, Agriculture Education. Charter school and home school students are also encouraged to participate in JTED programs.
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