Colleges in Prescott Arizona

County: Yavapai

Incorporated: 1883

Elevation: 5386 feet

Land Area: 37.1 square miles

Population Density: 1152 people per square mile

Population: 42,697

Population change since 2000: 25.80%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (88.2%), Hispanic (8.2%), Other race (2.8%), American Indian (2.0%), Two or more races (1.6%), Black (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (21.9%), English (18.4%), Irish (14.7%), Italian (5.1%), United States (4.8%), Scottish (4.3%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Deer Valley, AZ (60.5 miles , pop. 148,777)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Glendale, AZ (69.9 miles , pop. 218,812)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (75.2 miles , pop. 1,321,045)

Nearest cities: Prescott Valley, AZ (2.9 miles ), Williamson, AZ (2.9 miles ), Dewey-Humboldt, AZ (3.5 miles ), Wilhoit, AZ (3.6 miles ), Chino Valley, AZ (3.6 miles ), Mayer, AZ (4.0 miles ), Paulden, AZ (4.8 miles ), Spring Valley, AZ (4.8 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Prescott: Ernest A. Love Field Airport (Runways: 3, Commercial Ops: 40, Air Taxi Ops: 4,496, Itinerant Ops: 78,718, Local Ops: 157,200, Military Ops: 1,857)

Prescott Compared to State Average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.

Median age significantly above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

High school or higher: 89.60%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 30.60%

Graduate or professional degree: 12.30%

Colleges/Universities in Prescott:

YAVAPAI COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 3,415, Location: 1100 E SHELDON ST, Public, Website: www.yavapai.cc.az.us

PRESCOTT COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 835, Location: 220 GROVE AVE, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.prescott.edu, Offers Master's degree

COLLEGE OF BEAUTY ARTS AND SCIENCE

FT enrollment: 27, Location: 410 W GOODWIN, Private, for-profit

NEW VISIONS MODELING-TALENT CENTER

Location: BOX 372, Private, for-profit

NORTH AIRE INC

Location: 6500 MACCURDY DR STE 7 ERNEST A LOVE FIELD, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Prescott:

PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 71 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, Full-time enrollment: 3,410

PHOENIX COLLEGE

about 77 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, FT enrollment: 5,911

NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY

about 78 miles, FLAGSTAFF, AZ, FT enrollment: 15,758

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ONLINE CAMPUS

about 83 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, FT enrollment: 14,783

GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 83 miles, Phoenix, AZ, FT enrollment: 2,969

SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 83 miles, SCOTTSDALE, AZ, FT enrollment: 5,345

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS

about 85 miles, TEMPE, AZ, FT enrollment: 37,174