College is a private college in Prescott, Arizona, United States.
== History ==
Prescott College was founded in 1966 after a conference titled "Emergence of a Concept". Conveners Charles Parker and the Ford Foundation brought together leaders from Arizona and the nation to envision education serving communities in the 21st century. The purpose of this event was to create a "Harvard of the West" that would be "unfettered by any tradition that would limit its opportunity to relate itself dynamically to the emerging 21st century".
The college was originally built in 1966 on 200 acres (0.81 km2) outside of Prescott, Arizona. In 1974 the college went bankrupt due to poor fiscal management and the loss of anticipated donor funds. The original campus was purchased by Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott. A core of determined faculty and students refused to see the college fold, and after a series of emergency meetings, formed the Prescott Center for Alternative Education. This earned the school national …
