Yavapai College-Prescott

About Yavapai College & Communities

Student success is our top priority. The mission of Yavapai College is "to provide cost-effective, convenient, learning opportunities for the diverse populations of Yavapai County." Faculty, staff, administrators and elected governing board members are dedicated to helping each and every student reach their personal goal for higher education.

Take a leisurely walk around one of the five campuses or sites. Talk with students, faculty members and advisors. Visit the library on the Prescott or Verde Valley Campus. Pick up a catalog or schedule and learn more about the areas of study and thousands of classes available. Consider the possibility of earning a degree or certificate. Prepare for university transfer. Enroll in a class or classes for career development or personal enrichment.

Students who would like to experience a small town college with great opportunities to explore the outdoors, history, or just to share life with friendly people in a safe environment, may find that Yavapai College matches their needs perfectly! Whether you are interested in the Verde Valley Campus, the Sedona Center for Arts & Technology, the Camp Verde Complex, the Career & Technical Education Center, the Prescott Valley Campus, the Agribusiness and Science Technology Center in Chino Valley or the Prescott Campus, you will find a program that fits your particular interests, small classes that allow for great interaction, and student support that will ensure your success!

Make the decision to attend Yavapai College, and begin a journey that will be unmatched by any other life experience. College is a choice, and Yavapai is the right one for you!


Areas of Study

Art / Fine Art
The Yavapai College Art program includes a wide range of courses that provide students with an excellent foundation in the fine arts. The art program is extensive and exciting with classes in art history, ceramics, color, design, drawing, jewelry, lapidary, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, stained glass and woodworking. Art faculty participate in regional and national exhibitions and have strong teaching experience. Courses are offered in traditional semester studio formats, online and in short intensive workshops. Special workshops with nationally-known guest instructors are offered throughout the year.

With a strong foundation in the fine arts, students can transfer to universities and art schools, produce and market art works, continually improve their techniques and learn new processes. Many students enroll in classes for personal enrichment and lifelong learning.

Students on the Prescott Campus have access to excellent facilities including state-of-the art ceramics, jewelry and sculpture studios. This campus offers the only woodworking program in the Arizona community college system. Students participate in juried exhibitions on the Verde Valley and Prescott campuses. Selected student work is featured annually in Threshold Creative Arts Magazine. The Yavapai College Art Department offers scholarships for degree-seeking students.

The Verde Valley Campus offers 30 art classes each semester in ceramics, drawing, watercolor, oil, acrylic, jewelry, color, design, photography and Photoshop. All courses required to earn an Associate of Fine Arts degree are available at this campus.

Art courses are offered on the Prescott, Chino Valley, Prescott Valley, Sedona, and Verde Valley campuses and Camp Verde site.


Dance
Yavapai College offers courses in ballet, jazz dance, dance choreography, and ballroom dancing. Students in these courses learn basic dance movements, develop strength and kinesthetic awareness, and move and perform to music.

Many of the students in the dance choreography class on the Prescott Campus successfully audition for participation in the YC Dance Team that performs at college athletic events.

YC dance courses are offered at various locations throughout the college district including Chino Valley, Prescott, Prescott Valley and Verde Valley.


Graphic Design
The Graphic Design program prepares students for employment in entry-level positions in the graphic design, digital photography and advertising fields. Areas of emphasis include design, illustration, web design and digital photography. Students explore design principles, develop layout and image editing skills and prepare portfolios for employment or transfer to 4-year schools.

Graduates from the 2-year degree program are qualified for entry-level positions in design firms, printing companies and commercial photography studios. Students may also transfer many of the courses in the degree program to state universities and art schools. Other students prefer to do freelance work or enhance their current careers with design and publishing skills.

Students on the Prescott Campus design and produce the award-winning Threshold Creative Arts Magazine each spring. The magazine features art and writing created by YC students across the college district.

Graphic Design courses are offered in Prescott, Verde Valley, and Sedona.


Interior Design
Interior Design students learn the basic vocabulary of interior design, design principles and design history. We focus on the design process and how to properly plan an interior by using correct materials, color and lighting. Students will be able to understand the basic design principles and use them to visualize a harmonious space. Students will be able to create drawings, material boards and other processes to convey their visualization to others. With this developed foundation, they will be able to continue on to more in-depth studies of Interior Design.


Music
Yavapai College’s Music Department offers students opportunities to participate and perform in a number of choral and instrumental ensembles. Classes are also offered in music theory and appreciation and music of world cultures. Private and/or small group instrumental and vocal classes allow students to learn technical skills, music reading and basic music theory.

Choral Music
Students in the Choral Music area have an opportunity to perform in one of seven different ensembles: Students will build technical skills in singing, read standard choral literature, and sharpen skills needed for public performance. The skills learned and the literature rehearsed are featured in public concerts.

Two public performances per semester are scheduled on the Prescott Campus in the Yavapai College Performance Hall.

Choirs are available on both the Prescott and Verde Valley campuses.

Instrumental Music
Instrumental Music students have the opportunity to participate in four ensembles: Symphonic Band, Symphony Orchestra, Big Band I (Advanced) and Big Band II. Students learn:
• To perform scales in the common band and orchestra keys.
• Musical notational symbols and terms.
• To demonstrate rhythmic patterns in common meters.
• Concepts of correct pitch, balance, tone quality, style, articulation and precision.
• To determine concepts of the individual's role in preparation and performance of band music.
• To perform quality music literature in jazz, popular and classical music.

Instrumental ensembles perform twice a year in the YC Performance Hall and students may also perform in concerts with professional soloists and guest conductors, Music Memory Concerts (for 3,000 grade school children) and student recitals.

Instrumental ensembles and instrumental classes are offered on the Prescott Campus. Instrumental classes are offered on the Sedona and Verde Valley campuses depending on instructors and interest.


Theater
Yavapai College offers courses in Introduction to Theater, an integrated approach to theater including playwriting, architecture, acting, production and criticism, particularly in historical settings. Acting classes introduce students to performance techniques with an emphasis on movement and voice skills. Students also learn creative movement, pantomime, character analysis and improvisation. They study performance techniques with an emphasis on character development and analysis and are introduced to directing and technical theater.

Students in these courses develop performance skills that can be applied to roles in community theater groups. The courses transfer to Arizona universities.

YC theater courses are currently offered at the Prescott Campus.

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