Nestled in the beautiful Bradshaw Mountains between Phoenix and the Grand Canyon, our Western campus is renowned for its excellent seasonal weather and outdoor activities such as skiing, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking and rock climbing, to name just a few.
The Club Scene Here is a sample of the approximately 150 student-run clubs and organizations reflective of the varied interests of our students. s Fraternity and Sorority Life: Three sororities and four fraternities living the values of friendship, scholarship, leadership and service. s Campus service organizations that include Horizons, the student-run newspaper; Board of Campus Activities, the student-run programming board; Student Campus Enhancement Fund, the student-run group responsible for funding campus projects; and the Student Government Association, which governs and advocates for our student body. s Professional and academic-based organizations such as Society of Women Engineers, the Phi Beta Lambda, the Phi Kappa Phi, the Society of Hispanic Engineers, Society of Physics Students and Women in Aviation. s Social and special interest organizations such as the Student Veterans Organization, Talonz Gaming Guild, Silver Wings, Ultimate Frisbee, Chi Alpha, Eagle Golf Club, Eagle Music Club and Craftsman’s Guild. s Active affinity groups such as the Asian Culture Club, Black Student Union, Hawaii Club, PRIDE Network and National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA). Downtime Fun Some of our favorite getaways! s Visit the haunted hotel in the ghost town of Jerome. s Fly or drive to Sedona for dinner. s Drive to Las Vegas for a show. s Spend the weekend hiking in the Grand Canyon. s Raft on the Verde River. s Fly to Los Angeles for the weekend. s Enjoy local trails and lakes using fishing
ROTC More than 9% of students on the Arizona Campus enroll in the Army or Air Force ROTC program. s For the second consecutive year, Embry‑Riddle’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 028’s Cyber Team earned first place overall in Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s second-annual Aviation Cyber Initiative (ACI) Cyber Rodeo, beating out 21 other teams from around the country. Carson Tucker, Payton Macias and Connor Brennan were designated “Best Student Team.” s The university’s AFROTC Detachment 028 is in the top 1% of all 145 AFROTC detachments for placing cadets in flight careers and in the top 10% for commissioning officers into the Air and Space Forces. s The curriculum of Embry-Riddle Prescott is uniquely suited to prepare AFROTC cadets to be competitively selected for positions in the U.S. Space Force. s The Air Force Honor Corps drill teams — Sabre, Rifle and Color Guard — perform and compete at several events, bringing home trophies in many categories each year at the National Invitational Drill Meet. s Air Force cadets attend multiple summer programs, such as parachute and glider training, combat survival training, internships with innovation hubs, leadership conventions, space domain orientation, and cultural immersion in Taiwan, Latvia, Jordan and Kyrgyzstan, among other countries. s The Army ROTC was recognized as the best mid-size school Army ROTC Program in the Southwest. s Since 2007, the top cadet in the state of Arizona has come from our battalion. s Army cadets undergo extensive physical and mental training to compete in the Ranger Challenge — an intercollegiate extreme sport. Training includes six-mile road marches with field gear, a tactical assault course, land navigation with map and compass and marksmanship. s Our top Army cadets are selected to participate in Air Assault, Airborne Camp and Jungle Camp and cultural immersion in Taiwan and China, among other countries. s Full tuition Army ROTC scholarships and generous Air Force ROTC scholarships are available. s The Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class (PLC) offers two entry-level paths that lead to commissioning as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps. The first is the Guaranteed Aviation Program. The second program is the Ground Officer Program. Openings are available for men and women with any major who are under the age of 28.
Favorite Campus Happenings We have some amazing campus traditions. s Campus BBQ — Southwestern food and fun. s International Festival — attended by over 500 people! Enjoy international music, food, culture and fun! s Hawaii Club Luau — island food, leis and don’t forget to do the hula. s Campus Bonfire — no, we don’t light it with jet fuel! s OctoberWest — our homecoming weekend with an drone show, dancing and events for undergrads. s Casino Night — games, competitions and prizes!
Athletic Teams The Eagles compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). s The Eagles have captured five Cal Pac Commissioner’s Cup titles in the last six years, along with four conference titles this past year. Over the years, we’re proud to report: • 93 NAIA All-Americans • 26 Academic All-Americans • 438 Daktronics Scholar-Athletes • 70 Cal Pac Conference Championships • 9 individual wrestling national championships Intramural, Club & Recreational Sports From rugby traditionalists to ultimate Frisbee free spirits, you can join fellow gamesters in your favorite sport. Intramurals include basketball, soccer, tennis, sand volleyball, flashball, dodgeball, flag football, ultimate Frisbee and more. Club sports offer men’s and women’s rugby and archery. As for recreational sports, check out a kayak, paddleboard or bike to explore the outdoor recreation areas Prescott has to offer. We have swimming, tennis, racquetball, volleyball, table tennis and the list goes on. And, of course, snowboarding at Arizona Snowbowl, one of three Arizona ski resorts less than a two-hour drive away.
and hiking equipment, kayaks and paddle boards available for rent.
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